She let go :( .....pics inside

[petevw]

I always thought in the back of my mind it could happen, but it's just starting to sink in.

Blew my 2332! :'(

Took it work on Monday (night shift), planning for it to be the last run before putting it away for the winter. Had fun taking the country roads out of the city, taking some incar video running the HID's. Well, in the morning on the way home, took the scenic route once again. Just as I was near my house, figured what the hell; take it for another blast down just around the corner. So I make the right turn, open it up, break her loose, feather the gas around 6-7500rpm. Feel for traction, shift 2nd, and then it happens, a hollow exhaust note coming from my oil tank on the rear shelf. I let off, and just as i dump the clutch, the motor lets go. What a terrible noise! High pitched metal on metal. Shut it down; look in my side mirror see some sparks on the pavement. Roll it into a parking lot, reach under with the camera and take a pic. Lots of oil dripping down, and can see the #3 rod and piston facing down. Argh.... completely destroyed a cylinder.

So I walk home, what an empty/lonely feeling. Pick up pieces of barrel, spacer, and a spark plug off the road. Grab the towbar and pull it home with my Golf TDI. Pushed it into the garage and went to sleep. Left it alone for a couple days. Woke up today thinking, i could salvage it. Have collected a few spares over the past years, so with a new Wiseco, barrel, some studs, tubes, probably use the AL Pauter rods sitting in the closet, repair the chamber; could get this back together over the winter. So back into the garage to take a closer look. Looks pretty bad, the head is split, and so is the intake manifold. So now i'm bummed. Now after 6yrs, the stock motor/tranny will be going back in.

Here the pics:










details of motor:

Cb race case, drysumped
BP 84mm 4340
BP 5.7 4340 chevy rods
94mm Wisecos
Cima barrels
Webcam 86C
Cromo pushrods/8mm studs
1.4 JSC rockers
ARPM superflo's 94mm 48x38 T2 valves K-800's Ti retainers
53mm TB's, RX7 secondary injectors
Electromotive TEC2 EFI
2" stepped merged header

Car on the 17" chromies has put down 178HP 163TQ.

On the walk home, had some time to think. For the $$$/time i've put into it over the years, why do it again? Am I nuts? I've got a second project on the go with a EFI 2332 turbo, pushing a '52 split. For the cash dumped in these 2, i could've been pushing a Porsche C4S or possibly a Turbo. So do i liquidate?

Have a interview to move up in the company tomorrow morning. Confused, can't get my thoughts in order.

Pete

[wrenchnride247]

Sorry to hear about your loss Pete . I watched your bug on the Dyno in GA last march, and on the track at Silverdollar Race the next day.

[chug_A_bug]

Awww Pete I'm sorry to hear. keep the split and get the C4

Chris.

[CLKWRK]

Aw man! that blows, it always sucks when that happens (and I know ).

you could drop your stocker into it and sell it, but then we cant call you "orange peter" anymore.

bry

[Sandeep]

Ouch ... sorry to hear about the motor Pete. That sucks. Perhaps this is a sign to get that turbo sucker together and running. The turbo has effortless power and is not revving to make it go.

Sandeep

[CLKWRK]

Hey Pete,

Wanna buy my turbo efi dry sumpped engine complete? 8k for everything, I'm going with a 911 6 cylinder in the ghia next spring.

Bry

[petevw]

Originally Posted by petevw

Have a interview to move up in the company tomorrow morning. Confused, can't get my thoughts in order.

Pete

WOOHOOO!!!!

Got the job/promotion. : agree: :agree:

[chug_A_bug]

nice job Pete congras on that

Chris.

[Rob]

Congrats Pete !

Don't spend all that cash on a new motor.....at least not right away

Rob.

[Bugscandrift]

Promotion means raise!! Motor building fund..

[volkdent]

Of course I'm going to play devil's advocate and suggest it might be time to look at what a Sti motor is going for these day with REALLY big and REALLY reliable HP Or just do Type IV torque and leave the turbo out of it!

Jason

[vdubzack]

I'd go for type4 and forgo all the extra work. I love my 2.8 and am building another one as we speak for a guy in the UK. How about a turbo 2056 type four mill?

[Wally]

Originally Posted by volkdent

Of course I'm going to play devil's advocate and suggest it might be time to look at what a Sti motor is going for these day with REALLY big and REALLY reliable HP Or just do Type IV torque and leave the turbo out of it!

Jason

I dunno what your suggesting, but my turbo type 4 gives 270 VERY reliable hp and I use it on the track everywhere and drag race it as well (12,05 in my heavy 1303).
I don't think I spend more on the engine than a complete STi engine would have costed incl. an upgrade for the STi engine as they don't give that much hp in stock form

[vdubzack]

Originally Posted by Wally

I dunno what your suggesting, but my turbo type 4 gives 270 VERY reliable hp and I use it on the track everywhere and drag race it as well (12,05 in my heavy 1303).
I don't think I spend more on the engine than a complete STi engine would have costed incl. an upgrade for the STi engine as they don't give that much hp in stock form

Your type of mill is what I am recomending. the Sti Engine is heavier, more fabrication needed. And th extra weight of the coolant is also an issue. I personally love air cooled power. But never a fan of the overstressed type 1. Thats why I recomended the type 4. I was going to turbo my 2.8 (left compression 8.0:1 just in case) but the power right now is acceptable. But still looking into it. That is if I can convince Marty Stagg From Staggs Racing to build me the manifold I want.

[petevw]

This is an old thread....

For those who are wondering. Carb'd 2275 is ready for install, and a 2332EFI turbo is on the stand.

Some more carnage pics of that aspirated 2332EFI: