Rod Bearing Failure...

DLSJ5 · 03-12-2011, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CSMRX7

I have to applaud you DLSJ5. You have done a ton for the community by being a guiney pig and pushing the limits. Its unfortunate that your motor let go but you have been mature and informative about this just like you have been in the "which supercharger is better."

I have had motors blow in other cars when pushing the limit, and it was super discouraging. It made me want to give up on the car and move to something else. In some cases I did, and I have regreted not completing the original goals to a certain extend.

I encourage you to stick with the M especially since you seem to love the car so much. I have been on the verge of going to the p-car world so many times but have somehow been able to stick with it.

Anyways thanks for keeping us posted and being such a good sport!

Goodluck with the rebuild!

Thanks for sharing your experiences and I appreciate the kind words. I hear you, I'm starting to lean more toward keeping the car, just enjoy it too much, and fiscally it would be more advantages to keep it.

The motor has cleared customs and should be at Gintani by Tues or Wens of next week.

mikewads · 03-12-2011, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DLSJ5

The motor has cleared customs and should be at Gintani by Tues or Wens of next week.

My GT-R should be here next week too!

DLSJ5 · 03-12-2011, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mikewads

My GT-R should be here next week too!

Good stuff Mike.

DLSJ5 · 03-15-2011, 05:15 PM

Motor is at Gintani now, hopefully it will be in by this weekend or early next week.

V1.47fan · 03-16-2011, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Richbot

"That's racin'!"

Nothing left to do but re-motor and make it faster!

Yeah,that's pocket change.

ST06M3 · 03-19-2011, 09:41 PM

Hey Drew, I heard the motor was dropped off at Gintani last Tuesday. Any updates or pics of the new motor going into your car? You building up the motor or staying stock? Cant wait to see more runs man!!!!

UNNATRAL · 03-21-2011, 02:59 AM

should never run more than 8psi + meth + high compression. you were asking for trouble man

swamp2 · 03-21-2011, 05:35 PM

Any conclusions (firm or not) from the tear down of the old engine?

spdu4ea · 03-21-2011, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by swamp2

Any conclusions (firm or not) from the tear down of the old engine?

Or even just the pictures of the tear down? How far along are you?

mastek · 03-21-2011, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DLSJ5

Hey Guys -

Currently the long block is stuck in customs. One of the most frustrating parts of this ordeal has been the shipping, it has taken far too long.

I am hoping it is at Gintani by early next week. The old motor is out of the car now and should be broken down soon.

Correct me if I'm wrong -- but this is a used engine that's coming, correct?

DLSJ5 · 03-23-2011, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by swamp2

Any conclusions (firm or not) from the tear down of the old engine?

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Originally Posted by spdu4ea

Or even just the pictures of the tear down? How far along are you?

Excellent questions, it appears Gintani is extremely busy right now, they needed some additional gaskets, etc. which had to be special ordered, so my car is not done yet, and I'm not sure when it will be, so unfortunately, nothing yet on the tear down.

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Originally Posted by mastek

Correct me if I'm wrong -- but this is a used engine that's coming, correct?

You are correct, it's a used engine, with 5K miles on it, thankfully we got a great deal on it.

spdu4ea · 03-23-2011, 07:37 PM

I can only imagine how badly you must want the car back -- I hope they can make the time to put in the new engine and get you back on the road this week.

mastek · 03-23-2011, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DLSJ5

Excellent questions, it appears Gintani is extremely busy right now, they needed some additional gaskets, etc. which had to be special ordered, so my car is not done yet, and I'm not sure when it will be, so unfortunately, nothing yet on the tear down.

You are correct, it's a used engine, with 5K miles on it, thankfully we got a great deal on it.

Oh nice! 5k is hardly used - so u will be getting a newer engine
Could u PM me or post what they paid - I'm doing some research on used S65 engines and wanted to know what they are going for. Found one with 12k miles for $8k.

DLSJ5 · 03-23-2011, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mastek

Oh nice! 5k is hardly used - so u will be getting a newer engine
Could u PM me or post what they paid - I'm doing some research on used S65 engines and wanted to know what they are going for. Found one with 12k miles for $8k.

I could not find a motor in the US that was under $15K and both were hydrolocked. I found one in Europe, and I was lucky that it only had 5K miles on it, my motor was approx. $10.5K shipped. $8K is a steal for a motor with only 12K miles on it, as I'm sure you probably know they go for $26K new, and that's probably wholesale price.

bilal · 03-24-2011, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DLSJ5

I could not find a motor in the US that was under $15K and both were hydrolocked. I found one in Europe, and I was lucky that it only had 5K miles on it, my motor was approx. $10.5K shipped. $8K is a steal for a motor with only 12K miles on it, as I'm sure you probably know they go for $26K new, and that's probably wholesale price.

good luck with your car but may i ask where in europe u bought your engine

phusion974 · 03-24-2011, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DLSJ5

I could not find a motor in the US that was under $15K and both were hydrolocked. I found one in Europe, and I was lucky that it only had 5K miles on it, my motor was approx. $10.5K shipped. $8K is a steal for a motor with only 12K miles on it, as I'm sure you probably know they go for $26K new, and that's probably wholesale price.

10.5K is a pretty good deal on a S65 with only 5K. 26K for a new S65 doesnt sound bad either when comparing to other engines.
An M156 AMG V8 costs around $60K.

duk · 03-24-2011, 05:31 PM

wow 10.5k for the motor is great

JCtx · 03-24-2011, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by phusion974

An M156 AMG V8 costs around $60K.

That's how much the damn car costs. Please don't insult our intelligence in our own forum

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Franken///M · 03-24-2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by elp_jc

That's how much the damn car costs. Please don't insult our intelligence in our own forum

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phusion974 · 03-24-2011, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by elp_jc

That's how much the damn car costs. Please don't insult our intelligence in our own forum

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No one is insulting your intelligence. Just confirmed the V12 BITURBO engine is 60k not the M156. The M156 V8 is 35K-40K.
My mistake...

Chako · 04-08-2011, 09:52 PM

Up and running!
I am happy for DLSJ5

powertrip · 04-08-2011, 10:14 PM

Good stuff

. Those C63s with the P31 package are no joke.

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