2020 C8 Corvette Stringray

[mjannusch]

Tuning on race fuel and then making a pull on CA pump gas is suicide.

[ChargerX3]

Yea build a tune for over 115 octane and then decide to play on 93. Not even the same ballpark fuel wise.

[tabasco122]

She blows shit up all the time. I don’t think she’s stupid, the drama gets clicks

[mjannusch]

No ability to control timing and adding boost on pump gas is bound to be bad for parts.

I'll take "Internet Car Diagnosis" for $1000, Alex. "What is cracked piston and bent rod?"

[tabasco122]

[quote=""DCIV""]It’s not a rod. If it’s running back to the shop, it’s not a rod. I didn’t watch the whole thing but it drove back. Don’t care what they say.


Coop[/quote]

Did you watch the video? They used a scope and saw chunks of piston missing.

[DCIV]

[quote=""tabasco122""]Did you watch the video? They used a scope and saw chunks of piston missing.[/quote]

I didn’t finish it but when it was still running it wasnt a rod. I said I didn’t finish it in my post. You can drive them with land rings broke. That’s not throwing a rod. That’s when a vehicle stops. The rod gets bent up and stops things rotating. Or it goes through the side of the block.


Coop

[aaronatstate]

[quote=""Mike""]-hides his shitbox LS motor and big ass turbo-[/quote]

I mean I'm sure the first thing to go on it when it does let go will be pistons too. Cleetus ran a 5.3 with a big ass turbo for a while in his red vette. I mean he did eventually kill it, and rebuilt it with parts better suited for boost

I also forgot they had tuned with race gas too. Oh well she'll get her clicks and enough money to rebuild it and then some.

[mjannusch]

[quote=""DCIV""]I didn’t finish it but when it was still running it wasnt a rod. I said I didn’t finish it in my post. You can drive them with land rings broke. That’s not throwing a rod. That’s when a vehicle stops. The rod gets bent up and stops things rotating. Or it goes through the side of the block. [/quote]
You don't have to break a rod for it to be a rod problem. A slightly bent rod will cause the piston skirt to hit the crank counterweights and give a tapping noise (or worse).

[ChargerX3]

Yea, cars still run with bent rods.

[mjannusch]

...and a good way to bend a rod is to jam a piece of broken ringland against the deck of the head.

[aaronatstate]

[quote=""mjannusch""]...and a good way to bend a rod is to jam a piece of broken ringland against the deck of the head.[/quote]

What, metal isn’t compressible??.

[Chris GTO TT]

Depends on how much pressure you can create

[aaronatstate]

Cleetus got one. It’ll be interesting to see what he does with it.

[Jeff V.]

Engine removal and teardown.

[mjannusch]

So 3 bent rods, but no broken pistons. That screams detonation, which makes sense running pump gas on a car set up for race fuel. Surprised the pistons held up though - that's actually impressive. Saved them a whole lot of head work and possibly their turbos.

[ChargerX3]

Yea best scenario by far.

[tabasco122]

I’d bend a rod too if you know what I mean

[aaronatstate]

Streetspeed new video. Do not like stretched tires, would maybe like the rims more with proper sized tires. I do really like the roof vinyl stuff he added at the end. I think it changes the look of the car drastically.