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gunny
23-09-13, 11:27 AM
The dreaded Z16LER piston 4 failure hit hard Saturday morning, warmed up the car and just gave it a bit of toe in second gear, as soon as it came on boost the piston came apart (see crack!) wedged itself in the bore snapping the rod which went through oil and water galleries, the front and back of the block, destroyed the sump baffle and filled the engine with bits of metal

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bazzap8389
23-09-13, 11:30 AM
Oh dear bad times. What's your plan then?
Alex J
23-09-13, 11:33 AM
When i did this to my renault 5 gt turbo it made me happy for some reason, hope you get it sorted, always loved this motor in the flesh!!
gunny
23-09-13, 11:35 AM
Sourced a new block and head, just sorting prices for forged internals and some other goodies and waiting on a price for a garrett GTX28, custom inlet. Aiming for 400+
Nobby
23-09-13, 12:39 PM
Sourced a new block and head, just sorting prices for forged internals and some other goodies and waiting on a price for a garrett GTX28, custom inlet. Aiming for 400+

+rep
DAVIDKEDENS
23-09-13, 01:41 PM
Thinking positive Gunny, good man!

Dave :)
bazzap8389
23-09-13, 02:02 PM
Sourced a new block and head, just sorting prices for forged internals and some other goodies and waiting on a price for a garrett GTX28, custom inlet. Aiming for 400+

At least your keeping it alive :) will fairly shift with that power!
gunny
23-09-13, 03:21 PM
It shifted at 200 with a dying piston so can't wait lol
burgo
23-09-13, 03:29 PM
I assume your getting a new inlet as is it not that that causes the lean running on number 4?
gunny
23-09-13, 04:05 PM
Not 100% tbh burgo, people are a lot more adamant that its down to the injectors being max'd out that's why I got 540's but the damage was done before I got it. But yeh that's part of the reason
mk1nova_rich
23-09-13, 06:54 PM
400bhp+ will be fooking awesome in a Nova lol nice to see a positive attitude instead of sticking it straight on eBay or breaking it...
meritlover
23-09-13, 07:21 PM
....nice to see a positive attitude instead of sticking it straight on eBay or breaking it...

he did break it..
mowgli
23-09-13, 07:22 PM
pedant...lol
millworm
23-09-13, 09:05 PM
can't wait to see it with 400 horses
mk1nova_rich
23-09-13, 09:08 PM
pedant...lol

Polite version of the word I was going to use...lol
w88rdy
29-09-13, 10:10 PM
Gutting gunny but onwards and upwards love this conversion, would be tempted to do my new Gsi tbh
craig green
04-10-13, 04:55 PM
Sourced a new block and head, just sorting prices for forged internals and some other goodies and waiting on a price for a garrett GTX28, custom inlet. Aiming for 400+

There it is folks, that point of going over the edge & starting the ball rolling of spending insane amounts of cash on internal engine components & tuning/mapping.

Personally I bet the car will be most fun with factory (albeit transplanted) power.
Nobby
05-10-13, 08:44 AM
There it is folks, that point of going over the edge & starting the ball rolling of spending insane amounts of cash on internal engine components & tuning/mapping.

Personally I bet the car will be most fun with factory (albeit transplanted) power.

This is a very valid point, but each to their own really. My freind has spent £1000s on his c20let van and it hardly sees the road as its always in pieces and the engine is top spec everything really, then on the other hand if you dont splash the cash and go "all out" then you will always be wanting more when your bored of factory power lol
scott.parker
05-10-13, 09:21 AM
But Nobby what about yours? Thats as much as standard, bar tge nos no?

Imagine spending loads on it and you kill it, you won't want to build it again, its why i never bothered touching the engine internals on my old car, i saw Lee's blow up twice, each time it cost thousands to re build, if mine pooped it self all i needed was eith new/second hand head, or bottom end and lob my tbs on and gear box etc..
gunny
05-10-13, 10:28 AM
The vxr internals are weak, not putting standard engine in again. With forged internals a door is open so I'm going through it. I've always wanted a big power car so that's what I'm doing regardless wether people think its a waste of money or not. It's my money that I work hard for :thumb: