Was having a play on sat with my Nos on and turbos up to 15 - 16 psi, was doing 70 (honest!)

 

when the most almighty BANG and lost all power! boost gauge was all over the place and sounded as though the whole engine was tearing itself to pieces!

 

limped to the hard shoulder and the cut out!

 

had a look and couldn't see anything... so i thought i had shredded the engine...

went to start her and she started the cut out straight away... managed to get home and had a good look at 1st light..

 

i have shattered the right hand intercooler!! (much to my relief!) and pushed the plastic mud guard onto my wheel (hence it sounded as though my engine was shreading itself) is this common? i though they where good for quite a bit of PSI???

 

lucky i bought a HKS FMIC off Nend last week (someone up there likes me)

shattered an intercooler !! fokin hell

lucky your ok mate, i dont think its common mate and i dont know how much psi they can take sorry but at least you will have front mount yippy hope u didnt damage anything else mate, how have you dun your nos and is it causing u any problems

lucky your ok mate, i dont think its common mate and i dont know how much psi they can take sorry but at least you will have front mount yippy hope u didnt damage anything else mate, how have you dun your nos and is it causing u any problems

 

Iv had the Nos in for about 2 years now with no problems..... it shouldn't make a diff and i don't think it was what damage the intercooler, but may have played a part as the turbos spool up stoopidly quick and i have a de-cat so maybe the intercooler cant take such a rapid increase in psi? im praying to the car god's that the rest of the car is ok as i haven't had a chance to really look yet! ill put some pics of the intercooler up when i get it off

Glad your ok bud, bet you shat yourself!

Is the Nos plumbed in before or after the ic's mate?.

guess if the Nos is cooling the I/Cs down, anything hitting them would do more damage as they're more brittle?!?!

How much difference can you tell when you use the Nos?

 

Fas

there is a huge diff with the Nos on, gives me loads more BHP and TRQ, the foggers are in just beffore the intake so they are having no affect on the IC's so wont be cooling them, i think i was just unlucky and had a dodgy intercooler!

Hope you can get this all fixed in and still make it to the meet m8.

 

Dave G

perhaps it backfired into the inlet manifold?? take some piccies :D

there is a huge diff with the Nos on, gives me loads more BHP and TRQ, the foggers are in just beffore the intake so they are having no affect on the IC's so wont be cooling them, i think i was just unlucky and had a dodgy intercooler!

Wasn't thinking of the cooling effect mate!-but where they are is fine! :)

i have shattered the right hand intercooler!!

Blimey I'd have shattered me pants. There would have been two bangs - LOL!).

christ! glad all is ok bud, and youv got the hks one on its way!

 

have to get some info off of you at some point re: nos - iv got a wisards of nos kit sitting at home waiting to be fitted when my engines done!

christ! glad all is ok bud, and youv got the hks one on its way!

 

have to get some info off of you at some point re: nos - iv got a wisards of nos kit sitting at home waiting to be fitted when my engines done!

 

No problems mate, just PM me, more than happy to help :)