Lots of problems with lovefabs lately?A Lovefab with a cracked sleeve, like me too and several others recently.
I'm very sorry to hear that but fortunately you are out by SOS. Did Cody do the tuning too?
I was 627 @16-17 lbs. After rebuild by SOS and R&R by Source One it was discovered on tuning day that the pin outs for IAT and coolant temp on the AEM were disconnected/not utilized.
I'm curious who tuned yours?
A Lovefab with a cracked sleeve, like me too and several others recently.
I'm very sorry to hear that but fortunately you are out by SOS. Did Cody do the tuning too?
I was 627 @16-17 lbs. After rebuild by SOS and R&R by Source One it was discovered on tuning day that the pin outs for IAT and coolant temp on the AEM were disconnected/not utilized.
I'm curious who tuned yours?
Lots of problems with lovefabs lately?
I'm just curious as to why lovefab was specifically mentioned.Cracking sleeves is due to high cylinder pressures and fatigue over time... or instantaneously through detonation (tuning). Not necessarily Lovefab's fault.
Since I don't know how to tune, but wanted to learn, I sent a copper NGK spark plug to these guys to modify with a pressure transducer. I have a high sampling rate DAS that I link to my AEM S2 to tune with. Not cheap, but I have a significant investment of time and money in my build. I've also re-welded the heads and have done some crazy things to alter the combustion pattern. It's worth it:
http://www.optrand.com/fliers/psiplug_%20060201.pdf
Probably because of my post? For my post OP's sig says LF, mine went recently and so did Blodis.I'm just curious as to why lovefab was specifically mentioned.
Yeah, I popped my sleeve at 16psi/519rwhp. Though, the failure was not due to the boost/power/tuning, it was due to my meth injection not properly atomizing due to cold ambient temps and thus hydro-locking the motor. Now am at just under 500rwhp and 12psi...on my Benson sleeves. Meth is no longer in the car
FWIW, I popped my piston ringland on the stock motor with my BBSC setup at 9.8psi and 431rwhp.
How may miles did you get out of the BBSC set up at 9.8psi before your rings went? Was it on stock head gasket and compression?
Cracking sleeves is due to high cylinder pressures and fatigue over time... or instantaneously through detonation (tuning). Not necessarily Lovefab's fault.
Since I don't know how to tune, but wanted to learn, I sent a copper NGK spark plug to these guys to modify with a pressure transducer. I have a high sampling rate DAS that I link to my AEM S2 to tune with. Not cheap, but I have a significant investment of time and money in my build. I've also re-welded the heads and have done some crazy things to alter the combustion pattern. It's worth it:
http://www.optrand.com/fliers/psiplug_ 060201.pdf
Finally! someone who is on the same page as myself Make sure the quench matches the piston design. I have contemplated the cylinder pressure method or the ion-sensing method. The pressure method is much easier to log and easier to decipher the data though.
How may miles did you get out of the BBSC set up at 9.8psi before your rings went? Was it on stock head gasket and compression?
Please do keep it up. Many of us may not have anything to contribute or banter about but I, for one, certainly find it enjoyable to read/learn.I guess I should update my engine build thread, but I seemed to be the only one interested in it and was posting at the end....
ringland at 13psi with stock block 425RWHP~ pump gas.
EVerything else was fine