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Sorry to hear about this. It really blows and I hope you get your car up and running soon.
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Appreciate that.
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This ^ doesnt sound right (I'm not calling you out. Just trying to understand better)
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No offense taken, but FWIW a stock car has thrown a rod.
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1) Bearings squeel (if spun) or rattle for just about everything else. They do more than tick before total failure.
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Actually they can tick before they fail, or they may not tick at all.
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2) You would have a noticable temperature increase (good thing for the oil temp gauge)
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Never heard of this.
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3) Was a good degree of oil burned up from the heat of the bad/spun bearing?
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I'm not sure, they motor still needs to be torn down to find out more.
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4) Find out what the color of the broken connecting rod is? (bluish, from the heat?)
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I do not remember seeing any bluish color.
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5) And the car never stalled or anything before the rod blew?
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Nope, it ran fantastic.
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We have forged steel/magnesium connecting rods. I'm not sure they would just snap because of a bearing and I have never seen one seized to a crank.
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More inspection needs to be done, but what I posted is what I know so far. Sorry I can't give you any further concrete answers right now.
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Right, but you also had 11psi and meth injection. The bearing issue really doesnt apply here.
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I think it does, ask the experts, 11psi is too much for these motors, and it appears 9psi might be as well.
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Dont feel so privilaged. That's what they SHOULD do, bro. Not to mention, they know that we all know your car. It's good business for them to make good.
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Actually I do, the engine is 25K new! I have had several friends who's motors have blown, some through a rod, most were not so privileged where the tuner took care of all the costs, and I'm talking about some of the most well respected tuners in the world. But I agree it is good business for them, I'm glad they are taking care of me, I am not going to get into whether they should of or not, the fact is they are.
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Once again, best of luck. (we all want to see more great videos soon with your perfectly positioned side-view window and more importantly...rear-view mirror!)
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Haha, thank you, I appreciate the compliments on the vids and glad that you enjoy them!