for reference.. here is a list of everyone who has donated info to preludeonline.com. a spreadsheet of Who's motor has blown. and who's has not blown, their setup, and what died.::::
HAS BLOWN A MOTOR
1. schwett 6psi, jrsc, jr ems/fmu, toasted lands on all 4 pistons
2. spinNlude 6psi, jrsc, put a piston through the head
3. geramy 6psi, jrsc, blew rings (lands?) (previous owner ran NOS)
4. kaos_prelude_sh 6psi, jrsc, blew ring lands on one piston
5. tmontana 6psi, jrsc, ? (had to smoke a supra, too much timing?)
6. c-redrum 6psi, jrsc, jr ems/fmu, bearing and ring lands.
7. achemze 10psi, turbo, "bad a/f ratio"
8. quaalude 8psi, turbo, 5 bent exh valves (exacerbated by earlier mis-shift)
9. turboludesh 6psi, turbo, fmu, vfac, blew ring lands on #4
10. silverludesi 7/10psi, turbo, hondata, blew ring lands on #1
11. 00g ?psi, turbo, ?
12. clendaniel 10psi, turbo, ring lands (twice)
13. Blaast 7-9psi, turbo, 8:1 FMU + 550's, 15psi boost spike waves bye-bye to all 4 pistons
14. bradboy 9psi, turbo, ring lands on 3 pistons (jdm h22)
15. kidkutz ?psi, turbo, one ring land
16. trboh22 12psi, turbo, DFI (bad engine buildup)
17. quiklude 8psi, turbo, ringl ands on 2 pistons
18. superlude01 10psi, turbo, ringlands
19. lude4life ?psi, greddy turbo, disconnected wastegate / boost spike
HAS NOT BLOWN A MOTOR
1. iranman 6psi, jrsc, jr ems/fmu [now upgraded to Hondata 2b]
2. chomorro 6psi, jrsc, jr ems/fmu [upgraded to turbo]
3. jayjjjj 6psi, jrsc, jr ems/fmu
4. oblivious 6psi, jrsc, jr ems/fmu
5. 1prelude2nv 6psi, jrsc, jr ems/fmu
6. Obsidian7 6psi, jrsc, hondata + J&S Safeguard [secretly running 9psi]
7. ludersh 6psi, jrsc, jr ems/fmu -> jr ems/370cc/cartech fmu
8. soon2bsh 6psi, jrsc, jr ems/fmu
9. supercharged97 6psi, jrsc, msd btm & no jr ems
10. jjtec 6psi, jrsc, jr ems/fmu
11. 99prelude_lc 6psi, jrsc, jr ems/fmu
12. bkw97lude 6psi, jrsc, jr ems/fmu/v-afc
13. simpleluder97 6psi, jrsc, jr ems/fmu
14. purelude 7psi, turbo, hondata
15. dirtylude ?psi, turbo, mf2 -> haltech (?)
16. h23ludedude 7psi, turbo, mf2
17. smoothludey ?psi, turbo, hondata
18. ludespeed2000 ?psi, turbo
19. Cachase1 7/11psi, turbo, FMU + J&S Safeguard [cheats with race gas]
20. dangerzone 6psi, turbo, hondata + J&S Safeguard
21. marksaccord95 8psi, turbo, hondata
22. bluluder 7psi, turbo
23. ummm yea 7.5psi, turbo, mf2, 8.5:1 cr
its almost 50/50 most likely due to driver error, etc etc. just gotta the standard precautions.