How high did you rev between shifts?
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Sorry, I was being a wise a$$ as per his other threads....
Guess I needed one of these...
When I was 15 my first job was at a VW/Volvo dealership washing the cars on the lot... This kid got a brand new passat for his 18th b-day, I gassed it up and washed it when they sold it... well, 3 weeks later they tow it back the the dealer, seems the kid had been racing and had messed with the rev limiter, and missed a shift from 3rd to 4th, dropped the clutch into 2nd at 70mph+, blew the engine, it was amazing the dammage, the intake and exhaust valves broke off and dropped into the cylinders, and the cylinders kept chuggin away for a good mile while he coasted to a stop wondering like an idiot what he did to his car... when they opened the engine up there were holes in the cylinder walls, holes in the pistons, and globules of metal fused into the sides of the cylinder walls... Complete and total destruction. It was beautiful.
Kids dad tried to pass it off like it was the dealers fault, and threatened to sue to get the engine covered by the waranty. The owner of the dealership just laughed at him. He ended up buying it out of pocket.
Ricers....
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Kids dad tried to pass it off like it was the dealers fault, and threatened to sue to get the engine covered by the waranty. The owner of the dealership just laughed at him. He ended up buying it out of pocket.
Ricers....
whoa, calm down buddy
My reply was to lance, not you.......
i did that before once, but i never messed with the rev limit... it was like 3-4 years ago...i was 17 and driving a 99 civic si it had almost 50,000 miles.. i was racing in stockton,ca on arch... i was racing threw the whole night.. my friend had a 96 black cvc hb b16a squeezing.. we raced CBI's 4 door civc that night i think..Originally posted by OliverThomas@Apr 16 2005, 06:58 PM
When I was 15 my first job was at a VW/Volvo dealership washing the cars on the lot... This kid got a brand new passat for his 18th b-day, I gassed it up and washed it when they sold it... well, 3 weeks later they tow it back the the dealer, seems the kid had been racing and had messed with the rev limiter, and missed a shift from 3rd to 4th, dropped the clutch into 2nd at 70mph+, blew the engine, it was amazing the dammage, the intake and exhaust valves broke off and dropped into the cylinders, and the cylinders kept chuggin away for a good mile while he coasted to a stop wondering like an idiot what he did to his car... when they opened the engine up there were holes in the cylinder walls, holes in the pistons, and globules of metal fused into the sides of the cylinder walls... Complete and total destruction. It was beautiful.
Kids dad tried to pass it off like it was the dealers fault, and threatened to sue to get the engine covered by the waranty. The owner of the dealership just laughed at him. He ended up buying it out of pocket.
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well what happen was that i was racing and i was in 3rd gear and i power shifted into 4th but i miss shifted into 2nd and blew up my first motor...
... i didnt call my parents cause what would that do... just get me more lectures and if your asian you know what i mean by this... lectures and lectures... so i just towed it back home and dealt with it like a man
after i blew it... i took apart the motor finding out that i had water in the cylinders and i found i cracked my block..
if you guys are wondering what happen to the 99 civic..
i sold the car as is to my cousin w/ no motor.
Now he has a fully built b20vtec built by midnight performance
i was young and foolish and i still am
but its fun and i like working on cars
thats been my hobby since i was a kid
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