Crash #3, Sears Point 		Engine Woes
Buttonwillow, March 10, 2007

After just a few laps of the track I new something wasn't right. The engine started making a lot of noise, sounding like there was a 2-smoke behind me following my every move. No such luck, the noise was coming from my motor. Two spun rod bearings.
  • All gaskets
  • New crank
  • 2 rods
  • All main bearings x10
  • All rod bearings x8
  • Oil pump
  • Rings x4
  • All eight rod bolts and nuts x8 and 8
  • Piston clips x4

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Melted rod bearing material landed on the clutch basket.
Melted rod bearing material on the gasket.
Melted rod bearing material in the oil pan.
This can't be good.

The rods.