What are the various causes for throwing a rod?
04-29-2008, 05:05 PM
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What are the various causes for throwing a rod? My boy has an '07 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder. The ONLY modification to the drivetrain is an exhaust.
At 24,5xx miles it threw a rod out the side of the block while traveling between 130 and 150 mph.
With dry-sump oiling, a bunch of radiators, and from-the-factory-forged-internals; what factors could have led to such a catastrophic failure?
Being Audi's first rear-engine exotic car in the '04 Gallardo, could it be that the factory tune isn't perfected yet?
OBVIOUSLY this is MONUMENTALLY unacceptable on a $220k car
At 24,5xx miles it threw a rod out the side of the block while traveling between 130 and 150 mph.
With dry-sump oiling, a bunch of radiators, and from-the-factory-forged-internals; what factors could have led to such a catastrophic failure?
Being Audi's first rear-engine exotic car in the '04 Gallardo, could it be that the factory tune isn't perfected yet?
OBVIOUSLY this is MONUMENTALLY unacceptable on a $220k car
04-29-2008, 06:59 PM
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I think he meant boy has in "home boy", "homie", "friend". Kind of like the movie "The Breaks" in Miami with B-rad.
Engines are assembled my human hands. Human hands are repsonsible for the biggest disasters in the world. Accidents happen. I would say an assembly imperfection. I wouldnt imagine they would have too low of quality control. I dont know much about the gallardos but if they are a mechanically shifted clucth/transmission i would bet 99.9% he miss shifted a gear and overrevved the engine.
Engines are assembled my human hands. Human hands are repsonsible for the biggest disasters in the world. Accidents happen. I would say an assembly imperfection. I wouldnt imagine they would have too low of quality control. I dont know much about the gallardos but if they are a mechanically shifted clucth/transmission i would bet 99.9% he miss shifted a gear and overrevved the engine.
04-30-2008, 11:25 AM
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I don't care if it is a $200k car or a $20k car, it sounds like plain operator stupidity to me. Where was he doing 130-150 MPH and what gear was he in? 2'nd?
Sounds like he over-revved the crap out of that engine to throw a rod. Rods just don't get thrown. I think we are getting very little of the story here.
Sounds like he over-revved the crap out of that engine to throw a rod. Rods just don't get thrown. I think we are getting very little of the story here.
04-30-2008, 11:33 AM
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04-30-2008, 03:14 PM
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Im not sure the Lamborghini has been touched by the hand of god. Remove and replace with an LS1.
Honestly, unless it really was MONUMENTAL operator error, its probably just a defect. QC as you might, some parts will inevitably go bad. Do supercars even have factory warrantys? Or do you have to drive it back to Italy?
Honestly, unless it really was MONUMENTAL operator error, its probably just a defect. QC as you might, some parts will inevitably go bad. Do supercars even have factory warrantys? Or do you have to drive it back to Italy?
04-30-2008, 05:20 PM
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. I see vipers, corvettes, porsches all the time with older men driving. Alot of them will actually want to 'go' and will botch up a launch, or granny shift and what have you. There was a guy at Cecil here with an 07ish z06 running 15s haha. Odds are someone with alot of money who goes out and buys a Gallardo doesnt drive it a whole lot. If you dont drive it alot you never really learn to drive your car.
