how you find out about the turbo

 

this!
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/08-1...4-gt28-226844/

 

how dare you put 2+2 together lol

 

So I get your old stuff free?

 

haha the only thing that will be for sale is the old turbo but that would be only as a core charge as the turbo is shot lol

 

Ohh. How did you blow it?

 

something about 15.5 psi and 7200 apparently dont agree and oh yea i had some oil leakage issues so it might've gotten starved a bit lol

however pending my bnr 2871 results it might be a good idea to pick it up

 

i r detective!

 

whelp.. my baby had agood run.. but at 92k she'd had enough..

bottom ringland gave out.. first one my shop had seen with the bottom give out. car was perfectly drivable and showed no normal signs being ded..

 

more money spent on the hooker

 

so i stopped by the shop to drop some things off





i has a sad



piston damage nice chunk out of it



pending review on the block i has a happy

 

Now what?

 

that block is a "new" block. weisco pistons and zzp rods are ready to go in that engine.. as well as zzp valve springs

oddly enough .. the engine had compression and no signs it was blown lol vacuum was good, afr good, boost good, no scooby sound,

top ring land cracked.. created a hot spot and apparently part of the piston broke off.. we dunno where it went.. the head looks fine but the turbo was fucked up lol

 

What caused the ring land to fail?

 

we haven't a clue.. the piston itself looks in good shape minus the obvious issue.. the head is fine, the car didn't even act like it was popped.. and it was cracked in a weird spot according to the shop. tune was good.. no knock, afr starting at 12.2 and leveling to 11.8. it looks like it just cracked then created a hot spot causing the piston to break

 

hey dude u still want my charge pipes??

 

damn lol i thought you sold those by now .. no sorry my charge pipes are being redone at the shop

 

i hate you

 

i hate you too .

for some reason i thought you sold them after i couldn't get down there

 

hopefully i have some good news next week.. i miss my car :'(

 

engine is assembled just waiting on piping to come in from cxracing.. they've been dicking the shop around and should've had it last week

 

always somethin

 

i know right.. i have the worst luck.. he's hoping to get it worked up tomorrow with some misc piping so he can get the car started and driving around so he can check for any leaks and such

 

gonna try to make it out to the shop to put some break in miles on it NA

 

whelp i get it back tomorrow with a messed up front bumper.. should be getting a new one next week .. but turbo setup is all done.. hopefully get pics tonight.. if not i'll post some this weekend

my hot side pipe is 1 piece as is my cold side