Buddy of mine w/ a talon went cruising the other night. It was late and no traffic so we did two quick ~60 - 110ish pulls.
My 5OH (M6 w/ 3.55) has a boss intake, C&L cai, DSS driveshaft, SW full exhaust, and AED Tune.
His talon has aftermarket: intake, turbo, turbo manifold, full exhaust, fully built (valvetrain, port, polish, etc) head w/ cams, cluth/flywheel, fuel system (injectors, fuel pump, etc), standalone ems, race gas (Q16), and some weight reduction. His tune was super hot, something like low 12's AFR, 22 degrees timing, and 28 pounds of boost.
I let him brake boost and we honked off at 3. He beat me both times by 1/2 - 1 car when I let off. :beer: At the end of the 2nd run I saw a puff of black smoke followed by some white smoke. I let him know, "dude - car shot out white smoke at the end of the 2nd run - is that normal? Might wanna check it out." He goes, "na, it's cool, that just the race gas."
We take the next exit and pull up to the light. I cruise off normally and he WOTs it in 1st. No lift shift into second, and BAM!!! White smoke everywhere, fluid on the ground, pieces of engine block scattered on the street. Shitty way to end a fun night. He's gonna do a tear down soon and see if there is any damage to the head or turbo :nonono:
My 5OH (M6 w/ 3.55) has a boss intake, C&L cai, DSS driveshaft, SW full exhaust, and AED Tune.
His talon has aftermarket: intake, turbo, turbo manifold, full exhaust, fully built (valvetrain, port, polish, etc) head w/ cams, cluth/flywheel, fuel system (injectors, fuel pump, etc), standalone ems, race gas (Q16), and some weight reduction. His tune was super hot, something like low 12's AFR, 22 degrees timing, and 28 pounds of boost.
I let him brake boost and we honked off at 3. He beat me both times by 1/2 - 1 car when I let off. :beer: At the end of the 2nd run I saw a puff of black smoke followed by some white smoke. I let him know, "dude - car shot out white smoke at the end of the 2nd run - is that normal? Might wanna check it out." He goes, "na, it's cool, that just the race gas."
We take the next exit and pull up to the light. I cruise off normally and he WOTs it in 1st. No lift shift into second, and BAM!!! White smoke everywhere, fluid on the ground, pieces of engine block scattered on the street. Shitty way to end a fun night. He's gonna do a tear down soon and see if there is any damage to the head or turbo :nonono:
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