19cturbo Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) well, here is the reason i chose not to o-ring my engine this time around, actually, im pretty sure im not going to be using the engine this time around. Ive given up on the G54B, not that i have anything against it, i simply have had no luck with it. Its put me through hell and i kept on plugging away at it, its been just a headache and alot of money. I didnt cut corners with the build, and tried to do everything the right way. it just hasnt worked out. Anyway, here are some pics of why ive chosen not to use this engine anymore.. http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd23/19cturbo/42255E57-F8EB-49C2-B290-3DF500772D87-51043-00002448BDC97921.jpg http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd23/19cturbo/25A7F141-35F7-41A1-8725-D41ED105AB23-51043-00002448AEF9A279.jpg http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd23/19cturbo/3B7251B8-A258-46A9-AD82-E0BCDAF94135-51043-00002448C536674F.jpg http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd23/19cturbo/B8A0F22D-B360-4C24-A086-FDB370D42A98-51043-00002448CB9A823F.jpg Edited December 10, 2012 by 19cturbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotStock88 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 WOW, another cracked block ?!? What caused this? Poor tuning? More info on the setup/build please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Dont Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Damn that sucks, what head bolts were you running. Oh and V8s are so much easier...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeuppance Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Sucks... that thing must have overheated mega, or ran waaaay lean. Any block with a bad tune will suffer the same fate though... lol... -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Looks like it ran super skinny and got mega hot. Never seen that in an iron block, cracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntercooledFlatty Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Mikie you do not owe any explanations as we have all been there. You did EVERYTHING correct EVERY time. it's not you, or your tune. it's bad luck and a bad platform to start with. Welcome to the path of righteousness, come on in and enjoy the ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeuppance Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 LOL... H-dawg... -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19cturbo Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Car has never been run lean, i have a zillion data logs to prove that. the car was never ever ran hot, have 3 gauges, trust me. The engine was built with ARP's. Im not sure what happened with it, nothing i can think of that would have caused it. Ive always checked plugs and never noticed detonation. The tune was done by scott87star and was top notch, in no way shape or form do i believe that had anything to do with it. Ive had nothing but bad luck with the 54, time and time again and always fixed it right. Never spared a time from being cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19cturbo Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 all my info on this build was in the MPI section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 my guess would be a freeze crack at some time/point in the blocks life , head is deff eather a piston to valve contact orbent head with a resurface done to it with out straighting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr-starion Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Now that is discusting, i feel sorry for you, these motors are money pits here and there but that is alot of damage. Theres nothing worse than building a motor and it failing down the road even though you did everything precise, its happend with me on a 4g63 everything was perfect and it blew up 500 miles later, and i couldnt find out what the cause of it was. The motor was bad luck since i had bought the eclipse along with everything else. Ended up changing every single piece on the car but the shell. And now shes great! I think the thing that hurts the most other than money is the time spent building it and checking everything twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntercooledFlatty Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 warez ya JZ yO ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeuppance Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 The same place his sway bar and handling are gonna be... lol... -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19cturbo Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 warez ya JZ yO ? Working on something as we speak.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Sorry bud, that sucks big time. Sometimes certain engine blocks are just cursed for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntercooledFlatty Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Sometimes certain engine blocks are just cursed for some reason. yeah, like ALL 54b's when you try to get ANY kind of decent power out of them ..well, some are good for a run or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19cturbo Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Mine mad a couple good runs. but thats about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Phil Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 what does the crown of the piston look like? a past overheating is all that is needed for that crack to begin. Given the history of these engines, it prolly has been....many times. the headstud spider crack looks like it came from a hydrolocked stud install. But that cylinder head, looks HEAVILY detonated. Do all the chambers look that way??? btw, WB O2 is a cumulative ratio, not per cylinder. 1 lean cyl will be covered by another rich cyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Phil Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 is that an exhaust side 2 or 3 cyl crack?4g54 blocks actually have a loooong history of exhaust side cracking..... good luck on your future endeavor. dibs on your spare shizzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19cturbo Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) Keep up with the for sale section. There will be stuff there. Also, it's never over heated in my 4 years of owning it. Not sure about the previous owners. Yes it is on the exhaust side as well. Just 2 of the cylinder on the head were bad like that. I can't say what happened. I don't know. But I've got a plan, just need to make it happen. And yes it is 2-3 cylinders Edited December 10, 2012 by 19cturbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionbull Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) They dont crack often, If it got super hot you would have noticed but it could be severe detonation. Perhaps the machinist did not catch it when you had it built? was it MPI? Edited December 10, 2012 by lionbull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19cturbo Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 The block was built 2 years ago when I was still tbi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntercooledFlatty Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 motor swap/thread delete already huh ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Dont Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Were the head studs installed with thread locker? I think phonko is on the right path. I remember someone a while back had a cracked block and it started around the stud holes. The belief was that the thread locker was preventing the holes from expanding or contract or something of that nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeuppance Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) motor swap/thread delete already huh ! ^^ LOL... Since you treated it so well, it's a good possibility the previous owners abused it... very common. But I've got a plan, just need to make it happen.Good luck with your new motor, maybe you should go with twin 19c's for better luck... lol... -Robert Edited December 11, 2012 by Komeuppance Fixed for Scotty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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