Somethings wrong with the car... (video inside)
Originally Posted by Inspector12
With that few of miles on it I don't know what you were thinking getting on it you should have put a few miles on it before beating on her so with that said you could still have a motor problem sorry hope not.
3,000?? How long do you wait?
dude, this sucks!
Any luck with the first string of tests? It could be a number of things but one thing for sure is that i wouldn't be sane after a build like that and it going south... especially with some other guy riding it!!! ( i know its cool but still...
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Any luck with the first string of tests? It could be a number of things but one thing for sure is that i wouldn't be sane after a build like that and it going south... especially with some other guy riding it!!! ( i know its cool but still...
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Originally Posted by obZidian
dude, this sucks!
Any luck with the first string of tests? It could be a number of things but one thing for sure is that i wouldn't be sane after a build like that and it going south... especially with some other guy riding it!!! ( i know its cool but still... )
Any luck with the first string of tests? It could be a number of things but one thing for sure is that i wouldn't be sane after a build like that and it going south... especially with some other guy riding it!!! ( i know its cool but still...
)Whatever the issue is I'll have to pay to get it fixed... and then I think im out of the game.
Every ******* time I have the car up and running strong it runs for a few days before something else breaks.
I can afford to keep dumping money into it as fun as it is, its not worth it.
Originally Posted by GrahamHill
3,000?? How long do you wait?
Originally Posted by Tiago
I would pull the plugs and check for damage, then checck the oil.
Am I gonna be looking for plugs to have the porcelain part broken off, or completely white from a lean situation?
Originally Posted by 2000 Tran Zam
OK, heres the vid..
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/a...840114a6b2.htm
Does anyone have any clue what it it?
We were driving about a 130 or so when the car shut off. we coasted it into a parking lot and the battery was pretty much dead.
So I towed it home and recharged the battery.
Now it makes this horrific griding noise when I start it. The first time it did it it started, made the noise and the motor shut off on its own.
The second time i did it to get video, it started and didnt shut off so after a second and a half i killed it cause I didnt want to continue to hear that noise.
Anyone have any clue what it is?
I was thinking maybe the flywheel is bent, I sure hope to god its nothing with the motor.
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/a...840114a6b2.htm
Does anyone have any clue what it it?
We were driving about a 130 or so when the car shut off. we coasted it into a parking lot and the battery was pretty much dead.
So I towed it home and recharged the battery.
Now it makes this horrific griding noise when I start it. The first time it did it it started, made the noise and the motor shut off on its own.
The second time i did it to get video, it started and didnt shut off so after a second and a half i killed it cause I didnt want to continue to hear that noise.
Anyone have any clue what it is?
I was thinking maybe the flywheel is bent, I sure hope to god its nothing with the motor.
But on a side note, I know my car was making a **** load of power.
4th gear, 120mph, 315 bfg drag radials, pump gas, tires spinning like crazy
You are checking your oil to see if the oil looks like it's mixed with coolant, and become a milkshake. You would also look for metallic glitter which would indicate that you have bearing material in your oil.
You are pulling your plugs to see if if the tips are undamaged, and if damaged, which ones.
I can't tell from the video what the starter is doing, but it's easy to drop it and replace it. The bolts are 15mm.
You are pulling your plugs to see if if the tips are undamaged, and if damaged, which ones.
I can't tell from the video what the starter is doing, but it's easy to drop it and replace it. The bolts are 15mm.
sure it is......... just remember when you first cranked her over and got into boost!!
I know how you feel, i think we all do. Money doesn't grow on trees unless your bill gates or some arab prince! We work hard, i know i do, to make these piles of crap run hard and honestly, without the misses not knowing exactly how much i have spent, i wouldn't change it for anything else... keeps me out of trouble!
I know how you feel, i think we all do. Money doesn't grow on trees unless your bill gates or some arab prince! We work hard, i know i do, to make these piles of crap run hard and honestly, without the misses not knowing exactly how much i have spent, i wouldn't change it for anything else... keeps me out of trouble!
