to make a long story short i threw a rod through my block yesterday morning

 

damn sorry to hear that... howd that happen?

 

haulin ass?

 

damn it. new engine or repair?

 

Usually a hole in the block means new engine

 

How did you manage to do that?

 

low oil or blown headgasket?

 

x2

 

supercharger??

 

Overrev? maybe rev limiter isn't working?

But damn, I didn't know that was possible. All you have are headers, a catback, and a CAI.

 

 

Yeha let us know how that happen so we can make sure it does not happen to any of us!

 

 

sorry i dont have any pics of it i got on it but not to hard and a loud bang came then the car started to run like shit and shake so i drove it for two blocks and turned on a side street and she died but the motor is cooked they got the new one today and will have it done for me tomorrow or saturday

 

WOW that did not answer one question!
Where u driving when u heard the bang or was it parked?
How fast where u going if u were moving?
Do the mecanics know why it happened?
Do u have and mods, CAI , headers , turbo, NOS??

 

Broken timing belt

 

that will bend valves for sure, but have not heard of rod thru block as a result of tbelt? anyone else seen that? kris?

A broken lower rod bearing cap would do it or a piston wrist pin could break and kaboom

The engine should take full throttle with the listed mods--
supercharger is the only way I have seen to really pop the motor good since the 80s
Oil pressure?

Another good reason to seafoam the oil-- remove years of sludge from the oil gallies and vtec operating system--which uses oil pressure to operate
TV connercials are not kidding about engine sludge

 

To paraphrase Cale Yarburough, "She was running great and all of a sudden she blew up." Of the 3 thrown rods I've seen, my lawn tractor and a friend's Volvo were the result of low oil issues. A 1970's Oldsmobuick was being driven a bit aggressive (100 mph) and the engine just gave up.

Miner

 

He "got on it" so evidently he was moving. That's one question. And if he "got on it" engine speed would be more important than actual speed, and he was probably revving pretty high. Mods are listed in the sig. That's 3 right there.

But I'm also curious as to why it happened.

 

that's cool, thanks for sharing.

 

x2.

 

no reply and explanation from OP? must be a scam~

 

i say its a broken timing belt and he was just assuming he shot a rod

 

rod through the block wouldnt drive 2 blocks and then die. and if i were him id have mad pics of it lol... cant do anything but laugh.

 

You would really have to be overreving the engine to toss a rod with the engine being stock...what did your rev limiter malfunction and you shift it at the top of the tach? (what is it like 9k?)

Ive seen turbo, nitrous and s/c engines do it, but not a stock engine

Like others stated-Im sure it was the timing belt letting go. It can be pretty catastrophic at high RPM when it happens...

 

Yes i have seen it. I have done it.

Judging from the stoutness of our rods/crank/caps, smething had to just be a rare freak break. Also how would you drive for 2 blocks with a thrown rod.?? My guess is a timing belt broke.

 

More motivation to get that service done.

 

The Oldsmobuick I mentioned ran suprisingly good on 6 (of 8) cylinders. At first I thought it was merely a broken valve rocker (push rod engine) or bent push rod, but when I removed the intake, the small end of one of the con rod was sitting where the 7-8 camshaft lobes used to be. The engine started, and other than the knocking caused by the remaining 1/2 of the con rod banging the block, ran fairly smooth.

Miner

 

well it wasnt the timing belt that broke so thats out of the question. they told me that it was an internal failure and the the oil level was fine. and after she went i looked under the car to see oil just pouring out and the tech told me there is a hole in the back of your block. the car started up in the shop but only ran on two cylinders.

 

Well thats a first that ive seen from a J32

 

if there was oil pouring out the block when it went how did they know the oil level was ok in the shop??

 

because i just changed the oil 200 miles prior

 

ok so let me get this straight... ur driving along and all of the sudden kaaaaaaaaaboooooommmm and u drive 2 blocks pull over and "went i looked under the car to see oil just pouring" and the tech says "the oil level was fine" and ur able to still turn the car on hole through the block and all.... thats an awesome j32 u have my friend

 

lmaooooooo yungunz hahahahaha