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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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Well I blew up Courtnay’s trailblazer Friday because it was wet... Yep that’s right it was pouring outside. We had a huge flood that flooded our road. I was about three blocks from our house and as I came over the hill I seen standing water on the road. I only had a split second to slam on the breaks and it was to late so I decided to drive through it. and see how big of a splash it would make.. Well I’m an idiot. I did not realize this little puddle was actually 4 foot deep. The impact hydra planed the trailblazer off the road and submerged it in the ditch. The ending result was a blown motor, water all in the vehicle, and a little embarrassment to all the people driving by.


Now you did not really think I was going to complain about having a wet nitrous system did you. Who needs nitrous to spit a rod out of the oil pan. All I need is a little water puddle.
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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 11:40 PM
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LOL who dose that????
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 12:42 AM
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MAN I gotta have a talk with her! I bet it was NO where near the rev limiter either
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 12:46 AM
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damn dave that BLOWS for real

get them to cover it under warranty
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 12:55 AM
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guess your going blown now huh lol
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I hope your nitrous kits are better then your driving. j/k
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 08:44 AM
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haha, ouch
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Damn Dave, that sucks. At least it wasn't the car though.
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 09:35 AM
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I want to see pics of this so called wet kit that you fabbed up with Mother Nature.
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 10:51 AM
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Ouch Dave! That's one way to get rid of a trailblazer!
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Write this down somewhere, NEVER DRIVE THROUGH PUDDLES YOU CANT SEE THE BOTTOM OF
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 11:33 AM
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And further proof that dry is safer than wet
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a friend had a similar experience. They found his front plate a few towns over lol
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See... "WET PUDDLING WILL DESTROY YOUR ENGINE". Happens all the time. Should have been dry.. no puddling.
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Originally Posted by Nitro Dave's Nitrous Outlet
Well I blew up Courtnay’s trailblazer Friday because it was wet... Yep that’s right it was pouring outside. We had a huge flood that flooded our road. I was about three blocks from our house and as I came over the hill I seen standing water on the road. I only had a split second to slam on the breaks and it was to late so I decided to drive through it. and see how big of a splash it would make.. Well I’m an idiot. I did not realize this little puddle was actually 4 foot deep. The impact hydra planed the trailblazer off the road and submerged it in the ditch. The ending result was a blown motor, water all in the vehicle, and a little embarrassment to all the people driving by.


Now you did not really think I was going to complain about having a wet nitrous system did you. Who needs nitrous to spit a rod out of the oil pan. All I need is a little water puddle.
Dave

Wow! That's a crappy situation. I hope everyone involved is OK.

You could go glass half full here and look at this as an opportunity to make things better/faster
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by pddye
I hope your nitrous kits are better then your driving. j/k
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lmmfao
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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sorry to hear about your issue

look like there will be a TB SS up for parts at an auction ...the insurance companyy will proballt total it with interior water.

We did 2 motors last year due to a bad storm and hydrolocked motors. The adjusters both said if it took water into the interior it would have been a total .
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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Maybe slow down just a tad?
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