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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 09:56 AM
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your wallet might get burned!

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my consultant and i decided yesterday i would no longer race at the track over say 16psi on pump gas and methanol only
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 10:00 AM
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Sorry to hear about that MM. Im sure you will fix the mouse better than ever
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 10:15 AM
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daym!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 10:16 AM
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Thanks for finding the limits of meth for me.
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 10:17 AM
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LOL
holy **** that motor was

Kurt have anythign to do with this?


I assume they will jsut machine out the heads? those are an expensive set of heads

so are you going to run race gas at the track now?
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
Thanks for finding the limits of meth for me.
lol....

man you werent kidding...is the block salvageable?
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 10:19 AM
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lol, no kidding, so what are the plans for a new one, pretty much the same??? Just a little race gas next time?
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 10:23 AM
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I would say you went lean more than anything. I have pics nearly the same of a motor I nuked. When you go lean, the pistones swell and you get all that scuffing on the skirts and walls.
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ouch.

rebuild it better, stronger, faster than before

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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 10:27 AM
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ike! i hope you will be able to repair those heads
howed your rods and crank hold up, i couldnt see any damage on the rods might have missed it though.
you still staying with stock crank or steping up to forged?
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 10:35 AM
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 10:56 AM
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I dont get it. How much power do ou make at 16 psi? I would be suprised if you make the 907rwhp at that boost. Those pistons have seen much better days. I jsut dont get why yours **** the bed so bad. Isnt Bryan wilkson makin 800 with out meth and he aint meltin them. I jsut dont get it. And didnt parish make 1k with pump and meth? I dunno GL


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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 11:02 AM
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Damn Dave, you definitely WORE that thing out! Looks like the pieces of the piston dinged up the heads a good bit...what's the estimate on the price to get the heads fixed?
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 11:13 AM
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What was your SCR? How much boost and timing? Weren't you showing CR?
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 11:14 AM
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rebuild it better, stronger, faster than before


Just reminded me of daft punk, sorry had to post it.


work it harder...make it better...do faster...makes us stronger........
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 11:18 AM
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Nice job. And Todd, you call those scuffed, looks more like a grinder went to town trying to clean up the skirts.
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 11:28 AM
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Probrably better and cheaper to get a new iron 6liter block than repair the old 6.0. Good luck with it MM.
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 11:33 AM
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Damn man , hate to see that kind of damage . My consultant ( Wife ) said I better stay at 8#'s
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 11:57 AM
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That sucks
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Old Sep 27, 2005 | 12:04 PM
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110 octane race fuel- $4.00 gal

93 octane pump gas- $3.00 gal

Burning down your 10,000 dollar engine to save $1 a gal, Priceless.

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