Engine Damage missed shift at 75 mph
#11
Thats what so upsetting about the whole incident. He's been driving manual cars for years, and this is my first manual car which I had only been driving for less than a month.
#13
no way in hell that engine will blow like that.. i can put my life on it, i drop it from 6th to 3rd all the time when im having fun in the freeway wit my buddies stock gearing i believe 3rd tops out at 90 mph. sorry to say but he drove it like he stole it.. thats why your engine blew.. he owes you a new engine thats the bottom line..
#16
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wow, next time i get preasure from my friends to let them drive my car i'll just show them this thread... cause i always feel like such a d-bag for always saying no
#18
Sounds like he grabbed first instead of 3rd -- if the 75mph is accurate. If the engine won't even turn with a socket on the crank pulley, then it's more than likely toast. I'd pull the head and have a look.
#19
Wow, the spark plug was smashed? Would a valve bend to the point of smacking the plug? That sounds more like an impact from a rod letting go, doesn't it?
Whatever it is it sounds fairly catastrophic. Definitely damage to piston, valves, and head... Hope your BIL is a baller! Good luck...
Whatever it is it sounds fairly catastrophic. Definitely damage to piston, valves, and head... Hope your BIL is a baller! Good luck...