Anyone ever broken a stock valvespring?
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Re: Anyone ever broken a stock valvespring? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Viper:
<strong>Yes, I did.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Just curious, is this with the stock cam (I assume???)
How did you break it - driving around the parking lot, or missed a shift and stuck in the wrong gear when revving the engine @6000rpm? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
Could you provide some more details?
Thanks.
<strong>Yes, I did.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Just curious, is this with the stock cam (I assume???)
How did you break it - driving around the parking lot, or missed a shift and stuck in the wrong gear when revving the engine @6000rpm? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
Could you provide some more details?
Thanks.
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From: Plano, TX
Re: Anyone ever broken a stock valvespring? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Viper:
<strong>Stock cam, mechanical over rev from 3rd to 4th at 98mph. Bent 2 pushrods with it. Yes, I f*d up good.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I assume you jammed into 2nd instead of hitting 4th @ 98mph. Yes that would probably do it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
If I had an M6, I'm 100% sure I would have done something similar by now, but I have and A4 - stab & steer! LOL <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" title="" src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" />
<strong>Stock cam, mechanical over rev from 3rd to 4th at 98mph. Bent 2 pushrods with it. Yes, I f*d up good.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I assume you jammed into 2nd instead of hitting 4th @ 98mph. Yes that would probably do it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
If I had an M6, I'm 100% sure I would have done something similar by now, but I have and A4 - stab & steer! LOL <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" title="" src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" />
Re: Anyone ever broken a stock valvespring? Actually no; I missed 4th altogether, never jammed it into 2nd. I believe at that speed and rpm, I mechanically over revved it hard. I 'heard' it go past the rev limiter. Many people will argue you can't over rev past the rev limiter, but hey, I have the damage.
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