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Eclipse GSX V E46 M3

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Originally posted by: amgkid
want to know the real story from the eclipse driver himself? LINK =)
Cool! Thanks.

Guess it wasn't a thrown timing belt. It threw a rod..

LMFAO!

OMFG!

The video of the aftermath is much more entertaining than the first video, IMO! Look at that rod and piston! :Q Insane.
 
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: amgkid
want to know the real story from the eclipse driver himself? LINK =)
Cool! Thanks.

Guess it wasn't a thrown timing belt. It threw a rod..

LMFAO!

OMFG!

The video of the aftermath is much more entertaining than the first video, IMO! Look at that rod and piston! :Q Insane.

"Here's a huge chunk of...block...here's another smaller piece of...block..."
 
Originally posted by: AvesPKS
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: amgkid
want to know the real story from the eclipse driver himself? LINK =)
Cool! Thanks.

Guess it wasn't a thrown timing belt. It threw a rod..

LMFAO!

OMFG!

The video of the aftermath is much more entertaining than the first video, IMO! Look at that rod and piston! :Q Insane.

"Here's a huge chunk of...block...here's another smaller piece of...block..."
😀

That's what's going to happen to our lawnmower one of these days. The poor little Briggs and Stratton 3.5HP is worn out and doesen't develop any power at the normal "high" speed of 2900rpm, so I shortened the govenor spring and it cruises along at 3700RPM when mowing the lawn. 😛 And even then it will die when you go too fast into a large patch of grass.

I just hope it doesen't throw the rod at me, projectile-like. :Q That would kinda suck.
 
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: AvesPKS
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: amgkid want to know the real story from the eclipse driver himself? LINK =)
Cool! Thanks. Guess it wasn't a thrown timing belt. It threw a rod.. LMFAO! OMFG! The video of the aftermath is much more entertaining than the first video, IMO! Look at that rod and piston! :Q Insane.
"Here's a huge chunk of...block...here's another smaller piece of...block..."
😀 That's what's going to happen to our lawnmower one of these days. The poor little Briggs and Stratton 3.5HP is worn out and doesen't develop any power at the normal "high" speed of 2900rpm, so I shortened the govenor spring and it cruises along at 3700RPM when mowing the lawn. 😛 And even then it will die when you go too fast into a large patch of grass. I just hope it doesen't throw the rod at me, projectile-like. :Q
"Tonight on news at 11 a local man was seriously injuried when the lawn mower he was using struck back after years of abuse."

 
Originally posted by: Desslok
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: AvesPKS
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: amgkid want to know the real story from the eclipse driver himself? LINK =)
Cool! Thanks. Guess it wasn't a thrown timing belt. It threw a rod.. LMFAO! OMFG! The video of the aftermath is much more entertaining than the first video, IMO! Look at that rod and piston! :Q Insane.
"Here's a huge chunk of...block...here's another smaller piece of...block..."
😀 That's what's going to happen to our lawnmower one of these days. The poor little Briggs and Stratton 3.5HP is worn out and doesen't develop any power at the normal "high" speed of 2900rpm, so I shortened the govenor spring and it cruises along at 3700RPM when mowing the lawn. 😛 And even then it will die when you go too fast into a large patch of grass. I just hope it doesen't throw the rod at me, projectile-like. :Q
"Tonight on news at 11 a local man was seriously injuried when the lawn mower he was using struck back after years of abuse."
LMAO!

Would be just my luck. 😛

As long as it doesen't put a hole in the crankcase, which it most likely will, I have a spare rod I'll throw in it for another season or so of (ab)use. 😉

I'm already running 20W-50 in it, cause the rod knock is quite noticable with 30weight.. heh.

It's kinda almost a game. See if we can notch the abuse up a tad while still having it last the mowing season. I estimate 2 mows/month for the next 6 months. That's about 10 hours of operation... lol.
 
I never thought I'd hear about riced up lawnmowers.

"Honey, look what I did -- we can cut the grass twice as fast now"

"That's nice dear, just don't hurt yourself"
 
Heh, I bet he already had the beginnings of dreaded crankwalk and just pushed it too far. I've seen people on stock blocks last a long time making big power. But, definitely a good excuse to get a built bottomend. 😀

Properly set up a DSM AWD and it will ROCK on a road course. Dennis Grant was the SCCA Street Modified Solo 2 champ this year (on points) even though he choked at Nationals. And if it was a FWD DSM... the M3 might have gotten a jump on the start but since a FWD is even lighter it would have pulled the E46 like it was standing still once it got traction.
 
The GSX driver knows his stuff (if you read his posts)... too bad it didn't hold out for him.
 
Originally posted by: ElFenix
anyone who actually has an m3 wouldn't be street racing some punk kid in a crappy FWD mitsu.

The guy in the M3 was racing. Not very well, but he was racing.
 
Originally posted by: Linux23
did all that twisted metal fly out of the engine, or did he take it out himself?:Q
He took it out himself.

The noise you hear in the first video is pieces of metal being blown against his firewall.
 
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: AvesPKS
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: amgkid
want to know the real story from the eclipse driver himself? LINK =)
Cool! Thanks.

Guess it wasn't a thrown timing belt. It threw a rod..

LMFAO!

OMFG!

The video of the aftermath is much more entertaining than the first video, IMO! Look at that rod and piston! :Q Insane.

"Here's a huge chunk of...block...here's another smaller piece of...block..."
😀

That's what's going to happen to our lawnmower one of these days. The poor little Briggs and Stratton 3.5HP is worn out and doesen't develop any power at the normal "high" speed of 2900rpm, so I shortened the govenor spring and it cruises along at 3700RPM when mowing the lawn. 😛 And even then it will die when you go too fast into a large patch of grass.

I just hope it doesen't throw the rod at me, projectile-like. :Q That would kinda suck.

Get your girlfriend to buy a new lawnmower.
 
Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: AvesPKS
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: amgkid
want to know the real story from the eclipse driver himself? LINK =)
Cool! Thanks.

Guess it wasn't a thrown timing belt. It threw a rod..

LMFAO!

OMFG!

The video of the aftermath is much more entertaining than the first video, IMO! Look at that rod and piston! :Q Insane.

"Here's a huge chunk of...block...here's another smaller piece of...block..."
😀

That's what's going to happen to our lawnmower one of these days. The poor little Briggs and Stratton 3.5HP is worn out and doesen't develop any power at the normal "high" speed of 2900rpm, so I shortened the govenor spring and it cruises along at 3700RPM when mowing the lawn. 😛 And even then it will die when you go too fast into a large patch of grass.

I just hope it doesen't throw the rod at me, projectile-like. :Q That would kinda suck.

Get your girlfriend to buy a new lawnmower.
LOL!

That's great.

 
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: amgkid
want to know the real story from the eclipse driver himself? LINK =)
Cool! Thanks.

Guess it wasn't a thrown timing belt. It threw a rod..

LMFAO!

OMFG!

The video of the aftermath is much more entertaining than the first video, IMO! Look at that rod and piston! :Q Insane.

haha thats pretty funny.
 
Originally posted by: geno
Originally posted by: ElFenix
anyone who actually has an m3 wouldn't be street racing some punk kid in a crappy FWD mitsu.

The guy in the M3 was racing. Not very well, but he was racing.

I respectfully disagree. I've driven both a DSM, an low-12 second car, and an E46 M3.

The M3 is not as slow as this video makes it out to be. He gave up or something.
 
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