I just heard that Brents motor let go anyone have any info?

 

i thought he was doing a 800whp build?

 

Unfortuntely he reported he might need a new block again if i'm correct.

 

http://forums.freshalloy.com/showthread.php?t=154937

 

I know there was something about a blown head gasket and some improperly seated head studs. I haven't heard much beyond that.

 

Ouch. And people ask why i dont want to tune above 500hp. Good luck Brent I dont know who has the worst luck you or I.

 

yeah no car is ever very fast when it breaks down

 

OMFG!!!
That completely sucks...

 

That motor he was talking about in that thread was his stock motor (look at the date)....I know cause I flew to Vegas to meet him and help drive that new lotus of his back from Vegas to DC in the AKA Rally...if his new motor went.....brent.....you can have my stock one to get you back on the road...I am buying a new car soon and will be building my Z shortly after....

 

No.... look lower down the thread. His new motor is gone. Another AAM built motor in the garbage.

JET

 

Yike$! Sorry to hear this dude. My patience would be wearing thin too.

 

So who actually built it? I thought heard he had it balanced/machined at a local shop and then actually assembled at AAM?

 

damn, so whats the story?? i thought sharif had the car right now... i might be mistaken

 

Man.. That sucks!

 

I believe it was built by AAM, overheated repeatedly, then Sharif did the rebuild, retune with the Fcon...Overheated and lost compression a week later..My money is on a sunken sleeve..Which is more likely than the headstud scenario..

 

i need more info on this, i mean, the deck should have been checked on the block after it overheated EVER...

 

Well I talked to Sharif last month and he explained the exact issue with the stud, which was after he had broken the motor down and before he had actually done any work on it. I'm not sure what happened after that.

 

Damn...poor poor brent.....that guy just doesn't catch a break.....Brent i tried calling....I may have a solution for you....call me back!

 

I know the scoop but wont post Brents info as Im not sure if he wants to publically annouce it yet. I feel so sorry for him, he didnt even get to feel the nastiness of what 666whp would provide him I wish somebody at AAM would have noticed the improperly installed 1/2" head studs (as they claim they didnt machine it-but they did build it!) and had it redone correctly instead of putting it together and setting the motor up for later destruction, unfortunately Sharif/Forged did what they could but the damage was done already. I do know this, Brent posted in the Mid-A forums he was thinking about selling, that would be a huge shame considering the time, $$$$, effort he's put into that car. Im sure he'll chime in soon enough.....

wtf no turbo-this has nothing to do with the power level (over 500whp) it has to do with quality control of a machine shop and the shop in question. Brent's motor was more than capable of handling these power levels if everything had been done correctly from the start, he doesnt skimp on things.

 

i would like to know some more info though, sorry brent, it sucks when stuff like this happens, if the headgasket was blown though, the deck should have been checked the second time.


its pretty hard to install 1/2 inch head studs incorrectly though and still actually get the heads to go on correctly...