Blew my new car up!!!!

[Johnboy]

Sold my TTA over the summer to buy a Typhoon, guy drove it from calif. for me.

I didn't have it two weeks and it blew on me.

I was changing the idler arm and broke the hose of the boost solenoid.

My bad as I was not watching the boost gage and it overboosted.

Problem with these trucks is the head gaskets will not blow and instead it destroy's other things.

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[DailyDrifter]

I've wished alot of bad things on people, but never a blown engine. I wish you the best with the new build.

 

[Boost231]

ouch. man that sucks.

 

[cuzimoto]

Dammmmmmmmmmmm. Don't think your fixing that block. Looks like the cam was shot anywho. Well time to move on bigger and better.

 

[faster]

Ouch, I feel your pain.

I don't know zip about Typhoons/Syclones but they don't have a knock sensor to back timing out and make it run terrible to wake you?



And that boys and girls is why I don't pin or o-ring the head. I buy the oem style head gaskets and would rather spend 4/5 hours doing a gasket change than destroying an engine.

But I also only run low 11's. I will break into the 10's this year though.

Mikey

 

[turbo39151]

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Is it me or does that hole kinda look like a turbo 6?


Sorry to hear the bad news. Hopefully this event will lead to a stronger engine and another fun ride...

 

[alwayscode390]

Whats with all the rust on the cylinder walls? ---

 

[Johnboy]

Whats with all the rust on the cylinder walls? ---

Someone else asked me about the rust also, I think it's from the coolant sitting in the cylinder from the time it blew and me taking it apart?????

What's intersting is it was knocking/tapping a bit before it blew. Couldn't really pin the noise down, but wasn't rod or main bearing noise I think.

What's ironic is the previous owner had the exact same thing happen to him, except he only took out the main bearings from detonation.

When it goes back together I plan on putting a PSI switch in line and tie it in to the kill switch.

 

[GNTIM]

maybe it could be sleeved

 

[ttaowner]

Ouch

 

[GNBRETT]

Wow, that's some carnage....

 

[forcefed3.8's]

I always heard sy/ty's had weak connecting rods, only good to about 400hp.

 

[TURBOPOWERED68]

WOW
Good luck on your next build