So was it the +7psi of boost or the ethanol? Definitely not going to argue the fact that running the additional boost didn't accelerate the problem, but I doubt it was the only issue with the motor. Might've had something wrong with it from the factory that was going to happen eventually and this just sped it up.
Like in my much longer post, "your dime".
You are. There have been a handful of stock drivetrain failures in the time I've been on here.
Well, considering I've got over 100 logs (about 75% of them on Map 4) and had 4 oil analyses done on my car, I like my chances. But thanks for your concern.
Fair enough.
But when a Stinger goes, sometimes it can go all the way. The absolute worst drivetrain failure occurred here in Utah (forget the member's handle, sorry); a couple years ago, he or his wife was pulling through their neighborhood at low speed (c. 25 MPH) and the tranny simple disintegrated, "grenaded" is the accurate term. He had metal bits come through the floor. I am not exaggerating. The seat(s) took it, but still: if that had happened at freeway speed God alone knows what the outcome could have been.Fair enough.
But... I am not crazy since some stock drivetrain failures have occurred as you just said. But it's "good" to know that the majority were from modifications...
). Anything can happen to any human-built mechanism: price of that mechanism means nothing more than that the "grenade" to kill you with costs more. Hah.If your trans was slipping your tach would move like the tires were spinning.
That is a horrifying story!But when a Stinger goes, sometimes it can go all the way. The absolute worst drivetrain failure occurred here in Utah (forget the member's handle, sorry); a couple years ago, he or his wife was pulling through their neighborhood at low speed (c. 25 MPH) and the tranny simple disintegrated, "grenaded" is the accurate term. He had metal bits come through the floor. I am not exaggerating. The seat(s) took it, but still: if that had happened at freeway speed God alone knows what the outcome could have been.
The Stinger is a mass produced machine and therefore can "die" and in so doing take anyone with it. We all should know the risks of driving. We behave as if the universe owes us some guarantee that nothing bad can happen when we get inside two tons of metal and plastic and hurtle ourselves all over creation at foolish speeds (that would make medieval people pass out; I'm remembering that scene in "Just Visiting"
Not a real concern. Your "dime", your decision. Not my "dime", so not my decision.
Why would E85 cause a turbo failure?
Without logs he could of had an afr of 14 under boost because ethanol needs more fuel to hit stoich.
So, in your opinion, it's plausible that the car could've leaned out and blown the turbos?
It is definitely a possibility
Please explain...thanks
If you don't understand the basic differences between gasoline stoich and ethanol stoich it's probably not going to make sense.
