5150DSM
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- Jan 5, 2004
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Well, my pistons are done... again. I'm not entirely sure what happened but the tops of 1-2-3 show some serious heat. I was doing a quick teardown to refresh the bottom end before I strapped on all the parts I've been buying for my build. http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/dsm-build-journals/450595-high-hp-street-strip-91-eclipse-gsx.html
When I cracked the oil pan, I found RTV squeezed out into the pan; there were bits of it floating in the oil and my pick-up screen was covered with debris. (I had another shop reseal my pan last year when I was on vacation. ) There was a little bit of metal on the oil surface and a chunk of aluminum laying in the bottom of the pan. The chunk ended up being the rear main housing, apparently a pan bolt was overtightened which broke off a piece of the housing. I cracked the caps fearing the worst... and found the the bearings were fine, normal wear, no signs of damage. So, I proceeded the knock the slugs out of the bores and saw this:
Now I need rod and main bearings, rear main seal and housing, all new bottom gaskets and a new set of forged pistons. Focking fun. Well, I aint broke yet, pockets or spirit. I got on the phone with Paul at JNZTuning and described my needs, he promptly told me what he could do for me and within an hour and 3 calls (me buying more shit) we got it worked out. Picked up all the little shit, bearings, gaskets and such and grabbed me a set of Wiseco's in 9:1. Also grabbed a Magnus heat barrier gasket and that stupid little BSPT fitting for the FFOFH -4 feed. I got a smokin deal and JNZ was super easy to work with (as always) these guys have always taken care of me and I just want to say thank you. On a side note, the other shop didn't give me any grief and covered te majority of the parts; I ponied up for the pistons because I felt like my tune probably had more to do with the damage than the RTV.
When I cracked the oil pan, I found RTV squeezed out into the pan; there were bits of it floating in the oil and my pick-up screen was covered with debris. (I had another shop reseal my pan last year when I was on vacation. ) There was a little bit of metal on the oil surface and a chunk of aluminum laying in the bottom of the pan. The chunk ended up being the rear main housing, apparently a pan bolt was overtightened which broke off a piece of the housing. I cracked the caps fearing the worst... and found the the bearings were fine, normal wear, no signs of damage. So, I proceeded the knock the slugs out of the bores and saw this:
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Now I need rod and main bearings, rear main seal and housing, all new bottom gaskets and a new set of forged pistons. Focking fun. Well, I aint broke yet, pockets or spirit. I got on the phone with Paul at JNZTuning and described my needs, he promptly told me what he could do for me and within an hour and 3 calls (me buying more shit) we got it worked out. Picked up all the little shit, bearings, gaskets and such and grabbed me a set of Wiseco's in 9:1. Also grabbed a Magnus heat barrier gasket and that stupid little BSPT fitting for the FFOFH -4 feed. I got a smokin deal and JNZ was super easy to work with (as always) these guys have always taken care of me and I just want to say thank you. On a side note, the other shop didn't give me any grief and covered te majority of the parts; I ponied up for the pistons because I felt like my tune probably had more to do with the damage than the RTV.
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