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Sodium Silicate Engine Destruction

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Originally posted by: zoiks
I wonder why people are trading in vehicles that are worth over $4500 in the cash for clunkers program.
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Two reasons:
#1: some dealers had "matching" intensives
#2: they have no concept of trying to sell a car on their own and the "trade in" value they would get somehow ends up in the negatives.
 
Originally posted by: Arkaign
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjBilHH5z2A (4.0 cant die)


http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4501034
there are all kinds of videos in that thread too
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Go down fighting 4.0!

Those I-6s don't do anything quickly, especially die.
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Heh yep, another vid of a Jeep with the V8, the thing just plopped over.

I6 >>>> V8 .. for longevity.
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Hmm, dunno about that, co-worker had a Chevy truck with 455K on the ODO, still ran fine (no rebuilds either..).
 
Originally posted by: radioouman
Originally posted by: Skoorb
That is almost painful to watch. It's pathetic how fast our society goes through crap just to get new crap.
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The government is encouraging people to go through crap!!
People were down to buying cars out of necessity. On track for less than 10 million vehicles sold this year. Then this comes along (which is no different than the manufacturers ridiculous incentives a couple years ago) and now people are back to trashing perfectly usable cars to get each other's money.
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I wonder if they counted the emissions created during the engine destruction process.

That Cherokee above looked like it was in good shape too.

Idiots.
 
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Some of the videos are pretty interesting. The Jeep 4.0L is tough as nails.

You can hear bad things just after 2:12, but that thing just keeps on chugging.
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nothing is tougher than a /6.

I ran one dry of oil twice and it ran just fine.

Saw one on TV that was opened up and running while hosing it down with water.

toughest engine ever made.
 
Originally posted by: Viperoni
I wonder if they counted the emissions created during the engine destruction process.

That Cherokee above looked like it was in good shape too.

Idiots.
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Yea, what exact model and year is it, I am sure its worth more then the 3500 or 4500. mm
 
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Some of the videos are pretty interesting. The Jeep 4.0L is tough as nails.

You can hear bad things just after 2:12, but that thing just keeps on chugging.
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nothing is tougher than a /6.

I ran one dry of oil twice and it ran just fine.

Saw one on TV that was opened up and running while hosing it down with water.

toughest engine ever made.
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Is this a magical engine that needs no lubrication?, I think when you "ran one dry" there was still a small amount in the sump that didn't register on the dipstick..
 
The /6 is magical and so is the 4.0l jeep engine which has nothing to do with a /6.
Most straight 6s are pretty much indestructible.
 
Just disgusting. The epitome of waste. I saw the Volvo video a day or two ago and nearly passed out. It's sickening. The Cherokee and S10 vids are just as bad.
 
Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
The /6 is magical and so is the 4.0l jeep engine which has nothing to do with a /6.
Most straight 6s are pretty much indestructible.
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A straight 6 is subject to the same wear and tear forces that any other engine is, it may well be a "robust" design but it will eventually wear out. Although I must admit I had a Dodge dart with a slant six and it was extremely tough..
 
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
I think one of the major reasons I-6s are so reliable is the general tendency to have more mains as well as the lack of hot-rodding efforts from the engineers coupled with a complete disregard for weight saving measures.

Edit:
How to blow up an I-6 spectacularly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCsSVLZ6wCI
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Hahahaha! OMFG! That was epic.

How the hell? :laugh:

I wanna see aftermath pics of that shit.
 
Originally posted by: BUTCH1
Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
The /6 is magical and so is the 4.0l jeep engine which has nothing to do with a /6.
Most straight 6s are pretty much indestructible.
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A straight 6 is subject to the same wear and tear forces that any other engine is, it may well be a "robust" design but it will eventually wear out. Although I must admit I had a Dodge dart with a slant six and it was extremely tough..
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The G-engine gained an enviable reputation for reliability and nearly unstoppable durability. The basic engine design incorporates much heavy-duty engineering, in part because the engine was designed from the start to be made of either iron or aluminum: The block is of a deep-skirt design, with the crankshaft axis well above the oil pan rails for structural rigidity. Although only four main bearings are used, they are of the same dimensions as those in the Hemi. Very efficient cooling and lubrication systems, a favorable rod ratio, and an extremely strong forged steel crankshaft (on engines made through mid-1976) all contributed to the engine's apparent indestructibility. In addition, the G-engine also provided better performance than most of its competition in the 1960s and 1970s. By the 1980s, the G-engine had been effectively strangled by continual addition of increasingly-restrictive exhaust emission control devices, without upgrades to the combustion chamber design, piston displacement or induction system, all of which were by that time quite antiquated. G-engine use in passenger cars was rapidly phased out in the early 1980s as Chrysler Corporation shifted to front wheel drive architecture.
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my friend had a 1978 Dodge 1/2 ton van with a slant 6 and auto. The engine had 800,000 miles on it with documentation to prove it. It was also on its second transmission. That engine ran like new. That's tough.
 
