hoff Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 lucky the extinguisher was close by then, could've been worse. hope you get it sorted quickly and cheaply as it's crap having your car off the road Very luck. I will be buying one tomorrow:d Sad end to the day but could have been worse.... Give us a shout if you need any help or lifts mate, dont worry about Japfest, if your not up and running again we can share the driving as i said earlier:D Ps bet your in the pub celebrating the title:D Cheers Jamie:) And yes the footy has cheered me up no end:d Had a few to celerbrate but up early tomorrow as I think Ive got me an engine to pick up:more: A big thanks too for the guys who have been intouch about an engine. I may still need one if tomorrow doesn't work out:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_blackman Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Sorry to here this mate Hope you sort it soon Oh and what did the Supra get on the rolling road before the mishap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Cheers mate. It hit 155 at the wheels which aint too bad for a 14 year old NA auto im told;) Have to go back now wont I:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_blackman Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Thats the spirit mate One day i'll have ago at the old rolling road see how many horses mines lost through the years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Yeh you should do it. It was a good day:) The engine had done 108k miles and the new one about 33k so thats a plus:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-NEMIE Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Cheers Jamie:) You could well of saved the car:) Big thanks to the other jamie (magictourch) for turning round and coming back:) not a great picture not a great thing to happen but you get the idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Me and you are having words, thats a terriable pic... I mean look at my hair:d. I was very unprepared:d. Still, the car looks good even like that;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-NEMIE Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Me and you are having words, thats a terriable pic... I mean look at my hair:d. I was very unprepared:d. Still, the car looks good even like that;) Twas an action shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Remember the camera adds 10 pounds, was magictorch taking one too:d Have a good holiday mate, I may text you to let you know how its going later in the week with japfest in mind if thats ok:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Thats a shame mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Thats a shame mate The photo and the car:D Cheers Damen but hopefully will be back on the road by next saturday:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-NEMIE Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Remember the camera adds 10 pounds, was magictorch taking one too:d Have a good holiday mate, I may text you to let you know how its going later in the week with japfest in mind if thats ok:) please let me know how you get on good luck jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 looks like you're squeezing a large one out:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Just seen this Adam. Gutted for you dude, but it sounds like there's light at the end of the tunnel already. Keep us posted on progress of it this week, and hopefully we'll all see her up and running at Japfest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Really sorry to hear this Adam, what a nightmare after a nice day out You mentioned that you thought the car was down on power in the last week, I guess there was something untoward going on for a little while. Was there a hole in the block of anything (i.e rod snapped?) Just wondering why there was so much oil... Best of luck getting it sorted. An NA engine shouldn't be too expensive to pick up, so if you know someone handy with the spanners it's less than a days work to change the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 (edited) Thanks Darryl:) The events as leading to the the demise were: Hit the rev limitter in 2nd or 3rd (dont remember which) which waspretty stupid:rolleyes:. I then eased of before getting to 4k when i noticed the power drop right off. Then tried again to see if i had imagined it then a large rattle at 3.5k followed by the bang from the engine. All with in 30 seconds to a minute. We've not checked it properly but the engine is totally ceased. But I was so stupid pushing the engine so hard:( We learn from our mistakes though. Edit: Thats the first time I think Ive ever pushed it that hard. Edited May 11, 2008 by hoff (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 But I was so stupid pushing the engine so hard:( We learn from our mistakes though. Edit: Thats the first time I think Ive ever pushed it that hard. Mate it should easily take this sort of thing, its not your fault! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Mate it should easily take this sort of thing, its not your fault! Cheers mate, that does make feel quite a bit better:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
and1c Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 looks like you're squeezing a large one out:p lol Sorry to hear this Adam. Hitting the rev limiter is not ideal....but at the end of the day Toyota set it at that level to prevent engine damage by over revving so although that may well have accelerated a pre existing problem.....it could have been waiting to happen. On the plus side NA engines are dirt cheap so you shouldnt get hit too hard financially Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictorch Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Remember the camera adds 10 pounds, was magictorch taking one too:d Have a good holiday mate, I may text you to let you know how its going later in the week with japfest in mind if thats ok:) No photos.....just video:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Just read this post. Sorry to hear this, its unheard of to hear of an n/a going! Hope you get this sorted Hoff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Thanks Darryl:) The events as leading to the the demise were: Hit the rev limitter in 2nd or 3rd (dont remember which) which waspretty stupid:rolleyes: You should be able to hit the rev limiter all day long on a good NA, they're pretty much bullet proof. There must have been a problem with the engine... don't blame yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymdee Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 gutted for you mate gutted:( i would think the dyno stress probably weakened something, bloody shame though Probably right Gaz. When mine started making funny noises then blew up like an F1 engine (white smoke billowing out of the engine) I was worried, but turned out to be the AC pulley belt frying itself. Not sure if the Dyno highlighted a weak spot or not, but I guess you take your chances putting on the rollers to some extent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 looks like you're squeezing a large one out:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Bad luck Adam Just pop a fully built HKS 2JZGTE short block in there, job done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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