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For those of you on stock bottom ends w/ forced induction..

VenomInside

Just Grazing
Jul 16, 2004
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I am making this thread to document my process of pulling apart and trying to figure out what went wrong.

Lets start off with some info.

1996 mystic cobra.

Mods:

Vortech (S-Trim) V1 Supercharger
Ford 42/lb injectors
SCT MAF
Flowmaster cat-back
Bassani X
SVO shorty headers
31 spline axles
Short Throw Shifter,
subframe connectors
Eibach Springs
Adjustable struts and shocks
BBK caster camber
BBK throttle body
MSD ignition
Ford 3.55 Gear
Autometer fuel and boost pillar guages
Raptor shift light
Mickey Thompson E.T. Streets

Car Made 455rwhp/395rwtq @ 10psi

Gas= 93 Octane via mobile gas

Plugs =

This is what happened.


OIL FIRST STARTING TO POUR OUT

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Here are 1 vid of it right after we noticed something was wrong..




Here is what it looked like when i pulled the plugs..


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Update...

Didn't get a chance to pull the heads off or the intake for that matter since the throttle body and inlet tubing were being a bitch. Plus my buddy adam decided that it was ok to accidently drop the throttle linkage down somewhere by the headers. :mad:

Here are some updated pics.

Elbow

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Inlet

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Throttle Body

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Inlet to supercharger

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Bottom of blower from underneath the car

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Drained oil

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Air Filter

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UPDATE

Well, Got more done with the help of Erik (aka MGT2002) and my girlfriend who helped out as well. Turns out she is mechanically inclined ;)

Anyway..

Got the spark plug wires etc off, blower, brackets, coolant res, intake manifold etc etc etc..

Btw, THANKS ERIK for coming out again :headbang:

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Here are some more pics from the tear down.

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Shane97Cobra

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Apr 27, 2005
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I've got $100 on a broken ring land. Like I mentioned on the phone, your at the HP level when the block can give up the ghost. I'm thinking ring lands due to the fact that you are getting so much oil blow it is getting sucked into the bi-pass and recirculated into the power pipe...then running down and out the filter.

Be happy a ring land broke and not a rod, atleast your block and crank 'should' still be good. Atleast there isn't a whole in the side of it.


What hole did those really oily plugs come out of? 7 or 8?

Do a compression test if you have the tools, it will tell you if the ring lands went.
 
Shane97Cobra said:
I've got $100 on a broken ring land. Like I mentioned on the phone, your at the HP level when the block can give up the ghost. I'm thinking ring lands due to the fact that you are getting so much oil blow it is getting sucked into the bi-pass and recirculated into the power pipe...then running down and out the filter.

Be happy a ring land broke and not a rod, atleast your block and crank 'should' still be good. Atleast there isn't a whole in the side of it.


What hole did those really oily plugs come out of? 7 or 8?

Do a compression test if you have the tools, it will tell you if the ring lands went.

+1
 

Bob_Kurgan

Flyin_Hawaiin
Feb 16, 2005
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Shane97Cobra said:
I've got $100 on a broken ring land. Like I mentioned on the phone, your at the HP level when the block can give up the ghost. I'm thinking ring lands due to the fact that you are getting so much oil blow it is getting sucked into the bi-pass and recirculated into the power pipe...then running down and out the filter.

Be happy a ring land broke and not a rod, atleast your block and crank 'should' still be good. Atleast there isn't a whole in the side of it.


What hole did those really oily plugs come out of? 7 or 8?

Do a compression test if you have the tools, it will tell you if the ring lands went.

i would agree with you 100%... most likely, the ring land on the piston has cracked from detonation.. If you look closely at the plugs, it "looks" as those you can see a little bit of piston material on them... if you were to take a zoomed photo with the oil wiped off, it may be more evident... hopefully you can reuse your crank (i would toss the pistons and rods as im sure the wrist pins are no longer round from the pounding).

good luck!
 

Blood on Blood

rumble baby rumble
Apr 6, 2005
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Unfortunate incident; however, I am glad you are documenting everything so that others can learn.

Your example is the reason I have not installed a Procharger on the Mach 1. The rods and pistons in my Mach 1 are garbage and blowing the motor is not a matter of if, but when.

You keep posting and I will keep reading. If there is anything I can do or someone I can talk with to help negotiate, let me know.

Dave
 

VenomInside

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i would agree with you 100%... most likely, the ring land on the piston has cracked from detonation.. If you look closely at the plugs, it "looks" as those you can see a little bit of piston material on them... if you were to take a zoomed photo with the oil wiped off, it may be more evident... hopefully you can reuse your crank (i would toss the pistons and rods as im sure the wrist pins are no longer round from the pounding).

good luck!

i'kk take pics of the plugs w/o the oil
 

VenomInside

Just Grazing
Jul 16, 2004
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Blood on Blood said:
Unfortunate incident; however, I am glad you are documenting everything so that others can learn.

Your example is the reason I have not installed a Procharger on the Mach 1. The rods and pistons in my Mach 1 are garbage and blowing the motor is not a matter of if, but when.

You keep posting and I will keep reading. If there is anything I can do or someone I can talk with to help negotiate, let me know.

Dave

Thanks Dave :)
 

VenomInside

Just Grazing
Jul 16, 2004
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i would agree with you 100%... most likely, the ring land on the piston has cracked from detonation.. If you look closely at the plugs, it "looks" as those you can see a little bit of piston material on them... if you were to take a zoomed photo with the oil wiped off, it may be more evident... hopefully you can reuse your crank (i would toss the pistons and rods as im sure the wrist pins are no longer round from the pounding).

good luck!

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rdsnake

formerly RD SNAKE
Mar 5, 2006
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Mikey, Your not going to like what im going to tell you but....I belive those supercharger's run off engine oil, basicly when you pop your engine you send all of that metal and crap thur the s/c and it works the other way around. Id send out the blower to get it checked out. I wouldn't want to cash a new engine.

Kevin
 
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