Puffwagon Legacy Donating Member 16,348 Member For: 11y 6m 9d Gender: Not Telling Posted 17/10/21 10:00 AM Author Posted 17/10/21 10:00 AM Yeah man could have but don't think so... I stopped at lunch time and went to the beach. Will know sooner or later.
gaz097 Legacy Donating Member 1,752 Member For: 15y 17d Posted 17/10/21 09:18 PM Posted 17/10/21 09:18 PM How fuuking sheet is it when you do everything right, make conscious decisions and then stuff like this happens. Fitted quality parts and still get f'd over Cars can go eat a big one. Come go kart racing. Twice the fun, basically none of the cost. 1
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 30,020 Member For: 18y 3m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 17/10/21 09:39 PM Posted 17/10/21 09:39 PM When you push components as hard as Puff does, stuff breaks... it's just how it is with engines... to build an engine and driveline that is actually reliable with 700awkw, you need some seriously strong parts (which would be double or triple or even more what Puff has spent) and even then little stuff breaks which can cause downstream catastrophic failures... Cars ain't cheap to run high horsepower... as the old saying goes, "fast, cheap, reliable; pick two and the other is near impossible to achieve" Puff is lucky he has the tools and know-how to repair and go again 1
Puffwagon Legacy Donating Member 16,348 Member For: 11y 6m 9d Gender: Not Telling Posted 18/10/21 12:19 AM Author Posted 18/10/21 12:19 AM Haha the first thing the missus asked me when we saw the oil pump was, "so is there a billet upgrade for it?" Yes there is and yes I'll be getting one. I'm also gonna be going with a fire ringed copper head gasket cos that last one (athena split ring) cost me over $450 and is a one use thing.
Puffwagon Legacy Donating Member 16,348 Member For: 11y 6m 9d Gender: Not Telling Posted 18/10/21 04:37 AM Author Posted 18/10/21 04:37 AM So yeah being a slacker and all I only pulled off the timing cover for a look. Fortunately the new timing chain guides are fine and the atomic m8 stud is unscathed too. Happy days! So onto the carnage...Seems like the outer oil pump gear let go. Pics cos pics... 2
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 30,020 Member For: 18y 3m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 18/10/21 04:41 AM Posted 18/10/21 04:41 AM ouch... that's some fair dinkum carnage... good job big fella; in the safety shoes and everything 1
gaz097 Legacy Donating Member 1,752 Member For: 15y 17d Posted 18/10/21 08:32 AM Posted 18/10/21 08:32 AM Sprocket is worn out to the sh*t. Probably didn't help. Can you measure the chain for wear. I reckon you snapped a chain, which then went through the oil pump. Obvs with all this stuff, it's normally guess work.
Puffwagon Legacy Donating Member 16,348 Member For: 11y 6m 9d Gender: Not Telling Posted 18/10/21 11:06 AM Author Posted 18/10/21 11:06 AM That's not wear, that got chewed up when it failed.
gaz097 Legacy Donating Member 1,752 Member For: 15y 17d Posted 18/10/21 11:13 AM Posted 18/10/21 11:13 AM Not the broken teeth. The teeth that are still in tact look heavily and evenly worn. Or do you think that has happened during failure?
Tom Tucker Legacy Donating Member 711 Member For: 7y 1m 8d Posted 18/10/21 10:20 PM Posted 18/10/21 10:20 PM So what sort of upgrade are you looking at?
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