blown head gasket
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blown head gasket
so i just got tune 2 mondays ago at central florida turbo. 11 psi it was making 301 whp and 320 wtq. i was pertty happy with it. beating sti and evo. so i wanted to go try something else like v8 lol hahaha. so i went out last saturday to a sonic meet, where there is bout 100-150 cars meet, a group of vette and stang was going for a run. so i followed them. first race was a gt with 75 shot beat him , next was a supercharge cobra. was next to next on a 40 roll, slowly as i was pulling away going about 80, car shut off and white smoke came out the exhaust. pulled over and check what it was and didn't see smoke come out the engine bay. so i decided to check the spark plug. starting from left to right 1st one was fine, 2nd was fine, 3rd was fine, and 4th had white smoking coming out of it like a chu chu train lol 
. so im thinking it the head gasket. so today i started taking my turbo mani off and value cover off andcams off and the nats started coming out so i had to stop, there was too many of them so first thing in the morning back to working on car. trying to order cometic gasket, arp head studs, je piston and carillo rods. guessing this will take about 3-4 weeks to do. good thing i have another car huh 
. but i will keep yall in touch on whats up
. so im thinking it the head gasket. so today i started taking my turbo mani off and value cover off andcams off and the nats started coming out so i had to stop, there was too many of them so first thing in the morning back to working on car. trying to order cometic gasket, arp head studs, je piston and carillo rods. guessing this will take about 3-4 weeks to do. good thing i have another car huh . but i will keep yall in touch on whats up
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wow, thanks.i just was bored and wanted to post up what happed to my car and stuff but i guess it was wrong. am i suppose to feel bad or dumb or something? people like yall make other people not wanna post stuff on here anymore. going around bashing and trash talking. but its alright its just the internet. people can say what ever they want. ____ing internet tough guy.
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No, I would tell you if I saw you in person that you blowing up your car street racing makes you a moron. I have no problem telling people that brag about racing on public roads they are idiots. I have done it too from time to time and am thankful that Im still alive to tell about it. If you dont come on here talking about how you blew up your car street racing you dont have anything to worry about.
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it was just something to talk about. what you talking about bragging? i said what happened that day after i race. if i just said i just blew up. ppl was say or ask what happen. i don't brag about racing i don't do it often, just got tune 2 weeks ago so im trying it out by runing some ppl. and this happen. does that have to do with anything about bragging? 
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you may have be thankful for being alive. i haven't had problem before and im thankful for it. its just something that i just started doin and won't be doing for long. it was just that one day when i just saw the v8 going for a run. im more of a track person. so thank you for telling me how bad it is to street race. i hear it all the time.
Not sure if i've seen you at sonic on beach blvd or not. Did you not hear about that mustang and integra racing down roosevelt a couple weeks ago? the gsr lost control(axle broke) jumped the median and hit three cars and killed four people including a kid. that's enough to make me NEVER street race, and i don't as it is. sorry about your head gasket, but save your v8 slaughtering dreams for the track man.
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Originally Posted by op07tc
Not sure if i've seen you at sonic on beach blvd or not. Did you not hear about that mustang and integra racing down roosevelt a couple weeks ago? the gsr lost control(axle broke) jumped the median and hit three cars and killed four people including a kid. that's enough to make me NEVER street race, and i don't as it is. sorry about your head gasket, but save your v8 slaughtering dreams for the track man.
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yes i did hear about that. i couldn't believe it. yea it stop me from doing it but it was just a one day thing. but yes i understand about the racing stuff and how much risk you are taking and risking other ppl lifes. but all i was trying to say was the story about me blowing head gasket. and replacing it. wasn't trying to brag or trash talking. its all a fun thing. telling ppl what happen and whats new.
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Originally Posted by TCpete
all u need is arp head studs, cometic head gasket and ur good to go... anything above 290 to 300 hp and we have head lift... just FYI for ya
Hmmm.. I guess I really should put in the arp head studs, instead of the stock ones.
I was gonna save the arps for my engine build. But if thats the case. I might as well use it now.
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Originally Posted by azntct
yes i did hear about that. i couldn't believe it. yea it stop me from doing it but it was just a one day thing. but yes i understand about the racing stuff and how much risk you are taking and risking other ppl lifes. but all i was trying to say was the story about me blowing head gasket. and replacing it. wasn't trying to brag or trash talking. its all a fun thing. telling ppl what happen and whats new.
