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Old 01-25-2013, 10:44 AM   #48 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Fishey View Post
Well, the old engine let go at 8,000ish RPM at the connecting rod. So you can imagine the damage it did to the motor. Hopefully, the heads on that motor will be alright but from what I hear it was pretty catastrophic.
Ah we hadn't gotten any details on what failed, I don't think, or I missed it in the thread.

Yeah a conrod letting go @ any RPM is bad. 8k, much worse.

That engine will probably be a total loss, I'd imagine.
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