Talyn
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Has nothing to do with the 7th injector, as stock injector still spray fuel in the port. The meth, yes.
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Sprintex Supercharger hits 12 pounds Boost!!
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Just saying, to be accurate, it is a gasoline+meth mixture going thru the port. Due to the complete mixing thru the S/C, I can't say one or the other. Maybe I will check the other jeep which just has gas via the 7th inj thru the S/C and no meth and see what that port looks like.
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To clarify my current setup, 4.0L, Sprintex 210 supercharger, 3" cowl CAI, 70mm TB, ported sprintex S/C intake manifold, 1.7 Yella Terra roller rockers, Gibson headers and 2.5" cat back exhaust, with 7th injector and meth/washer fluid injection, 54mm S/C pulley and ATI balancer. At near sea level, system makes 12 pounds boost and even spiked to 12.5 pounds on a cold night. Yes at 12.5 pounds boost it popped a head gasket on the 165K miles engine.
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Most people drain the coolant prior to pulling the head.
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Yeah, thought it was drained when pulling the hoses and they were dry. It did help check for piston cracks/leaks, LOL.
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Having bit of pre-det there? Also why are all of the cooling passages pluged?
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Broken spark plug tip. No blockages, all drained out.
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#becauseracejeep!
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Damn, that is an impressive amount of coolant trapped in the head. Could the blocked coolant passages have held it in the head?
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What type of gasket went? Assuming stock...
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Stock 160K miles head gasket.
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Stock Victor Reinz (non MLS) head gasket. 180k on it. Held up surprisingly well all things considered. Lol.
Throwing a Victor Reinz MLS gasket at it. Great excuse to upgrade!
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Cylinder #6 ate a sparkplug. No detonation.
Didn't drain the coolant before removing the head thought there was less coolant in the engine. No biggie. Stock head gasket coolant passages were gunky though (if that's what you're referring to..)
Wrong Jeep. Lol.
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Survey says, pre-ignition/detonation caused the plug damage, due to lean mixture. Also detonation increases cylinder pressure and will blow the HG as seen in your pictures.
Another fun fact, reduced coolant flow through the head will cause combustion temps to rise leading to detonation.
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bpas328xii
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Bought new sparkplugs from Pepboys several months ago. Was given stock heat range plugs. WHOOPS!!
Survey says, pre-ignition/detonation caused the plug damage, due to lean mixture.
My Jeep is tuned rich. Didn't detonate.
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Are you even reading what you are typing?:compwork:
Source - http://www.onestopauto.com/What-causes-spark-knock.html
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Thanks, no detonation.
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How do you blow a head gasket and damage a spark plug without having detonation?
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OK, or maybe just a 160,000 mile engine, original head gasket and head bolts and too much boost, 12.5 pounds and lifted the head, and wrong heat range spark plugs. There are other causes of head gasket failure other than detonation. But thanks for the heads up, we will look closely for signs of detonation when we restart.
We are going back to the larger pulley and 8-8.5 pounds boost b/c the better flowing head should fill the cylinders better and increase cylinder pressures. Might even see a drop in boost but more HP/TQ with the better flowing head. Time and dyno will tell.
We are going back to the larger pulley and 8-8.5 pounds boost b/c the better flowing head should fill the cylinders better and increase cylinder pressures. Might even see a drop in boost but more HP/TQ with the better flowing head. Time and dyno will tell.
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Properly tuned ignition means that you do not have to run rich to prevent detonation. The ignition rule of thumb is to retard the spark "one degree per pound of boost" but that is only a starting point. The actual timing must be correct or blown plugs and/or head gaskets will occur.
Only a matter of time...
It took me a bit of time, with a knock sensor installed, to get the timing dialed in on my Sprintex installation. Now that it is correct, the sensor has been removed as it is no longer needed...
Running rich just, IMO, hides issues. Better to correct the issues than to bury them with excessive fuel.
That is My Opinion. Feel free to disagree.
Even if you can not hear the detonations, it does not mean they are not happening. It is a well documented fact that by the time you can actually hear them it is way too late...
That is not an Opinion, it is a Fact.
Only a matter of time...
It took me a bit of time, with a knock sensor installed, to get the timing dialed in on my Sprintex installation. Now that it is correct, the sensor has been removed as it is no longer needed...
Running rich just, IMO, hides issues. Better to correct the issues than to bury them with excessive fuel.
That is My Opinion. Feel free to disagree.
Even if you can not hear the detonations, it does not mean they are not happening. It is a well documented fact that by the time you can actually hear them it is way too late...
That is not an Opinion, it is a Fact.
