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Old Nov 10, 2012 | 08:31 PM
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Englne is getting tore down tonight, going to see the damage lol.
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 06:21 PM
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 06:22 PM
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 06:22 PM
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 06:23 PM
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 06:24 PM
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 06:24 PM
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 06:26 PM
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Getting there. Collecting parts, should be back together by the end of the week.
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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 07:43 PM
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Awful lot of carbon on that front rotor. What was going on there?
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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 01:57 AM
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Dude thats brutal... never seen damage like that... Usually spun bearings or cracked steels for me.. Sweet new housings.
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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 05:54 AM
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Not really sure???? The engine had about 8 years since the last rebuild, water injection is an option that I'm looking at to help cut down on the carbon build-up.
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Awful lot of carbon on that front rotor. What was going on there?
I was pretty shocked myself, a little bit longer and the rear rotor would have looked the same. I believe it was a massive boost spike. The guy building my engine does great porting jobs.
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Dude thats brutal... never seen damage like that... Usually spun bearings or cracked steels for me.. Sweet new housings.
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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 03:26 PM
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Gilbert, you are driving like a Grandma, that's why it has all that carbon crap.
Use the separate 2 cycle oil injection adapter, that will help with the water injection too.
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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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LOL, yes I was.I just need to drive the dogshi....t out of it. Thanks for the tips.
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Gilbert, you are driving like a Grandma, that's why it has all that carbon crap.
Use the separate 2 cycle oil injection adapter, that will help with the water injection too.
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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 10:26 PM
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Drive it like you stole it
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Old Nov 19, 2012 | 07:16 PM
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Old Nov 19, 2012 | 07:17 PM
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Old Nov 19, 2012 | 07:18 PM
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Old Nov 19, 2012 | 07:20 PM
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 10:15 AM
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Looking good! It was a fun weekend, can't wait to see it back on the road
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looking good bro.. Hopefully I'll get to se that beast at one of the meets.
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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 03:14 PM
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Thanks guy, maybe for the spring.
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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 03:15 PM
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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 03:16 PM
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 10:39 PM
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Thanks Marshall, the engine was shipped today should have it home by Wednesday. Slowly collecting parts.
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