Parting car out. A lot for sale (turbo, bodykit, more...)

I can't belieive all the trouble you are having selling the turbo!
 
I know its redic. I think its because somehow people think they can do it for cheaper themselves. OR no one has money I dont know.... ITS OBO PEOPLE. I NEED TO GET RID OF THIS! PM ME!
 
did you ever dig into the engine and find out what actually broke?

did you sell the car to a breaker?
 
I just started a new job - for more money. If you still have it in a few months, you may be hearing from me. Although I hope you don't still have it for your sake. ;)
 
couldn't that be from a bad tune? piston failure... I would think the skirt wouldn't fail unless excessive load on the piston?
 
load - you mean like increaed boost in a high compression engine by means of a turbo?

in a bad tune - you would see things like burnt pistons, holes, ....etc - not a cracked skirt IMHO
 
excessive load from a bad tune.. high cylinder pressures, from firing ignition to soon?
 
lincoln00 said:
excessive load from a bad tune.. high cylinder pressures, from firing ignition to soon?
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There was no detonation when it happened. I had didn't have a problem with detonation ever. Cant really say what happened...
 
damn it man, i wish i could take this off your hands. Come on somebody buy his kit!!!!!
 
pektel said:
What did you end up getting, cam?
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Well, I bought an SVT contour a little while ago. I have a few other cars also, so nothing really crazy. Just trying to pay off some stuff right now, hence trying to get rid of my setup.
 
I agree with above comments---a cracked piston skirt has nothing to do with the turbo. The kind of failure to be found with a turbo would have to do with the piston crown. The only cracked skirt I've ever had happened just as cam described---driving in a normal manner---but I was in stop-and-go city traffic. I had to drive clear across Metro Detroit to get home. I burned a whole case of oil. What a mess. Engine had about 10K miles on it, using new cast pistons.
KS
 
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