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Old 07-10-2008 | 09:31 AM
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On the 4th my blower self destructed rotors hitting the case. What happens the shavings that go through the motor? I would think on a NA motor the cam overlap would blow them out if the did not melt in the chamber. How does this work on a Blower motor? Should I be worried in any way? Maybe do a compression check?
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Old 07-10-2008 | 09:36 AM
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with any luck they passed thru with out causing any problems, you can do a comp check and make sure nothing is cought up in a valve, it should not cause a problem with the pistons, but it all depends on how much went through. Good Luck
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Old 07-10-2008 | 12:08 PM
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On the 4th my blower self destructed rotors hitting the case. What happens the shavings that go through the motor? I would think on a NA motor the cam overlap would blow them out if the did not melt in the chamber. How does this work on a Blower motor? Should I be worried in any way? Maybe do a compression check?
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More than likely, it did nothing. I've seen this before and I've simply never seen it cause a problem. Most gets combusted, burned and or pushed out the exhaust.
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Old 07-10-2008 | 12:38 PM
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My plugs looked just like these...is this too lean? Wondering if I should go back to my 4" pulley? Running 126* tstat and 93 octane which 2/3rds of was from last year. I am worried that I detonated or may detonate. Running with 7.5 CR, stock fuel map and 3.5" pulley (6.5psi boost) should I be worried?
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Old 07-10-2008 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by JRider
My plugs looked just like these...is this too lean? Wondering if I should go back to my 4" pulley? Running 126* tstat and 93 octane which 2/3rds of was from last year. I am worried that I detonated or may detonate. Running with 7.5 CR, stock fuel map and 3.5" pulley (6.5psi boost) should I be worried?

Heat range looks ok, should have a ring around the white porcelain,I don't see any coloring there.
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Old 07-10-2008 | 01:02 PM
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There was no ring.

Dustin...have you ever had to lean out a 575 with increased boost (at say 6psi)? This thing was running pig rich before, I thought I would be OK. Maybe just being paranoid.
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from what I can tell looks lean to me....was there any idle time before pulling the plugs or did you pull right after a full throttle pass ? if any idling looks lean as hell...Rob
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Wow you guys can read a plug from that pic thats impressive.
So much for looking in the plug!
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Old 07-11-2008 | 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Budz Motorsports
Wow you guys can read a plug from that pic thats impressive.
So much for looking in the plug!
read a plug from that pic... Now thats funny

Did you find any metal in the intercooler ????? Ours got caught in the cooler fins ...
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Old 07-11-2008 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by JRider
93 octane which 2/3rds of was from last year.
I don't know a darn things about blower motors, but I would put that gas in your truck and go 100% fresh. Fresh gas today sucks and 10 month old gas is just a recipe for disaster.
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