this is timely.....

I think the sump was the weak link. Prob cast alloy and with heaps of boost it couldnt handle the strain of the rotating mass spinning so hard
this is timely.....

"How long since you've visited The Good Oil?"
'93 V8 Rossi
'97 to '07. sold.
'01 V8 D2
'06 to 10. written off.
'03 4.6 V8 HSE D2a with Tornado ECM
'10 to '21
'16.5 RRS SDV8
'21 to Infinity and Beyond!
1988 Isuzu Bus. V10 15L NA Diesel
Home is where you park it..
[IMG][/IMG]
More likely the block/main bearing bolts were not strong enough to withstand the force on the pistons. If you think about it, the force that is pushing the piston down is equalled by the force pushing the block and cylinder head up, with the load being concentrated on the main bearing bolts and the bit of the block they are attached to.
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
Current Cars:
2013 E3 Maloo, 350kw
2008 RRS, TDV8
1995 VS Clubsport
Previous Cars:
2008 ML63, V8
2002 VY SS Ute, 300kw
2002 Disco 2, LS1 conversion
Current Cars:
2013 E3 Maloo, 350kw
2008 RRS, TDV8
1995 VS Clubsport
Previous Cars:
2008 ML63, V8
2002 VY SS Ute, 300kw
2002 Disco 2, LS1 conversion
Mate found this yesterday.

North of Hawker IIRC, on the way up to Wilpena Pound
-----
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you.
-----
1999 Disco TD5 ("Bluey")
1996 Disco 300 TDi ("Slo-Mo")
1995 P38A 4.6 HSE ("The Limo")
1966 No 5 Trailer (ARN 173 075) soon to be camper
-----
Yep hes up in that area doing some surveying atm
Just a few clicks up the road from Snowtown isn't it.
DL
| Search AULRO.com ONLY! | Search All the Web! | 
|---|
|  |  | 
Bookmarks