4T80E/Turbo-S/C... TIME FOR A NEW THREAD?
01-03-2008, 11:44 AM
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Ya, but 16psi too lean will blow it, obviously. The rear manifold, even the stock one, outflows the front manifold, alot of people skew the rear injectors so the rear cyls don;t run lean. I was going to do it and forgot about it. Esp with my rear header, it'* 1-3/4" tubes into a 2" pipe.
So, after all this, I will have an O2 bung in both the rear header and in the uppipe just after the front manifold so I can monitor a/f from both banks and really fine tune it. That will keep this from happening again.
So, after all this, I will have an O2 bung in both the rear header and in the uppipe just after the front manifold so I can monitor a/f from both banks and really fine tune it. That will keep this from happening again.
01-03-2008, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by pontiacjeff
Ya, but 16psi too lean will blow it, obviously.
. I was just trying to support the fact that factory head gaskets will hold 16 psi. Hope the bottom end is alright.
01-03-2008, 09:12 PM
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I thought I'd go for 400 posts, so I'll put these pictures here...
I've never in my life seen amything like this!
It didn;t just blow, IT PUKED IT OUT!!!!
Fire shot out under the car!
I thought I blew the downpipe til I saw this. I drove the car about 5 miles back to the shop.
I've never in my life seen amything like this!
It didn;t just blow, IT PUKED IT OUT!!!!
Fire shot out under the car!
I thought I blew the downpipe til I saw this. I drove the car about 5 miles back to the shop.
01-03-2008, 09:13 PM
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Since I had to wash my hands to take the pics, I went ahead and posted, I'm going to pull the head rihgt now. Pray for me and the #4 piston!
01-03-2008, 09:40 PM
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SHE-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-W!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Didn;t even leave a mark on the piston or cyl wall!
I think I really dodged a bullet tihs time!
Didn;t even leave a mark on the piston or cyl wall!
I think I really dodged a bullet tihs time!
01-04-2008, 12:56 PM
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It appears that wasn't a factory OEM head gasket that blew out. I see you have converted to head studs. That will only improve retention.
Something must not have been right with the gasket install or the gasket itself. :?
Something must not have been right with the gasket install or the gasket itself. :?
01-04-2008, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000SilverBullet
It appears that wasn't a factory OEM head gasket that blew out. I see you have converted to head studs. That will only improve retention.
Something must not have been right with the gasket install or the gasket itself. :?
Something must not have been right with the gasket install or the gasket itself. :?
Last week I was running and trying to itme 0-60 second gear starts, ran it at least 10 times to rev limit in 2nd gear with no problems. I really think it was the extremely cold dense air and it just leaned out. The POP! was scary as hell! Fire blew out under the car! I thouhgt i blew the engine!