heard bad knock, minor engine damage?
08-23-07, 02:03 AM
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heard bad knock, minor engine damage?
Hey guys, I was feeling gitty after buying a manual boost controller. Normally my s5 t2 with to4 hybrid boosts around 7-9psi around 6K rpm wot without wastegate. I put the mbc and got way faster spoolup and it started knocking around 5K rpm wot. That konck was loud! So I let off gas and popped the clutch.
I'm pretty scared my engine might have minor damage and isnt showing signs of fatigue yet. How bad is knocking like that? Im not hearing any missfires or anyting out of the ordinary yet. Im hoping all 3 corners of both rotors are ok.
I'm pretty scared my engine might have minor damage and isnt showing signs of fatigue yet. How bad is knocking like that? Im not hearing any missfires or anyting out of the ordinary yet. Im hoping all 3 corners of both rotors are ok.
08-23-07, 02:08 AM
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Just turn up the boost!
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is it pulling good vaccum still? is the boost gauge going up and down while idling? one quick way is to do a compression test. you would be surprised at what these motors can withstand... what sucks tho is that like you said "right now" it's ok. it's possible a seal could be slightly cracked and work it's way apart as you keep driving it.
just be easy on it for a few good miles and see what happens.
just be easy on it for a few good miles and see what happens.
08-23-07, 10:19 AM
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Detonation is bad, but in most cases will not damage the engine unless you do something monumentally stupid (like crank the boost on a stock fuel system...).
08-23-07, 08:37 PM
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is it pulling good vaccum still? is the boost gauge going up and down while idling? one quick way is to do a compression test. you would be surprised at what these motors can withstand... what sucks tho is that like you said "right now" it's ok. it's possible a seal could be slightly cracked and work it's way apart as you keep driving it.
just be easy on it for a few good miles and see what happens.
just be easy on it for a few good miles and see what happens.
What is good vaccum for a street ported s5 t2 engine?
Everything seems ok from driving 50 miles today, but I'm still paranoid and scared something bad might happen.
08-23-07, 10:03 PM
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If it's running fine, it's okay.
Even if the apex seal is "slightly" cracked, it's going to idle like ****.
I've detonated heavily on my freshly built motor, and it's still running.
Brand new apex seals does wonders! :P
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Even if the apex seal is "slightly" cracked, it's going to idle like ****.
I've detonated heavily on my freshly built motor, and it's still running.
Brand new apex seals does wonders! :P
-Ted
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