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ArnieVXR
Original Poster
1,039 posts
52 months
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(1) ArnieVXR - engine 1 - Gen-TTR twin turbo - Piston failure - Detonation (2) ArnieVXR - engine 2 - LSX427 TT - precautionary rebuild after massive overheat - Stupidly big cam profile (3) Harry - engine 1 - Darton wet sleeved LS1 custom TT - hydrolock (4) Harry - engine 2 - GM LS7 custom TT - coil pack failure - detonation (5) Jez- engine 1 - GM LS7 custom TT - radial cracks in cylinder- operator error (6) Jez- engine 2 - GM LS7 custom TT - Head gasket failure + possible hydrodamage- operator error (7) Poshboy - 600hp LS3/TVS - TVS failure ??? (8) ARAF - LS3 - Damaged by being over-revved - Poor choice of gears (9) Wormus - ??? (10) S600VXR - ??? (11) Ringram - Custom 427cu engine - Cam failure - Parked next to a car with FI  (12) EmmaJ - ??? (13) (14)
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gsd2000
9,776 posts
52 months
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Can we have a gearbox hall of fame?
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MyM8V8
6,798 posts
64 months
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gsd2000 said: Can we have a gearbox hall of fame? Yes you can. I've still got one of yours here in free storage.
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MyM8V8
6,798 posts
64 months
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Looks like they all need to be rationalised into a Wallet failure thread?
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gsd2000
9,776 posts
52 months
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MyM8V8 said: gsd2000 said: Can we have a gearbox hall of fame? Yes you can. I've still got one of yours here in free storage. ah forgot about that, i will try and collect it on saturday
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liam1986
1,510 posts
36 months
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ArnieVXR said: (8) ARAF - Poor choice of gears
brillant 
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badboyburt
1,048 posts
46 months
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No stock engines failed dut to Tesco Fuel on the list lol
Some expensive failures there but I admire you guys for rebuilding these monster.
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S800VXR
4,001 posts
69 months
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(1) ArnieVXR - engine 1 - Gen-TTR twin turbo - Piston failure - Detonation (2) ArnieVXR - engine 2 - LSX427 TT - precautionary rebuild after massive overheat - Stupidly big cam profile (3) Harry - engine 1 - Darton wet sleeved LS1 custom TT - hydrolock (4) Harry - engine 2 - GM LS7 custom TT - coil pack failure - detonation (5) Jez- engine 1 - GM LS7 custom TT - radial cracks in cylinder- operator error (6) Jez- engine 2 - GM LS7 custom TT - Head gasket failure + possible hydrodamage- operator error (7) Poshboy - 600hp LS3/TVS - TVS failure ??? (8) ARAF - LS3 - Damaged by being over-revved - Poor choice of gears (9) Wormus - ??? (10) S600VXR - diy first time, tuner f  ked the second and third time, fixed by Mr Fish. (11) Ringram - Custom 427cu engine - Cam failure - Parked next to a car with FI (12) EmmaJ - ??? (13) (14)
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EmmaJ
2,093 posts
15 months
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(1) ArnieVXR - engine 1 - Gen-TTR twin turbo - Piston failure - Detonation (2) ArnieVXR - engine 2 - LSX427 TT - precautionary rebuild after massive overheat - Stupidly big cam profile (3) Harry - engine 1 - Darton wet sleeved LS1 custom TT - hydrolock (4) Harry - engine 2 - GM LS7 custom TT - coil pack failure - detonation (5) Jez- engine 1 - GM LS7 custom TT - radial cracks in cylinder- operator error (6) Jez- engine 2 - GM LS7 custom TT - Head gasket failure + possible hydrodamage- operator error (7) Poshboy - 600hp LS3/TVS - TVS failure ??? (8) ARAF - LS3 - Damaged by being over-revved - Poor choice of gears (9) Wormus - ??? (10) S600VXR - diy first time, tuner f ked the second and third time, fixed by Mr Fish. (11) Ringram - Custom 427cu engine - Cam failure - Parked next to a car with FI (12) EmmaJ - Piston failure which also cracked the block due to massive detention - wasn't funny at a 140 leptons  (13) (14)
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ringram
12,207 posts
117 months
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(1) ArnieVXR - engine 1 - Gen-TTR twin turbo - Piston failure - Detonation (2) ArnieVXR - engine 2 - LSX427 TT - precautionary rebuild after massive overheat - Stupidly big cam profile (3) Harry - engine 1 - Darton wet sleeved LS1 custom TT - hydrolock (4) Harry - engine 2 - GM LS7 custom TT - coil pack failure - detonation (5) Jez- engine 1 - GM LS7 custom TT - radial cracks in cylinder- operator error (6) Jez- engine 2 - GM LS7 custom TT - Head gasket failure + possible hydrodamage- operator error (7) Poshboy - 600hp LS3/TVS - TVS failure ??? (8) ARAF - LS3 - Damaged by being over-revved - Poor choice of gears (9) Wormus - ??? (10) S600VXR - diy first time, tuner f ked the second and third time, fixed by Mr Fish. (11) Ringram - Custom 427cu engine - lifter failure caused by solid stainless 2.2" valves instead of lightweight OEM Ti being used by s t US builder - Parked next to a car with FI (12) EmmaJ - Piston failure which also cracked the block due to massive detention - wasn't funny at a 140 leptons (13) (14)
