Anyone like blown up motors

[Harleyguy]

Here is a motor i just had to replace under warranty .Had to send a report to sweden on it .http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Harleyguy_photos/CIMG1068.jpg
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Harleyguy_photos/CIMG1072.jpg

[mazdaspeed]

i had pieces like that whn the engine blew in my race car, broke the cam into 5 pieces lol..yes i can laugh now cried then.

[Emile]

One of your cars or a client's car?

[Harleyguy]

One of your cars or a client's car?I work for a new car dealership this was a rental car that enterprise bought in

[dublifecrisis]

holy smokes that thing is toast!!

[loudog2]

I always laugh when I see people go to enterprise to buy their used rentals. Those cars get beat up!

[Harleyguy]

I always laugh when I see people go to enterprise to buy their used rentals. Those cars get beat up!No it was still a rental our cars are very well made this is a rare one .After just about 30 years with volvo i can really count on one hand how many engines fail from defects.Yes from abuse and lack of service

[redboost10]

Thanks HarleyGuy for the pictures, these always entertain me.

I have a piston hanging in my garage of what happens when the cylinder has too much nitrous oxie and not enough fuel, ill have to snap a picture and post it up in here.

[Rhoads77]

:iagree: always fun to see a Ripped up engine.

[redboost10]

will do. how did the head look HarleyGuy?

[ss-truck]

OUCH !! Looks like the piston came apart or gaulded to cause that mess .

[Harleyguy]

will do. how did the head look HarleyGuy?Never pulled it off when i saw what the bottom end looked like.As for yor piston i was crew chief on a Pro Mod i know what pistons look like.LOL I don't have the pics anymore but we took a stock 5cyl turbo volvo motor T5 i was able to import a larger Garrett turbo left everything stock ran the boost up to 15 lbs you should of seen the pistons on that when it let go at a 140mph LOL'nothing left cyl walls were gone but from what i was told i wasn't in the car it keep going for another 30 miles before it had enough.I will double check my folders see if i may have them still

[redboost10]

Haha, you gotta find those pictures. pro mod cars are just insane, one of the best classes out there in my opinion.

[Harleyguy]

Haha, you gotta find those pictures. pro mod cars are just insane, one of the best classes out there in my opinion.Well here is one of them
Drag Racing Story of the Day - MIR Pro Challenge 2001 -- Day Two Eliminations (http://www.draglist.com/stories/SOD%20Apr%202001/SOD-043001.htm)
Go down too the third picture i'am sure you never seen one of these

[redboost10]

Thank you for the article.

So do you have anything done to the vette?