NEW:... Blown Head Gasket Analysis
10-11-2006, 06:45 AM
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I can't believe I missed this thread when it was first posted. Damn Brent ... all I can say is it can only get better (actually now that you're in the right hands it sounds like it IS already a lot better).
good luck ... I bet you can't wait til your trip to Asia ...
good luck ... I bet you can't wait til your trip to Asia ...
10-12-2006, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by E***zzzzy
Great !!!! I hate it 
when all is not accounted for 
when all is not accounted for Alright, I am checking mail in Singapore at the moment before heading to Philippines. I got an email from Sharif, looks like the engine is back up and running and they should be working on the tuning real soon. I expect Sharif to post #'s and info when available.
Mike: Sorry I have not gotten back to you, been really busy before leaving for Asia. Either PM me or we can talk when I get back in November.
Everyone: Thanks for the well wishes and I can only say I hope to have my car back up and running soon. As to the comments about expecting it to break... We all know you pay to play, but waiting/paying over 9 months and having the engine blow a gasket within 3 weeks of the new engine build WAS NOT in my plans... I figured if it blew we would be pushing the envelope, not running 9 PSI on the street.
--B
10-12-2006, 05:20 PM
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Brent takes sanity trips to Asia where he produces nothing more than Illegitimate children and dead brain cells......TAKE ME ALREADY WILL U!!!!!
10-12-2006, 05:25 PM
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LOL... Yea lets just say I arrived at midnight, hit the hotel bar after cleaning up around 1 AM (bar stays open til 6AM) and by 3 AM I had 2 Korean chicks...
I drink, Dive and spend a lot of time in bed.... Not necessarily in that order.
Like Noah said, it keeps me sane and relieves a lot of stress
Lord knows I need it after the last week I had... ARGH!!
After some R&R in Philippines I will be heading to Thailand for 'Same-Same, but different girls"... GOD, I love Asia...
I drink, Dive and spend a lot of time in bed.... Not necessarily in that order.
Like Noah said, it keeps me sane and relieves a lot of stress
Lord knows I need it after the last week I had... ARGH!!After some R&R in Philippines I will be heading to Thailand for 'Same-Same, but different girls"... GOD, I love Asia...
10-12-2006, 07:47 PM
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I am only trying to live up to everyones' expectations
Really it is a great place to relax, your $$$ streches real far in SE Asia, much better then most holiday destinations.
It has to, everything else I make goes into that damn car..
Really it is a great place to relax, your $$$ streches real far in SE Asia, much better then most holiday destinations.
It has to, everything else I make goes into that damn car..
10-13-2006, 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by BamBam
I am only trying to live up to everyones' expectations
Really it is a great place to relax, your $$$ streches real far in SE Asia, much better then most holiday destinations.
It has to, everything else I make goes into that damn car..
Really it is a great place to relax, your $$$ streches real far in SE Asia, much better then most holiday destinations.
It has to, everything else I make goes into that damn car..
10-13-2006, 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by BamBam
Trust me, when Devon first came over to ask Chris , 'Hey man, you know what this is?' while holding the bearing... I thought it was a joke... BUT Chris got up immediately and went straight over to the car and started double checking everything. Sharif told me it must have been a Joke (At this time it was already like 1 AM). When it was figured out it was found in the catch pan and no one had ever seen something like that before... They REALLY went over everything a third time.
Alright, I am checking mail in Singapore at the moment before heading to Philippines. I got an email from Sharif, looks like the engine is back up and running and they should be working on the tuning real soon. I expect Sharif to post #'s and info when available.
Mike: Sorry I have not gotten back to you, been really busy before leaving for Asia. Either PM me or we can talk when I get back in November.
Everyone: Thanks for the well wishes and I can only say I hope to have my car back up and running soon. As to the comments about expecting it to break... We all know you pay to play, but waiting/paying over 9 months and having the engine blow a gasket within 3 weeks of the new engine build WAS NOT in my plans... I figured if it blew we would be pushing the envelope, not running 9 PSI on the street.
--B
Alright, I am checking mail in Singapore at the moment before heading to Philippines. I got an email from Sharif, looks like the engine is back up and running and they should be working on the tuning real soon. I expect Sharif to post #'s and info when available.
Mike: Sorry I have not gotten back to you, been really busy before leaving for Asia. Either PM me or we can talk when I get back in November.
Everyone: Thanks for the well wishes and I can only say I hope to have my car back up and running soon. As to the comments about expecting it to break... We all know you pay to play, but waiting/paying over 9 months and having the engine blow a gasket within 3 weeks of the new engine build WAS NOT in my plans... I figured if it blew we would be pushing the envelope, not running 9 PSI on the street.
--B
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10-13-2006, 02:30 AM
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I just had an idea...(I know, gasp and swoon!)
Remember when we were in college? Some of us still are but will be able to relate.
Every curriculum had a "weed-out" course. For those who don't understand, it's the course designed to separate those that have the potential to be successful at a major from those that were looking to get a degree in (insert major here), but weren't capable of making the grade.
I see correctly building the VQ35 as the "weed-out" course for shops within our community.
Remember when we were in college? Some of us still are but will be able to relate.
Every curriculum had a "weed-out" course. For those who don't understand, it's the course designed to separate those that have the potential to be successful at a major from those that were looking to get a degree in (insert major here), but weren't capable of making the grade.
I see correctly building the VQ35 as the "weed-out" course for shops within our community.
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10-13-2006, 12:02 PM
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I thought being a pimp meant that the girls payed you..... 
Sorry......just stressed had to pay $1100 to get my car back after 3 weeks and the list of what had to be redone was so long I think I wanna vomit!!!
Sorry......just stressed had to pay $1100 to get my car back after 3 weeks and the list of what had to be redone was so long I think I wanna vomit!!!
10-13-2006, 07:27 PM
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Sharif,
Got the email and replied. Good starting point and good news the engine is holding up OK.
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Got the email and replied. Good starting point and good news the engine is holding up OK.
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10-14-2006, 04:44 PM
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Because of my current trip and work schedule, I don't expect to get the car back until mid november.
Lets see what happens with the engine before we plan any fun in the waning fall sun...
Lets see what happens with the engine before we plan any fun in the waning fall sun...
10-21-2006, 02:55 AM
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Well, there has been some decent progress. The engine is back together Sharif has put a good solid tune on pump gas and is now working on a race tune. I will wait until he is finished to reveal results, but right now I can safely say we are already hitting over 500whp on a Dyno Dynamics.
So I am back to where I thought I was before. Now the hard work begins.
--B
So I am back to where I thought I was before. Now the hard work begins.
--B