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I think the motor blew tonight.
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<blockquote data-quote="BLK_03" data-source="post: 8160683" data-attributes="member: 10256"><p>Yup. According to Al Papitto. He swears that after running race gas... and the fact that is has alcohol in it and little to no oils... that it leaves the metals in the combustion chamber (pistons/valves, etc.) unprotected after shut down. Take into account the heating/cooling cycle an engine undergoes, and the subsequent condensation and water formation, and you have a recipe for corrosion and an acidic environment that wreaks havoc on the metals.</p><p></p><p>Al recommends if you run race gas you get some sort of oil in the engine ASAP. He told me that draining the tank and idling the car on pump gas is one way. His personal modular is carbed, and after racing, he'll shoot WD40 directly into the car and let the car actually run/idle solely on WD40. Essentially, he douses the engine down with it. Said his shortblock is 3 years old and still looks like new. </p><p></p><p>He also mentioned Joe Cermin's engine (the TT GT car) was just like mine... full of corrosion, and he was running C16 primarily all the time.</p><p></p><p>Here are a few pictures of the pistons, and exhaust ports. I don't have a picture of it... but even the STAINLESS STEEL exhaust valves were pitted from corrosion and acid attack. </p><p></p><p>It is a difficult pill to swallow... as I know many people use race gas all the time, and I've yet to hear of this... but after it happened to me.... and after hearing Al SWEAR that this is way more common than most know, I'll take his word for it.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1033186[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1033187[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BLK_03, post: 8160683, member: 10256"] Yup. According to Al Papitto. He swears that after running race gas... and the fact that is has alcohol in it and little to no oils... that it leaves the metals in the combustion chamber (pistons/valves, etc.) unprotected after shut down. Take into account the heating/cooling cycle an engine undergoes, and the subsequent condensation and water formation, and you have a recipe for corrosion and an acidic environment that wreaks havoc on the metals. Al recommends if you run race gas you get some sort of oil in the engine ASAP. He told me that draining the tank and idling the car on pump gas is one way. His personal modular is carbed, and after racing, he'll shoot WD40 directly into the car and let the car actually run/idle solely on WD40. Essentially, he douses the engine down with it. Said his shortblock is 3 years old and still looks like new. He also mentioned Joe Cermin's engine (the TT GT car) was just like mine... full of corrosion, and he was running C16 primarily all the time. Here are a few pictures of the pistons, and exhaust ports. I don't have a picture of it... but even the STAINLESS STEEL exhaust valves were pitted from corrosion and acid attack. It is a difficult pill to swallow... as I know many people use race gas all the time, and I've yet to hear of this... but after it happened to me.... and after hearing Al SWEAR that this is way more common than most know, I'll take his word for it. [ATTACH=full]1033186[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1033187[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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