blown motor on first run of turbo :( - Honda Prelude Forum

lude4life · 08-19-2002, 12:42 PM

well guyz i hooked up the greddy turbo kit and took it for a spin, not realising that the wastegate hose had come undone : \ well i hit a 2 bar on the boost guage and then the whole car just shut off

looking like i broke something for sure, car will not start. It just sits there and sounds like its choking.

So more or less going to go get the whole engine rebuilt......thinking eagle rods, je pistons, copper head gasket, and as for cams and everything else i would like some reccomendations from you all that have them

thanks guyz.

influx · 08-19-2002, 12:46 PM

prolly woulda had to do this one way or another

just think now you're going to be ready for the turbo

DirtyLude · 08-19-2002, 01:11 PM

Doh! That sucks.

red92si · 08-19-2002, 01:20 PM

Damn... 2 bar is a junk-load of boost (30+ psi). I wonder how much HP you were getting right before the engine blew. Sorry to hear about it...

lude4life · 08-19-2002, 01:31 PM

yea man i was prolly pushin some crazy power, it felt faster then fast lol

but dam this sux !

how long should a engine rebuild usually take ? is 3 weeks about an average time ?

bgod · 08-19-2002, 02:07 PM

much longer then 3 weeks i'd say. remember, gotta sleeve the block.
if all internals are in stock where ever you purchase them.

i'd say a good 2 months since you haven't prepared in advance.

get a stand alone at the same time. pointless to have a built motor without it. hopefully funds are available to you.

lude4life · 08-19-2002, 02:26 PM

well the shop i just talked to said 3 weeks at the longest, so i guess 3 weeks is really good then if ur sayin 2 months hehe

iranman · 08-19-2002, 02:27 PM

Oh man! That quickly? Does that even count for the sticky post?!?

influx · 08-19-2002, 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by lude4life
well the shop i just talked to said 3 weeks at the longest, so i guess 3 weeks is really good then if ur sayin 2 months hehe

i dunno if i'd be trusting any shops anymore if i was you
you see that post by turbosh?

lude4life · 08-19-2002, 03:30 PM

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Originally posted by influx

i dunno if i'd be trusting any shops anymore if i was you
you see that post by turbosh?

nah what post ?

influx · 08-19-2002, 03:31 PM

Car Update...Very Sad Story
check it out man
he might be gettin a lawyer

schwett · 08-19-2002, 04:31 PM

depending on what's wrong and what you decide to do, you really don't want just any shop monkey doing the work. 3 weeks is a very short amount of time, and it indicates they're doing all the work themself. i.e., pull motor, disassemble motor, sleeve block, get new pistons and rods and etc, fit pistons to rods, select bearings, other misc machine work b/c it's out ot whack, blah blah blah

it's a serious undertaking, involving very tight tolerances. you really don't want to spin a bearing in a few months because they half assed the reassembly.

if you took the whole car to a reputable shop and had them do everything but the actual machine work (i.e. they send it to golden eagle or similar) i can't see how it would be less than 6 weeks, and that's extremely optimistic.

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Originally posted by lude4life
well the shop i just talked to said 3 weeks at the longest, so i guess 3 weeks is really good then if ur sayin 2 months hehe

lude4life · 08-19-2002, 04:36 PM

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Originally posted by schwett
depending on what's wrong and what you decide to do, you really don't want just any shop monkey doing the work. 3 weeks is a very short amount of time, and it indicates they're doing all the work themself. i.e., pull motor, disassemble motor, sleeve block, get new pistons and rods and etc, fit pistons to rods, select bearings, other misc machine work b/c it's out ot whack, blah blah blah

it's a serious undertaking, involving very tight tolerances. you really don't want to spin a bearing in a few months because they half assed the reassembly.

if you took the whole car to a reputable shop and had them do everything but the actual machine work (i.e. they send it to golden eagle or similar) i can't see how it would be less than 6 weeks, and that's extremely optimistic.

i just spoke with them and they do send the sleeves to golden eagle..... and this is a very reputable shop.
So im prolly gonna be lettin them rebuild my engine, just hope it all works out ok

Rick Bailey · 08-21-2002, 02:36 PM

how much it gonna cost you

1PreLude2NV · 08-21-2002, 03:27 PM

o man =( sorry to hear about your motor ! good luck w/ the rebuild

schwett · 08-21-2002, 05:39 PM

sounds good. i would press them a bit on how it only takes 3 weeks INCLUDING shipping the motor to and from golden eagle, and having golden eagle sleeve it. that would normally take 3 weeks all by itself.

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Originally posted by lude4life

i just spoke with them and they do send the sleeves to golden eagle..... and this is a very reputable shop.
So im prolly gonna be lettin them rebuild my engine, just hope it all works out ok

C-Redrum · 08-22-2002, 09:48 AM

i have been without my car since june 30th....damn golden eagle still has the block

lude4life · 08-22-2002, 02:06 PM

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Originally posted by C-Redrum
i have been without my car since june 30th....damn golden eagle still has the block

that sux

i hope they dont have mine for that long , that just really sux. sorry 2 hear that man.

lude4life · 08-22-2002, 02:08 PM

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Originally posted by schwett
sounds good. i would press them a bit on how it only takes 3 weeks INCLUDING shipping the motor to and from golden eagle, and having golden eagle sleeve it. that would normally take 3 weeks all by itself.

maybe they just givin me a rough estimate for the time ?? cuz i am seeing from many people its going to take at the very quickest at least 4 weeks with sleeving and everything......i just hope thats all it takes , cuz thats already 2 long ! lol