Why a good tuned chip can save your motor....
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Originally posted by NCETRY
For those out there who don't know the effects of pinging or detonation it will not cause your rods to fail or break. It will destroy your pistons, valves and spark plugs but I have never heard of it ever causing a rod to break. I know when my engine blew the cause was not detonation but a weak rod. Other than the piston that broke, all the other pistons looked fine. When I was in Chicago to see the new Cobra I had a chance to talk with the people from SVT and even they said the current h.p. levels they are getting is pushing the stock bottom end. They did say they are testing a new motor for the lightning and will make around 500h.p. and will be similiar to the engine in the GT40. And if you don't believe me there is a picture of me and Tom Scarpello on http://www.svtoa.com
For those out there who don't know the effects of pinging or detonation it will not cause your rods to fail or break. It will destroy your pistons, valves and spark plugs but I have never heard of it ever causing a rod to break. I know when my engine blew the cause was not detonation but a weak rod. Other than the piston that broke, all the other pistons looked fine. When I was in Chicago to see the new Cobra I had a chance to talk with the people from SVT and even they said the current h.p. levels they are getting is pushing the stock bottom end. They did say they are testing a new motor for the lightning and will make around 500h.p. and will be similiar to the engine in the GT40. And if you don't believe me there is a picture of me and Tom Scarpello on http://www.svtoa.com
Detonation can cause rod bearing load problems. It can make you scar or scratch a bearing because of load which will not allow proper lubrication to reach the bearing. This can make you spin a bearing over time.....
He did not break a rod he has a low end noise in the motor....