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I would like to share an awful experience with everyone. At this time, I have many questions and I don’t have any answers to them. I would like to learn more about what might have happened and would really appreciate any help/comment.
Info of my car:
92 NSX
6-speed tranny with SOS short shift kit
Installed CTSC Autorotor at 70,000 miles (August 2006), current mileage 73,000
NEVER tracked the car, only for street use
HKS exhaust
K&N filer
RPS clutch
DEFI boost and fuel pressure gauges
All maintenance services up to date
May location – Seattle
Temperature – between 50 – 60F
What happened:
I drove my car out last Sunday afternoon to pick up a friend. I picked up my friend after 30 minutes of driving. Then, I entered the freeway again from a stop light. I speed up and watched the RPM reached 7500 with the first gear; I fast shifted to 2nd gear and watched the RPM hit 7000. Then, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE!!!!!!!! I felt the engine stalled
I called a flatbed and had the car transported to a friend’s house before sending the car to my tech John at Zahntech the next day.
John inspected my car and found #5 and #6 cylinder piston disintegrated and the engine has a small crack (I noticed a pool of oil while the car stalled on the freeway). I am going to need a new motor. To make matter worse, we found that bits and pieces of the shattered pistons made their way through the intake and now my supercharger is also damaged.
I couldn’t sleep Sunday worrying. I couldn’t sleep yesterday after learning the damage. I don’t think I am going to sleep well tonight either not knowing what’s up with the supercharger.
It’s beyond frustration that this tragic incident happened. I did everything to ensure that a good mechanic worked on the CTSC install. The result from my dyno session was good (see pic)
The AF ratio was within CTSC specification. I didn’t even drive the car hard. I have only enjoyed the CTSC for 3,000 miles.
Zahnteh is doing the best he can right now working with a few people (including Autowave and Comptech) to try figuring out how to bring my car back to life again.
Questions:
What do you guys think it happened?
What else can I do to prevent detonation?
Have I not done enough to ensure proper preparation for CTSC?
Does any one know any low mileage (40,000 – 50,000 mi) motor for sale?
Please comment and if you would like to call me, I can be reached at (206) 228-5988.
Thanks in advance.
Donny
Info of my car:
92 NSX
6-speed tranny with SOS short shift kit
Installed CTSC Autorotor at 70,000 miles (August 2006), current mileage 73,000
NEVER tracked the car, only for street use
HKS exhaust
K&N filer
RPS clutch
DEFI boost and fuel pressure gauges
All maintenance services up to date
May location – Seattle
Temperature – between 50 – 60F
What happened:
I drove my car out last Sunday afternoon to pick up a friend. I picked up my friend after 30 minutes of driving. Then, I entered the freeway again from a stop light. I speed up and watched the RPM reached 7500 with the first gear; I fast shifted to 2nd gear and watched the RPM hit 7000. Then, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE!!!!!!!! I felt the engine stalled
I called a flatbed and had the car transported to a friend’s house before sending the car to my tech John at Zahntech the next day.
John inspected my car and found #5 and #6 cylinder piston disintegrated and the engine has a small crack (I noticed a pool of oil while the car stalled on the freeway). I am going to need a new motor. To make matter worse, we found that bits and pieces of the shattered pistons made their way through the intake and now my supercharger is also damaged.
I couldn’t sleep Sunday worrying. I couldn’t sleep yesterday after learning the damage. I don’t think I am going to sleep well tonight either not knowing what’s up with the supercharger.
It’s beyond frustration that this tragic incident happened. I did everything to ensure that a good mechanic worked on the CTSC install. The result from my dyno session was good (see pic)
The AF ratio was within CTSC specification. I didn’t even drive the car hard. I have only enjoyed the CTSC for 3,000 miles.
Zahnteh is doing the best he can right now working with a few people (including Autowave and Comptech) to try figuring out how to bring my car back to life again.
Questions:
What do you guys think it happened?
What else can I do to prevent detonation?
Have I not done enough to ensure proper preparation for CTSC?
Does any one know any low mileage (40,000 – 50,000 mi) motor for sale?
Please comment and if you would like to call me, I can be reached at (206) 228-5988.
Thanks in advance.
Donny
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