My R8 blew its engine today......

[Z0m81e]

I have one of the small monkfish cams and mine walked through the emissions with high lift rockers and full walkinshaw exhaust system including cats. Either that or they forgot to put the sensor in the exhaust, unsure which.

[davegreg]

Yeah, mine had just flew through the mot with its Walky small cam and high flow cats just days before it blew up! The problem with the cam in the LS375/480 is the amount of valve overlap that causes the emissions issues, so i've been told.

[davegreg]

Just got the call today to say my car is finally sorted - they just need to give it an oil change after it's initial 'shakedown' drive and re-gas the aircon. There was a few issues over the engine map and security codes, but all is well now and i'm going to pick it up Thursday morning.

[snowwolf]

Good to hear you have got it sorted out, bet you cant wait to drive it

[BlueDevil]

Good news Dave, you got the codes quick

[davegreg]

Yeah can't wait to drive it Mick - haven't seen it for about 6 weeks! They didn't need the code in the end Dennis - they contacted Walkinshaw who were good enough to supply them with the original engine map that was on my car before I had the cam done.

Edited by davegreg on Tuesday 29th September 19:27

[wav8]

Nice one good to hear its nearly ready

[IXLR8]

Excellent news

[The ron]

Great news Dave thank you for the email.

[vxr8jaye]

Destroyed ls2

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[vxr8jaye]

Now, that's what I call a knackered vxr8 engine.....

[stevieturbo]

vxr8jaye said:

Now, that's what I call a knackered vxr8 engine.....

Other than the cam/lifters and broken tensioner, looks mostly ok on the other photos.

Was it an original or uprated cam and lifters ?

And broken tensioners arent that unusual. The notion of a tensioner in there like that is good, but not when they arent totally reliable. Just revert back to the old black dampener as they call it bolted in between the two gears.

[davegreg]

[stevieturbo]

davegreg said:

Now that's fked lol.