vincexr6t Member 31 Member For: 19y 2m 2d Location: Adelaide Posted 04/10/06 09:02 AM Share Posted 04/10/06 09:02 AM The photo tells a thousand words or should I said a bucket load of $$$$ . Its my spark plug out the number 6 pot which I am guess has a bent rod as I have had the rocket cover off and the top end looks good, but can not be 100% sure until the head come's off. So looks like I will be saving up for a full rebuild and having my car off the road for a while. Good job its not my daily drive. This begs the question can I claim to be the first person with a BF to bend a rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 19y 8m 20d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 04/10/06 09:09 AM Share Posted 04/10/06 09:09 AM I have heard of regapping plugs, but this is ridic.On a serious note mate sorry to hear it, not a title I would be aspiring to, but a title you have earned.Chrome the rod and sit on your mantle piece.Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romulus Donating Members 1,279 Member For: 20y 3m 2d Location: Perth Posted 04/10/06 09:15 AM Share Posted 04/10/06 09:15 AM (edited) Probably not something to be proud of considering these cars are capable of running high 10's on the stock bottom end.Something serious obviously went wrong; what exactly have you done to the car? Exhaust & cat mods, plus tune and injectors? Edited 04/10/06 09:18 AM by M6 XR6T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetute Donating Members 4,553 Member For: 21y 2m 5d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 04/10/06 09:22 AM Share Posted 04/10/06 09:22 AM hope all is sorted asap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincexr6t Member 31 Member For: 19y 2m 2d Location: Adelaide Posted 04/10/06 09:40 AM Author Share Posted 04/10/06 09:40 AM My mate has all ready told me that he wants the rod so he can mount it and hang it on my office wall . Guess I am never going to live this down . It happen just as I was slowing down to turn right at some traffic light doing about 20 km/h, car ran rough like it was running on 5 pots not 6. So I drove the last 1 km to my mates house, wait for the motor to cool and pulled out the plugs and that's it. Running about 14 -15psi and has all the mods listed in my sig. Its a chance we all take when we mod our engine's and I new this when I started doing the mods. Its going to cost me $$$ but at the end of the day I will have a stronger motor which I know will give me plenty of power and I dont have live under the cloud of "will I bend or throw a rod" like all the other guys with good power and a stock bottom end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildub Member 52 Member For: 18y 8m 21d Posted 04/10/06 09:42 AM Share Posted 04/10/06 09:42 AM I reckon its not a bent rod looks like something has hit it. the conrod get shorter when they bend not longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plj 59 Member 212 Member For: 18y 10m 10d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 04/10/06 09:56 AM Share Posted 04/10/06 09:56 AM my plug looked the same but telltale was piston and rod on the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olz351 Inactive Members 1 Member For: 18y 6m 2d Posted 04/10/06 10:08 AM Share Posted 04/10/06 10:08 AM phildub said: I reckon its not a bent rod looks like something has hit it. the conrod get shorter when they bend not longer←Me bets its a dropped valve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 04/10/06 01:15 PM Share Posted 04/10/06 01:15 PM olz351 said: phildub said: I reckon its not a bent rod looks like something has hit it. the conrod get shorter when they bend not longer←Me bets its a dropped valve.←I agree with phill they get shorterolz has a posible theoryultimately its mechanical damage that can only be caused by the piston pushing some thing into it and it wont be the first engine to have valvesprings fitted that has dropped a valve!!!!one poor bugger had ford fit them (v/springs) 3 engines/builds later his still got dramas not to mention $$$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonhoare Member 85 Member For: 18y 7m Location: S.A Posted 04/10/06 02:33 PM Share Posted 04/10/06 02:33 PM :blink:Yes dropped valve or swollowed somthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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