LT8 microtech

kid nismo · Post by **kid nismo** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:21 am

damn, i might have some bad news......

the recent events that has happened:

- my car is blowing white smoke (not blue)

- my excess coolant bottle (next to the battery) for some strange reason went full and started spitting out coolant all over the engine bay (note: car was not over heating at this stage)

- now the engine is starting to struggle to maintain idle and feels more lumpy.

what does this all mean????

velardejose · Post by **velardejose** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:34 am

HG
Time to check that head
Be sure the AF ratio is not lean before having fun again...
Peace

kid nismo · Post by **kid nismo** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:39 am

In the event that it is my head gasket, where can i buy copper decompression head gasket from? and what recommend brand should i use?

cheers

Post by **The Renegade** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:32 pm

Why would you want a decomp HG for?

kid nismo · Post by **kid nismo** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:29 pm

I love runing high boost.
hate changing head gasket.
will run intercooler eventually

Panda_ET · Post by **Panda_ET** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:33 pm

jeebus how high u wanna go? i wanna run 20psi and im keeping stock cr

the headgasket pops for a reason, poor surfaces, piss poor tune. if its blown u need to look for teh problem not just get an indestructable gasket (it just means next time it wont be the gasket)

kid nismo · Post by **kid nismo** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:55 pm

hmmm... good point there panda

checked out the spark plugs.

plug 1# - very oily / wet? not too sure but it's excessive
plug 2# - pretty dry
plug 3# - pretty dry
plug 4# - pretty dry

*puffing white vapour/smoke from exhaust.

*idle is very lumpy, and with the removal of plug 1 does nothing to the idle. removal of any of the other plug will result in the car cutting out.

*i believe i've lost compression to piston 1.

*do you guy's think it's gasket or have i done the piston in?

*as i said before, pure white smoke (very misty like, and vapourise quickly)

cheers

Post by **tassuperkart** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:07 pm

Let me guess....
Youve fitted the M/tech and gone out and fanged its arse off on elevated boost without having it tuned and you have no 'cooler...is that right?

Id say you got exactly what you asked for sport.
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kid nismo · Post by **kid nismo** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:23 am

the mistake that i made was that i run the same amount of boost i did when i had the factory computer on.

i think that the knock senor would have been kickin' overtime.

lesson learnt the hard way peeps.

cheers

angel · Post by **angel** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:36 pm

kid nismo wrote:the mistake that i made was that i run the same amount of boost i did when i had the factory computer on.

i think that the knock senor would have been kickin' overtime.

lesson learnt the hard way peeps.

cheers

what boost were you running? And yes a silly mistake but everyone makes mistake. you will do it right next time.

velardejose · Post by **velardejose** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:24 pm

Hi
John 8:7

He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her

I am afraid all of us here have damaged at least a HG and learnt it the hard way

Peace

kid nismo · Post by **kid nismo** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:26 pm

I was running 12psi.
Everything felt fine when i was the only one in the car.

Problem occured when i had a full load going up a hill.

funny enough i've pulled the bleed valve off.

planing to go back to stock boost until i can get it tuned.

There goes buying the body kit.....

kid nismo · Post by **kid nismo** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:32 pm

i should have know better than to thrash an untuned car.
just a bit angry about it all. it all could have been avoided.

thanks anyways guys.

i just hope the HG was the only thing that got damage.

Post by **tassuperkart** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:40 pm

Live and learn.
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