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the red beast gave up today


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Went for a "spirited drive" and suddently the car changed "sound" after a run through the gears. when reving slightly it's clear to hear a knocking sound. it's deffenately from the engine...so end of season for me. Question now is what to buy when overhauling the engine...any suggestions?

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I see, im no mapper but with different turbos coming online at different times id expect the map to be well off, hopefully its not a piston and its a spun shell, you can simply get a set of drop in pistons and rods for it, no need for a rebore.

 

Cant have done more than a few thousand miles that engine, i brought it new from inchscape toyota.

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I see, im no mapper but with different turbos coming online at different times id expect the map to be well off, hopefully its not a piston and its a spun shell, you can simply get a set of drop in pistons and rods for it, no need for a rebore.

 

Cant have done more than a few thousand miles that engine, i brought it new from inchscape toyota.

 

Has it not got any warrenty still been new from Toyota:(

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To be fair if it has simply spun a shell then mapping would not have effected that.

 

Not saying what he done was right.

 

Cause ain't know yet, but a new engine like that shouldn't have a shell drop out. What I'm saying is that the car was driven essentially unmapped and as you'd expect something has let go. Unless the bottom end/oil system wasn't built correctly or there was a pump failure it shouldn't have a bearing or shell issue. My money is on it being det related (piston, etc)

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An eyeball on the AFR gauge now and again for 0.3 of a second does not equal "the AFRs are dandy" I'm afraid. If you've put on a 'bigger' turbo you'll supply denser air at the same pressure so it'll go lean. If you've put on a 'smaller' turbo it can spin up faster especially in higher gears and maybe hit a load site the original map never needed.

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Det will hammer out the shell on a big end in seconds, even on a perfect bottom end. This sort of thing is plain inevitable, engines shouldn't even be started until on a dyno, let alone driven with spirit after major mods. The engine and cooler will be full of shrapnel, the rod(s) oval, the crank almost certainly shot for further use in a modded engine. Could be bore damage... Expensive :(

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An eyeball on the AFR gauge now and again for 0.3 of a second does not equal "the AFRs are dandy" I'm afraid. If you've put on a 'bigger' turbo you'll supply denser air at the same pressure so it'll go lean. If you've put on a 'smaller' turbo it can spin up faster especially in higher gears and maybe hit a load site the original map never needed.

Good to see you're still about Ian :) haven't seen you post for a while.

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