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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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sweet, thatd be a miata that I wouldnt instantly label as a chick car
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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Founds this on the net..

Sounds very similiar... I don't know.




I'll look at the MAF stuff today. Only thing Ican see from my pics is that my MAF meter is clocked at the 7 or 8 o'clock position, and others I've seen in pictures are clocked at 11. Again..
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by TacoBill
Founds this on the net..

Sounds very similiar... I don't know.




I'll look at the MAF stuff today. Only thing Ican see from my pics is that my MAF meter is clocked at the 7 or 8 o'clock position, and others I've seen in pictures are clocked at 11. Again..
So does yours sound the same? So how did he fix it? was there any damage?
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 04:04 PM
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Congrats Brian.

Bill- Fingers crossed.

Can't wait till Sunday to throw back a few cold ones with the boys.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 04:05 PM
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Sorry to hear about the car Bill! I hope it is nothing serious.

Well, I got back from Cali only to get sent to Montreal... There is still snow on the ground despite the warm temps.

Good luck Brian!

Phil... Did you hear about a bimmer running into a Vet's office over on the west side of town (Houston)?
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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Bill, I keep on trucking. I'm sure we'll all laugh about this in a few weeks.

Brian, looks awsome even if its not whipple'ed yet. Your due tomorrow?

And my update. I think my cars done?! He sent me the bill this afternoon. I have to call cause I think he did a typo on the bill and wrote "Autometer CS ---" guages and there actually Autometer GS guages. I did a serach on autometer's website and they have no cs so thats good. I have all the proof in all my e-mails I said GS. But I'm sure its a typo. Suck I work tomorrow...
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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She's dead Jim.

Thanks for everyone's support that you guys have given me, I really do appreciate it.

Engine oil shows catastrophic events took place within the engine. Shavings, pieces of what looks like piston rings, bolts, and pieces of debris have been recovered in the oil as well as fished out of the drain hole.

What can I say? This sux. I never got to drive the F'in thing to full boost.

So what's next for the Taco? I have no flippin idea at the moment. I put the starter back on (minus the negative cable), disconnected the negative battery lead, and covered her up. Now I need a drink to contemplate things.







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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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Bill... ****,****


I'm sorry Bill

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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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But why... thats the question...

I'm really sorry Bill...
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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Bill,

wish I could add something here but a little smiley doesn't do justice.

Wow.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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****, i dont even know what to say. have a drink for me for you. I just dont know how this could have happened, there was very little stress on the engine above normal. let us know what you decide. I guess all you can do is go work on pulling down the engine, go with the forged internals, and build it back stronger and better than ever before. so sorry man

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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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Holy moly Bill, I was afraid of this...... Just the scenario you described of how it happened and the noises it made...... so sorry for you right now.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 06:54 PM
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Sorry, Bill... was really hoping it was just a clutch disk spring...

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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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Man, I was afraid of that... Well, I lift a glass to you tonight and the TR.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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Sorry Bill !
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 07:25 PM
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**** Bill. I'm very sorry to hear that.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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Out of curiosity, can a dealer tap into the ECU and find out what happened in the last minutes (ie- low oil pressure or something).

Kind of like a black box for airplanes.

edit: Reason for asking is that I still wonder if it was a complete fluke that it happened at the same time as the supercharger was installed.

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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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Oh, **** Bill! That F'ing sucks!!!

I'm with Mike, it sounds like it might have been a coincidence that it blew the same time as the S/C was installed, cause that small of a mistake should not have fried itself...
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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Bill, so sorry.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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Oh my god Bill that sucks beyond belief. I feel for you man. She'll live again though, but that is rough.
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