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pull the plugs and take pics and post em up here.
pour out some out some coolant post pics
drain oil look for chunks of metal and a gold sparkle stuff in the oil (bearings) take pics post em up.
should take you a 2 hrs to do all this stuff taking your time.
pour out some out some coolant post pics
drain oil look for chunks of metal and a gold sparkle stuff in the oil (bearings) take pics post em up.
should take you a 2 hrs to do all this stuff taking your time.
Originally Posted by RyanJ
So, is/was all of this worth it? No less than 5 or 6 "what is wrong" posts since you had the car built, right? Honestly, is that power worth it?
yeah it is. 
Tire spin.. at 130/4th gear???? 
Perhaps the "tire spinning" was actually the clutch slipping.. Clutch takes a $hit, and when your bud pushed it in, [at who knows what rpm], the disc parted company with the hub. This stuffed some $hit into the housing, locking the engine..Could also have knocked the $hit out of the starter?
You DO have a blow shield on it, right??
Perhaps the "tire spinning" was actually the clutch slipping.. Clutch takes a $hit, and when your bud pushed it in, [at who knows what rpm], the disc parted company with the hub. This stuffed some $hit into the housing, locking the engine..Could also have knocked the $hit out of the starter?You DO have a blow shield on it, right??
Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
You are checking your oil to see if the oil looks like it's mixed with coolant, and become a milkshake. You would also look for metallic glitter which would indicate that you have bearing material in your oil.
You are pulling your plugs to see if if the tips are undamaged, and if damaged, which ones.
I can't tell from the video what the starter is doing, but it's easy to drop it and replace it. The bolts are 15mm.
You are pulling your plugs to see if if the tips are undamaged, and if damaged, which ones.
I can't tell from the video what the starter is doing, but it's easy to drop it and replace it. The bolts are 15mm.
hehe
Originally Posted by Old Geezer
at 130/4th gear???? Perhaps the "tire spinning" was actually the clutch slipping.. Clutch takes a $hit, and when your bud pushed it in, [at who knows what rpm], the disc parted company with the hub. This stuffed some $hit into the housing, locking the engine..Could also have knocked the $hit out of the starter?
You DO have a blow shield on it, right??
Perhaps the "tire spinning" was actually the clutch slipping.. Clutch takes a $hit, and when your bud pushed it in, [at who knows what rpm], the disc parted company with the hub. This stuffed some $hit into the housing, locking the engine..Could also have knocked the $hit out of the starter?You DO have a blow shield on it, right??
Originally Posted by Old Geezer
at 130/4th gear???? Perhaps the "tire spinning" was actually the clutch slipping.. Clutch takes a $hit, and when your bud pushed it in, [at who knows what rpm], the disc parted company with the hub. This stuffed some $hit into the housing, locking the engine..Could also have knocked the $hit out of the starter?
You DO have a blow shield on it, right??
Perhaps the "tire spinning" was actually the clutch slipping.. Clutch takes a $hit, and when your bud pushed it in, [at who knows what rpm], the disc parted company with the hub. This stuffed some $hit into the housing, locking the engine..Could also have knocked the $hit out of the starter?You DO have a blow shield on it, right??
Good news is, last night we drained the oil. Nothing in the oil, looked clean and smooth.
I have a switch on the car that kills ignition, so we had the car up on the jacks and i tried cranking it (without it actually starting) and there was a smaller noise coming from the bell housing, and when we crank it over it sounds like something is hitting in the same spot.
I was up till 3 last night so I didnt have the energy to start pulling the tranny and clutch but that should happen this week and I'll get pics posted of the damage.
Im assuming it must be the clutch since the only noise I heard came from the bell housing.
Edit: and no, no blow sheild, just normal bell housing.
Last edited by 2000 Tran Zam; Nov 28, 2006 at 12:10 PM.
Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
Isn't there an inspection hole in the bellhousing, like 2" x 2" or something? Might be able to shine a flashlight up in there.
I could be wrong, but I wouldnt know where to look.
There was a small area where you can see to the flywheel without moving anything, but i guess it was too small to tell what was happening.