Killed my sol friday nite (long)

[lostsol]

Friday nite I went to the track hoping to run some kick ass times since the temp was around 60. I knew 228gsr (Frank) and a couple of his buddies were coming up here for Jim to work on his car so I got my bottle filled for the track. We hung out and the shop for awhile and then cruised to the track. I got there and let the car cool down while we bullshited. I went up and made my first pass and it was a 14.8. Through out the pass when I would change gears the rpm's would not drop down. It felt like the clutch is slipping. I assumed that's what it was since my clutch is almost gone it tends to slip when I spray. I didn't think anything of it. I went up for my second pass and the same thing happened. When I went up for my third pass the idle felt a little funny kinda like it was missing but it wasn't real bad so I ran. That pass was a 14.5 but I had the same slipping clutch feeling. A little while later I went for a fourth pass and while I was in the staging lanes I looked at Matt (roguesol) and told him that the idle really felt bad I needed to pull the plugs after this pass. I got about 3/4th's of the way down the track and I heard and felt something in the engine. I immediatly let off the gas and coasted. I walked it back to the pit area and popped the hood. Matt started looking and found that the vaccuum line on the fpr had blown off. I pulled my plugs and the plug from cylinder 1 is MELTED!!! I have Zex plugs and they have been great but the one thing that should not happen, happened. I leaned out and it completly killed the plug. I have metal welded to the plug and about a 1/4th of an inch of the ceramic is gone and what's left is melted. Saturday morning a compression check was done and I have no compression in #1. Lucky for me I have Jim and his partner Don to work on it. I won't know more until Wednesday. Hopefully it's not too bad.

[1fstGSR]

ARGH!! Sorry to hear that
Hope you get back on the road soon!

[VTECPWR]

That sucks. Make sure when you rebuild your engine that all of the lines that use don't have a clamp are zip-tied on.

[Holden]

Sorry man.

This is a wake-up call for me, since I took the hose clamps off that vacuum line to make it easier to tune FP. I will re-install these ASAP.

Good luck on the rebuild.

Greg

[fastfour]

Sorry to hear that man. Hopefully everything will work out. Keep your head up

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94 Civic Coupe/LS Hybrid
JRSC@6psi
AEM CAI
DC 4-1 Ceramic Header
Test Pipe
GReddy PE exhaust
Magnacore 8.5mm Wires
MSD 6A
Skunkworks Coilovers
ACT 6 Puck
Turbo Convert

[This message has been edited by fastfour (edited October 01, 2000).]

[RougeSol]

There was a Clamp on it.. The zex unit creates a wierd pressure in the line and causes it to blow off. Same thing happen to me and my motor went up in smoke just like that.

Sucks ass.


Matt

[This message has been edited by RougeSol (edited October 02, 2000).]

[Phantom]

"Through out the pass when I would change gears the rpm's would not drop down. It felt like the clutch is slipping"

Were you powershifting with the nitrous engaged, or was your throttle cable sticking?

[randomwalk101]

sorry to hear that lost sol. Hope everything will be fine for you.

[JRCivic]

We can re-build it... we have the technology !!!

You will be back up and running in no time.

Keep your chin up... everything will be OK.


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'93 Civic Si H/B with B18C1, JRSC @ 8psi
Best 1320: 12.68 at 110 mph

[Mr Rogers]

Well I guess I have a qick project for tomorrow. Check all vacuum connections and clam down any that are not already clamped. I am really sorry to hear that but as you already know, you couldn't have found a better shop and tuner to rebuild with then Jim Lucky you (gotta look at the god in everything ya know )

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98 GS-scR w/ 8psi JRSC, Walbro HO fuel pump, AEM cai, DC 4-2-1 one peice header, Thermal Exhaust, Skunk Works cam gears, J&S safeguard, RC 310's, Cartech FMU, Vortech regulator, H&R sports and KYB AGX's, and of course to slow down, KVR X-drill F&R rotors and Carbon Kevlar pads and V1 to signal the slowing down and soon to go on the "Juice".