Iv blown it up!!!!!!

[Tilly819]

hi all

as the title suggests iv blown up the roadster have not had chance to fully inspect the damage but i judging from the size of the hole in the crank case id say a rod has let go.... :(

not sure of the cause but when i stopped and checked the engine temp it was about 105C so there was a cooling failure which probably was a contributory factor.

Anyway on the upside that gives me the chance to put something different in if i want, i may replace like for like which would cost about £600 or i could swap for the Volvo inline 6 i have lying around which may be a little more expensive and quite a bit heaver but would make a bit more power and would get the dam thing out of the way and put it to some use.

[jerkins]

What was the engine that blew?

(and it might have overheated due to lack of oil / friction...)

[Danb1987]

Sorry to hear that matey you must have felt terrible! Put the vovlo engine to good use and stick that one in :)

[Tilly819]

super blackbird which are admittedly known for having week oil pumps

[Cyberbeej]

were you being a little spirited in your driving when it blow?

I've seen a few bike engines with similar failures.

[Tilly819]

Maybe.......... ;)

[deezee]

Gutted for you mate. The first engine I had in mine had the head gasket go, followed, in a close 2nd, by either the rings or valves.... either way compression dropped from 200 psi to 90! Proper pain in the arse changing the engine over but managed it in a weekend on my own.

[Tilly819]

yeh its a bit of a pain.

couple of issues with the volvo,

1 need a gearbox for it and they are rare as rocking horse s**t
2 will need a stand alone ECU most lightly mega or micro squirt
3 transmission tunnel will require some enlarging

all that said its a good strong engine 2.5 ltr 170HP should see north of 200 N/A when iv finished fiddling with it.

[twinturbo]

Better of with a white block T4 , you still need the M90 Box though.

TT

[Cyberbeej]

all in a days work for a capable kitcar builder.

[Bonzo]

That's a real pain Tilly :eek: :(

I hope you managed to get plenty of smiles from miles out of the old engine before it blew !!

RWD Volvo boxes don't come along very often, that's why I ended up ditching the Volvo engine I had here :(

[baz-r]

yeh its a bit of a pain.
2 will need a stand alone ECU most lightly mega or micro squirt


im pritty sure microsquirt is only good for 2 coils so you might need megasquirt with 3 coildrivers for the sixpot :D