Old Oct 22, 2007 | 06:17 PM
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Default Re: Redline Time Attack - Summit Point, WV September 29th-30th

Originally Posted by Floda
Complete off topic, but Jason, the other weekend at SP I noticed you were having some mechanical issues...everything alright? It looked like you blew up on Saturday, but then I saw you back on track Sunday...?
I would have bet the car that I had popped the motor on Saturday. After the rollback brought me in, I crawled under the car looking for the hole in the block. All that oil everywhere, ya know? Nothing. Clean everything up, check the dipstick - half quart low.

I'm having some extreme crankcase pressures, that caused oil to seep from everywhere. Dipstick, oil fill, around the cam cover, etc.

Cleaned it up a bit on Sunday, and ran the crap out of it. I was honestly hoping to pop the motor, but it wasn't to be.

At this point, I need to do a leakdown. My current hypothesis is this:

Motor is pretty fresh.
Motor never had PCV hooked up until I got the car.
Rings never sat.
On Shenandoah, you are never at full throttle for more than....30 seconds?
On Main Course, I'm at most/full throttle from T5-T10. All this WOT causes extreme crankcase pressure from all the blow by, oil comes out everywhere.

:shrug

So a leakdown is at the top of the list. Pending the anticipated bad results, it's a decision to either swap in my fresh (but stock) motor, or re-ring the IT built motor in the car.

Thanks for the concern Kevin - as soon as this hoe is sorted, I WILL be on the rollers. Gonna need all the HP I can get for VIR next year