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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 04:47 AM
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350 T.P.I is in trouble

Well I raced my buddies Mustang last night. I roasted him off the line but he caught me. We went longer than a 1/4 so I might have beaten him in the 1/4. But I payed the ultimate price for the fun I had. I ****in tore my **** up! I think I redlined it a little to much, I noticed she was taching pretty high so I backed off and brought her to a stop. No smoke, no leaks, definately no explosion, but she only stays running when I rev the engine and makes some kind of rattle. I'm having it towed to the shop later today.
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 05:41 AM
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You didn't leave it in "D" for the race? How high did you rev it?
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 10:08 AM
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I did leave it in D. I revved it all the way the the redline.
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 11:27 PM
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Mine revved way too high in D when I was racing a corvette, although it didn't hurt my car any, maybe because of my forged internals?
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 11:48 PM
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you could very well of spun a bearing or two...
happened to me.

except for one lil difference, my engine shut off completely
and I pulled off to the road. ..popped the hood, no coolant bubbling ..everything looked norm


tryed starting it again and it didnt make a sound..
woundnt crank (hot starter solenoid probally)
so I left it at a Checker Auto store overnight
and came back the next morn.

the car did the exact same thing you described
above .. wouldnt idle, I manged to drive it home while
listening to that awful metal on metal sound.

it didnt sound like a knock .. but a tap on a metal surface.
I wouldnt get discouraged tho .. it could be numerous things
but, it wouldnt surprise me if you spun a main or
rod bearing .. happens most often while "lead-footing"



good luck
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 04:13 AM
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could be many things. might be a lifter
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 12:00 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by TPI
[B]you could very well of spun a bearing or two...
happened to me.

except for one lil difference, my engine shut off completely
and I pulled off to the road. ..popped the hood, no coolant bubbling ..everything looked norm


tryed starting it again and it didnt make a sound..
woundnt crank (hot starter solenoid probally)
so I left it at a Checker Auto store overnight
and came back the next morn.

the car did the exact same thing you described
above .. wouldnt idle, I manged to drive it home while
listening to that awful metal on metal sound.

it didnt sound like a knock .. but a tap on a metal surface.
I wouldnt get discouraged tho .. it could be numerous things
but, it wouldnt surprise me if you spun a main or
rod bearing .. happens most often while "lead-footing"



Thats what my dad and I believe. Sounds like a defitante possiblity. Mine isnt knocking either, it has the metal on metal rattle like yours did. I'm not to worried about it.
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 12:19 PM
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Check your rockers also, if they`re still the oem ones.
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