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wormus
4,845 posts
72 months
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(1) ArnieVXR - engine 1 - Gen-TTR twin turbo - Piston failure - Detonation (2) ArnieVXR - engine 2 - LSX427 TT - precautionary rebuild after massive overheat - Stupidly big cam profile (3) Harry - engine 1 - Darton wet sleeved LS1 custom TT - hydrolock (4) Harry - engine 2 - GM LS7 custom TT - coil pack failure - detonation (5) Jez- engine 1 - GM LS7 custom TT - radial cracks in cylinder- operator error (6) Jez- engine 2 - GM LS7 custom TT - Head gasket failure + possible hydrodamage- operator error (7) Poshboy - 600hp LS3/TVS - TVS failure ??? (8) ARAF - LS3 - Damaged by being over-revved - Poor choice of gears (9) Wormus - engine 1 - forged LS1 383cid with TVS2300 - block flexed an split (10) Wormus - engine 2 - forged LQ9 402cid with TVS2300 - blown up by idiot brother - suspected dropped valve (11) S600VXR - diy first time, tuner ed the second and third time, fixed by Mr Fish. (12) Ringram - Custom 427cu engine - lifter failure caused by solid stainless 2.2" valves instead of lightweight OEM Ti being used by shit US builder - Parked next to a car with FI (13) EmmaJ - Piston failure which also cracked the block due to massive detention - wasn't funny at a 140 leptons (14) (15) Here's mine just after it expired: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryT-Kad2Qzs Oh how we laughed!
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V88Dicky
4,570 posts
52 months
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(1) ArnieVXR - engine 1 - Gen-TTR twin turbo - Piston failure - Detonation (2) ArnieVXR - engine 2 - LSX427 TT - precautionary rebuild after massive overheat - Stupidly big cam profile (3) Harry - engine 1 - Darton wet sleeved LS1 custom TT - hydrolock (4) Harry - engine 2 - GM LS7 custom TT - coil pack failure - detonation (5) Jez- engine 1 - GM LS7 custom TT - radial cracks in cylinder- operator error (6) Jez- engine 2 - GM LS7 custom TT - Head gasket failure + possible hydrodamage- operator error (7) Poshboy - 600hp LS3/TVS - TVS failure ??? (8) ARAF - LS3 - Damaged by being over-revved - Poor choice of gears (9) Wormus - ??? (10) S600VXR - diy first time, tuner f ked the second and third time, fixed by Mr Fish. (11) Ringram - Custom 427cu engine - lifter failure caused by solid stainless 2.2" valves instead of lightweight OEM Ti being used by s t US builder - Parked next to a car with FI (12) EmmaJ - Piston failure which also cracked the block due to massive detention - wasn't funny at a 140 leptons (13)V88Dicky - flat battery July 2007, ok now though.  (14)
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007 VXR
51,351 posts
56 months
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[quote=V88Dicky (13)V88Dicky - flat battery July 2007, ok now though. [/quote] 
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snowwolf
9,014 posts
44 months
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Have seriously thought about more power but after what I have read in recent posts I have decided to leave the car as she is, I do 12k a year in her and want to keep reliabilty at the top of the list, she has covered well over 22k in her present state of 497 rwbhp may be a little bit higher now with the Roto-Fab CAI and quite reluctant to alter what seems a good reliable car.
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stick100
5,359 posts
37 months
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so what people are saying is turbos kill ls engines superchargers kill ls engines but big cam and throttle bodies are good? 
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ArnieVXR
Original Poster
1,039 posts
52 months
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Big cam failure - see my engine number 2
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stick100
5,359 posts
37 months
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ArnieVXR said: Big cam failure - see my engine number 2 f k it 
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ringram
12,207 posts
117 months
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Ah but Arnie's cam was in effect dumping raw fuel out the exhaust.
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stick100
5,359 posts
37 months
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ringram said: Ah but Arnie's cam was in effect dumping raw fuel out the exhaust. yes big cam and throttle bodies wins
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ArnieVXR
Original Poster
1,039 posts
52 months
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ringram said: Ah but Arnie's cam was in effect dumping raw fuel out the exhaust. And very cool it sounded too. Interestingly, the combination of low compression and a cam that left the valves open all the time meant I had no vacuum for the brake servo.
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