These videos piss me off. What a fucking travesty. :| I am quickly growing tired of Mr. Obama.

If they were trashing real clunkers, that's one thing. But destroying good cars like the ones in the videos just angers me. When I was 16, I would have KILLED to have a car 1% as nice as the ones they are willfully destroying.
 
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
I think one of the major reasons I-6s are so reliable is the general tendency to have more mains as well as the lack of hot-rodding efforts from the engineers coupled with a complete disregard for weight saving measures.

Edit:
How to blow up an I-6 spectacularly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCsSVLZ6wCI
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Hahahaha! OMFG! That was epic.

How the hell? :laugh:

I wanna see aftermath pics of that shit.
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I can't find the pictures anymore, but the aftermath was basically 6 pistons still happily attached to their crankshaft, still securely in the tractor. And the engine, almost complete from mid-way up, sitting on the ground.
 
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
I think one of the major reasons I-6s are so reliable is the general tendency to have more mains as well as the lack of hot-rodding efforts from the engineers coupled with a complete disregard for weight saving measures.

Edit:
How to blow up an I-6 spectacularly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCsSVLZ6wCI
Click to expand...

Hahahaha! OMFG! That was epic.

How the hell? :laugh:

I wanna see aftermath pics of that shit.
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I can't find the pictures anymore, but the aftermath was basically 6 pistons still happily attached to their crankshaft, still securely in the tractor. And the engine, almost complete from mid-way up, sitting on the ground.
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He was lucky he wasn't incinerated lol. Remind me to put a titanium plate between me and the engine when I Rouche charge my 5.4L 😀
 
Originally posted by: heymrdj
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
I think one of the major reasons I-6s are so reliable is the general tendency to have more mains as well as the lack of hot-rodding efforts from the engineers coupled with a complete disregard for weight saving measures.

Edit:
How to blow up an I-6 spectacularly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCsSVLZ6wCI
Click to expand...

Hahahaha! OMFG! That was epic.

How the hell? :laugh:

I wanna see aftermath pics of that shit.
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I can't find the pictures anymore, but the aftermath was basically 6 pistons still happily attached to their crankshaft, still securely in the tractor. And the engine, almost complete from mid-way up, sitting on the ground.
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He was lucky he wasn't incinerated lol. Remind me to put a titanium plate between me and the engine when I Rouche charge my 5.4L 😀
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Imagine if the guy was riding this and the same thing happened.

 
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: heymrdj
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
I think one of the major reasons I-6s are so reliable is the general tendency to have more mains as well as the lack of hot-rodding efforts from the engineers coupled with a complete disregard for weight saving measures.

Edit:
How to blow up an I-6 spectacularly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCsSVLZ6wCI
Click to expand...

Hahahaha! OMFG! That was epic.

How the hell? :laugh:

I wanna see aftermath pics of that shit.
Click to expand...

I can't find the pictures anymore, but the aftermath was basically 6 pistons still happily attached to their crankshaft, still securely in the tractor. And the engine, almost complete from mid-way up, sitting on the ground.
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He was lucky he wasn't incinerated lol. Remind me to put a titanium plate between me and the engine when I Rouche charge my 5.4L 😀
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Imagine if the guy was riding this and the same thing happened.
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Well he wouldn't have to worry about making any more kids. 😀
 
Originally posted by: Black88GTA
These videos piss me off. What a fucking travesty. :| I am quickly growing tired of Mr. Obama.

If they were trashing real clunkers, that's one thing. But destroying good cars like the ones in the videos just angers me. When I was 16, I would have KILLED to have a car 1% as nice as the ones they are willfully destroying.
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I feel the same way, besides, the SUV has become such a big seller for the last 10+ years I don't think these CFC cars being off the road is going to make ANY significant difference in greenhouse emissions. Think of all the people who have no car to get to work or even go shopping with, you could sell 'em one of those for $500 with the stipulation it cannot be re-titled or resold and cannot be driven more than 10K yearly, sounds like a win/win for everyone..
 
Crappy Chevys, if that had been a Honda or a Toyota it would have kept running for another 100,000 miles with that stuff in it.


😉
 
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