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Model year: 03
Mods:to long to list stock turbo
Miles:52k +
Conditions: not doing to good
Pics:not yet
Race/Track History: one time ran 11.97
Contributing Factors AEM PISTON NUMBER 4 IS GOING OUT THE RINGS ARE GONE IM WORKING ON GETTING REBUILD WITHIN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS
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Mar 7, 2006, 08:10 AM
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Model year: 05
Mods:AEM Short Ram, Walbro 255 Fuel Pump, Perrin end links, Perrin 25mm sway bar, Cusco V1&2 lower arm braces, Cusco OST strut tower braces, DC Sport TBE (no cat),
TurboSmart Dual Port BOV, Hallman Pro MBC (@ 21 psi), TT flash
Miles:8001
Conditions: spun rod bearing
Pics: eh
Race/Track History: about 25 trackdays and 200 or so strip launches
Contributing Factors: 25 trackdays + 200 strip launches + idoit driver (It was like the Monte Carlo rally everytime I drove that thing) + Eh? = dead evo
It really was just unburnt fuel mixing with the oil that caused the the spun bearing, a little too rich I guess.
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Mar 7, 2006, 08:17 AM
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Mar 7, 2006, 08:47 AM
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Location: Inland Empire, CA
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Drives: 03 Evo VIII bought new, orignal owner
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Model year: '03
Mods: Exhaust, cams, cam gears, tme 6.5 turbo, manual boost controller, xede/xflash, ams ic with licp, ngk copper plugs (note: not tuned by Vishnu for these mods). Full explanation to come...
Miles: 35,000
Conditions: cool night at the dragstrip
Pics: coming
Race/Track History: coming
Contributing Factors: overconfidence that my motor wouldn't break. Spark plug ceramic around the electrode broke off and cracked #3 piston. No signs of heat or detonation anywhere. Crank and rods in perfect condition. Probably happened because I had installed a boost controller the night before and turned it up at the track a little beyond what the car was tested for. Also, I wasn't using the ideal NGKbr8 plug. I'll post up more later. Late for work now.
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Mar 7, 2006, 12:33 PM
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Mar 7, 2006, 12:53 PM
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This thread is very very informative, but freaking me out. I always heard how stout the 4g motor is etc etc. How come many are blowing up when being modded and in some cases stock?
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Mar 7, 2006, 12:59 PM
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Any stock motors that blew up?
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Mar 7, 2006, 01:01 PM
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Any stock motors that blew up?
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This is a great question??? 
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Mar 7, 2006, 01:04 PM
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Sometimes sh^t just happens. Sometimes It's mechanical failure and is not attributed to driver error. I think this is only the case with very few evo's. Most that blow are either heavily modded and/or drove to the limits. Every car is different, I think most evo's can handle the power and abuse if they're maintained but some just aren't strong enough and can't take the abuse. Survival of the fittest!
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Mar 7, 2006, 01:07 PM
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I'd be willing to bet a majority of these are going to be rod/rodbolt failures.
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Mar 7, 2006, 01:10 PM
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This thread is very very informative, but freaking me out. I always heard how stout the 4g motor is etc etc. How come many are blowing up when being modded and in some cases stock?
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You need to watch how you use the word "many"... if there are 100 blown motors on this board, I wouldn't consider that a lot considering how many Evos have been sold.
It's just that people ALWAYS post and ***** when bad things happen, but when things are going good, no one says anything. News/politics/life, it's all the same way...
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Mar 7, 2006, 01:14 PM
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This thread is very very informative, but freaking me out. I always heard how stout the 4g motor is etc etc. How come many are blowing up when being modded and in some cases stock?
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I dont think so what I am wanting to find out if the common perception that 05s have some sort of bearing issue is true or false. Hopefully we might get enough data to see that a small percentage of all MY evos fail and that it is not more common in a particular MY.
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Mar 7, 2006, 01:16 PM
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A lot of people blow their engines but wont come out and say so. So its best you close this thread. People like to keep something like this personal
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They shouldnt. They are willingly part of the community here why would they greedily withhold info that could help another enthusiast evo owner out? What does it hurt to share?
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Mar 8, 2006, 07:13 AM
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This thread has proven that I need to go buy an '04 j/k
bump for more responses!
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Mar 8, 2006, 08:21 AM
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So um yeah after reading thru this thread I'm really glad I have an 04' since it looks like none of them have made the list yet! Keeping fingers crossed 
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