I broke my Car AGAIN! my poor FD =(
01-13-2007, 02:16 AM
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ok.. most of u dont know the original story if u didnt read my first post on breaking my car.. so i took the 7 out to the track about 6 months ago right...less than that.. nah 6 months.. i launched and destroyed some differential gears...source of the problem diagnosed bushing and differential...new tokico gas illumina shocks..h&r springs...stiff diff bushings and trailing arms for better launcher i figured she was ready to go back on the track.. with my brand new 255 mickey thompson ET's... last time i broke my car on the very first freakin run down.. so i said man im gonna baby the chit out of her and just get her down the track onc.e. good warmup etc...ran stock boost.. no launching.. 13.77 @ 106 lol...get back and after the crowd of rotary fans looking at me funny i decided ok time to show what she can doo..crank the boost up to about 16lbs...normal..drop tire pressure to 15lbs.. normal for drag...and decided to launch the **** out of my newly put together suspension and see what mean time she could put down...i shot off the line so beautifully...ran 1st gear out pretty strong..completely took off on the guy i was racing.. hit second.. and floored it.. not even 1/2 way into second poof black smoke out of exhaust and smell of fuel inside my car..i let off the gas...with anger coming to my mind my car turned off at the end of the track i sprung a horrible fuel leak...i get her cranked and drive into the pits area...leaking gallon by gallon i park.. my buddy runs up and said dude wtf happened i saw u hiting ur brakes and stopped running...i told him about the fuel...he laughs and said dude u freaking still ran a 13.3 lololol i was completely expecting a sub 12.2 ihgh 11s performance out of her and this showed me i was pretty damn close if not perfectly on the money.. i cruised through half the quarter mile almost and stilll beat the guy i raced lol...and beat a 2006 z06's time later that night... soo anyways im pretty pissed about my car and about ruining a good run..i come to find out ... my fuel rail bolt was lose andran lean as fudge.. lets hope i didnt bend or mess up my apex seal... not cooll... not my fault.. why one arth my mechanic didnt tighten this thing down is beyond me...i had a 13b promechanic driver look at it and fix it so i could drive her home.. he said completely mechanic error.. but nice semi run lol..anyonehave any suggestions on what to do next other than strangle my mechanic?? im a lil pissed about my car AGAINNNN.. i just want one clean pass... 2 times out 2 times broken car?????
01-13-2007, 09:05 AM
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its in the story.. i popped my fuel rail off.. the guy who was there thinks i might have ruined my apex seal running to lean.. im just hoping i got off the gas fast enuff before it did any damage running that lean.. we shall see...and hopefully thats the only issue...ill have it back out on the track next week if so.. my mechanic is gonna be there to make sure it behaves..the car starts now and i can drive it becuz the bolt is hand tightened down but i need to get it checked out to make sure no other damage was done..
01-13-2007, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by teknics' post='853032' date='Jan 13 2007, 05:34 PM
my only suggestion is too learn paragraphs.
kevin.
haha smartass i know english comp perfectly.. i am a college grad and know how to write perfectly.. when im just putting **** down i dont need to keep form lol.. thanks for the suggestion homie =)
01-30-2007, 12:38 PM
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if your fuel rail popped off, you should really not drive your car (if you can drive it that is). I dont think your diagnosis is accurate though, cuz if that were to happen, all the fuel would flow into your engine bay and your engine would be pouring with fuel and flames coming from it soon after. secondly, none of the fuel will reach the combustion chamber so your motor would not even start or stay running.
not to insult you, but i agree with teknics, you need to reread your post
not to insult you, but i agree with teknics, you need to reread your post
