When Dyno's go bad
11 October 2005, 05:41 PM
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11 October 2005, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JayPSC
With no fans pointed at the car I'm not suprised it blew up
11 October 2005, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Charles aka Charlie
stopped the run.....
Was a good car too!
11 October 2005, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by rr_ww
Interested how you feel a catastrophic engine failure would have been prevented by a giant cooling fan?
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11 October 2005, 09:43 PM
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The front engine looked fine afterwards... And I think have of one of the Yokohama stickers will be salvageable.
Wasn't it VW who ran an advert a few years ago about NOT trying to modify their cars?
Wasn't it VW who ran an advert a few years ago about NOT trying to modify their cars?
12 October 2005, 07:13 AM
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Well I know there's no way in hell I'd run my turbo'd car at full throttle/revs on a dyno with no airflow over the rad & intercooler, heatsoak & massive increase in intake temps is just asking for trouble. Same way you wouldn't run it down the strip with a big bit of card or whatever blocking them.
I was watching it and waiting for the moment the rear engine went into space - it was moving around a bit. Could well have been a fuel line pulled away as the engine lurched around.
12 October 2005, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Butty
Could well have been a fuel line pulled away as the engine lurched around.
12 October 2005, 06:03 PM
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What's the point spending all that money building something like that, then abusing it like a complete **** as soon as there's a crowd
He should try a bit of mechanical sympathy next time, it goes a long way
He should try a bit of mechanical sympathy next time, it goes a long way
12 October 2005, 11:28 PM
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Looks like a fuel related fire - induction system probably spat a flame out on the overrun igniting the fuel that had leaked.
No huge fan would have stopped that happening...maybe some better engine mounts to stop the thing moving around so much. I bet he had braided teflon fuel lines...so much flex on the engine movement would easily fracture them (just like your fancy braided brake hoses...there's a lesson for you
Can't beat rubber )
Front engine still looks ok though
No huge fan would have stopped that happening...maybe some better engine mounts to stop the thing moving around so much. I bet he had braided teflon fuel lines...so much flex on the engine movement would easily fracture them (just like your fancy braided brake hoses...there's a lesson for you
Can't beat rubber )Front engine still looks ok though
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