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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:46 PM
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did my motor kick the can?

what the hell........ i heard a loud pop. my exhaust wheel on my t-78 turbo was trashed, the car revs really slow, and it is a bitch to start........?????? can someone help me?
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:46 PM
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oh also there is no boost........ my gauge says .7 bar and i feel nothing backing that up
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 09:16 PM
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Does you vacuum bounce around at idle??
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 09:30 PM
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yea...... it flutters really fast
then at around 4k rpm.... it starts to tense up and be somewhat stable...... but i hit about 15 psi. and i feel nothing.... i hear the turbo all the ic pipes are tight... all my vaccume lines are right....... whats my car's problem......???
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 09:45 PM
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Re: did my motor kick the can?

Originally posted by rotaryexperimental7
what the hell........ i heard a loud pop. my exhaust wheel on my t-78 turbo was trashed, the car revs really slow, and it is a bitch to start........
This right away makes me think you shattered a seal and sent it into the turbo.

+studdering and studdering vacuum numbers as you fire 4 out of 6 firing chambers. And I'll reason that on those remaining chambers you can still get some boost once you rev up, but the power is being lost pulling around the 2 dead chambers on one of the rotors.

Were you stressing the motor any when it happend?
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 09:52 PM
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eh..... about 10-15 psi and about 6k rpms... but after the pop the car ran really shitty......... after many many hours of tuning on the pfc it only gets worse... but the car will still run... when i get it started... so thats what you think it is?..... i though it could be something wrong with the profec b
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 10:25 PM
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It is very clear to me that you blew your motor. That's too bad. I hope you can get it running again soon and learn from your mistake (aggressive tuning?).
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Old Mar 4, 2003 | 01:50 AM
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yeah, your motor sound like it is done.
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Old Mar 4, 2003 | 11:56 AM
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awesome...... 3 rotor time?
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Old Mar 4, 2003 | 11:57 AM
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by the way, thanks for your replies..
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 01:32 PM
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awesome...... 3 rotor time?
now thats what i like to hear!!!
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 09:26 PM
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Originally posted by rotaryexperimental7
awesome...... 3 rotor time?
Just goes to show you you can't keep a good rotary man down
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