Blew my engine...what to do?

white-lightning · Post by **white-lightning** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:58 am

I pushed my car to its limits

, some people say it was going to blow with 8 psi but it held for a two years. Im impressed. I pushed 15 psi

and at 5500 it leaned out and blew the head gasket, a piston and bent rod. so now im either installing a fully built engine+steriods or just parting everything out and buying a 35r SRT 4 from my bud.
what do you guys think?

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:03 am

Buy the SRT. but don't push it to it's limits.

We don't want to see you on the news.

esteinmaier · Post by **esteinmaier** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:15 am

What's the rest of the setup you have? Depending on what you have, it may be worth putting a new motor together.

white-lightning · Post by **white-lightning** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:00 pm

well its just a Hahn stg 2 with a 20g turbo which was kind of a overkill cuz i wouldnt hit full boost till 5000. 20# injectors, 255 fuel pump w/returnline, a begi regulator. Engine is fully built for boost.
I wanted to get megasquirt but never did.

esteinmaier · Post by **esteinmaier** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:05 pm

If you weren't making boost until 5k, you had problems. You should be making 20+psi before 3500 with that turbo depending on cams, etc.

20# injectors? The stock ones are 19! No wonder you blew it up! That's the boost I was running on 55s.

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:32 pm

Sell the neon, buy the SRT. Much better aftermarket and support

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:58 pm

or part out and srt swap. for what your hahn kit is worth and the other stuff you have, you would be close to the money for a swap.