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<blockquote data-quote="AlbertaZ06" data-source="post: 255369" data-attributes="member: 149"><p>Miles of Mayhem!!!!!</p><p></p><p>So I haven’t posted in a while. </p><p>Been really busy on holidays, renos, camping, etc. </p><p></p><p>Day 1</p><p>Forsberg </p><p>2 passes in, first out and on the road to Medicine Hat. Had to do check points in Sylvan Lake, then Drumheller. My car burnt up a 02 sensor, causing misfire around Three Hills. Swapped out and ran better, then failed another one again…. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face :thinking:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png" data-shortname=":thinking:" />. Lost a headlight cover on the highway. Passed guys on the highway, doing transmission swaps, welding oil pans, replacing clutches, and other repairs. Got to the hotel around 11:00pm</p><p></p><p>Day 2</p><p>Got to Medicine Hat raceway. </p><p>set the car up for race, and tech. Got 1 pass in 7.6x @ 98mph. Misfire got worse <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😬" title="Grimacing face :grimacing:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f62c.png" data-shortname=":grimacing:" />. Met a guy there, who is a tuner and he helped troubleshoot and looked at the tune, confirming that I was down a cylinder, and my tune is out to lunch under boost causing my engine problems.</p><p> Decided to call the drag week short! Drove home, over 400km with a hole in the piston, shutting down the one cylinder with HpTuners, lost the fuel pump pickup on Hwy 1, repaired it. Engine had so much blow by, it was leaking oil out everywhere, loosing 3L along the way. Drove home at 130kmph and parked in the garage.</p><p></p><p>Day 3</p><p>Pulled the engine, tore down and confirmed another melted piston. I was proud of this 5.3L!!!! I built it out of 2 blown engines myself, and when I parked it, still had oil pressure <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" />.</p><p></p><p>Day 4 & 5</p><p>Went to Forestburg & back to Rimbey to watch the races. Lots of cool cars and great people. My buddy that traveled with me was able to run his Ls swapped Mustang in my spot, having some fun.</p><p></p><p>Summary </p><p>The struggle is real <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" />. I would do it all over again, knowing how it played out. Met so many people and had a blast. The engine is getting rebuilt out of 3-5.3L’s now … <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" />. and heading south to Lethbridge for a tune once it’s together again. I was always chasing the problem as injector issues, fuel pump, etc, never went down the road of “blame the tuner” like so many people do. I still don’t, because, I have messed with the tune a bit as well. In the long run, I have learned so much building these Ls engines, and playing with turbos. People ask why the 5.3L not LS1, Ls3, 6.0L’s, etc. Because there cheap when you blow them up <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" />. </p><p>Can’t wait until next year!! </p><p>[ATTACH=full]86422[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]86423[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]86424[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]86425[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]86426[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]86427[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]86428[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]86429[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]86430[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]86431[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]86432[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]86435[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]86436[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlbertaZ06, post: 255369, member: 149"] Miles of Mayhem!!!!! So I haven’t posted in a while. Been really busy on holidays, renos, camping, etc. Day 1 Forsberg 2 passes in, first out and on the road to Medicine Hat. Had to do check points in Sylvan Lake, then Drumheller. My car burnt up a 02 sensor, causing misfire around Three Hills. Swapped out and ran better, then failed another one again…. 🤔. Lost a headlight cover on the highway. Passed guys on the highway, doing transmission swaps, welding oil pans, replacing clutches, and other repairs. Got to the hotel around 11:00pm Day 2 Got to Medicine Hat raceway. set the car up for race, and tech. Got 1 pass in 7.6x @ 98mph. Misfire got worse 😬. Met a guy there, who is a tuner and he helped troubleshoot and looked at the tune, confirming that I was down a cylinder, and my tune is out to lunch under boost causing my engine problems. Decided to call the drag week short! Drove home, over 400km with a hole in the piston, shutting down the one cylinder with HpTuners, lost the fuel pump pickup on Hwy 1, repaired it. Engine had so much blow by, it was leaking oil out everywhere, loosing 3L along the way. Drove home at 130kmph and parked in the garage. Day 3 Pulled the engine, tore down and confirmed another melted piston. I was proud of this 5.3L!!!! I built it out of 2 blown engines myself, and when I parked it, still had oil pressure 🤣. Day 4 & 5 Went to Forestburg & back to Rimbey to watch the races. Lots of cool cars and great people. My buddy that traveled with me was able to run his Ls swapped Mustang in my spot, having some fun. Summary The struggle is real 🤣. I would do it all over again, knowing how it played out. Met so many people and had a blast. The engine is getting rebuilt out of 3-5.3L’s now … 🤣. and heading south to Lethbridge for a tune once it’s together again. I was always chasing the problem as injector issues, fuel pump, etc, never went down the road of “blame the tuner” like so many people do. I still don’t, because, I have messed with the tune a bit as well. In the long run, I have learned so much building these Ls engines, and playing with turbos. People ask why the 5.3L not LS1, Ls3, 6.0L’s, etc. Because there cheap when you blow them up 🤣🤣. Can’t wait until next year!! [ATTACH type="full"]86422[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]86423[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]86424[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]86425[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]86426[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]86427[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]86428[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]86429[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]86430[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]86431[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]86432[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]86435[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]86436[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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