NitrogenBalance

Seems that my motor sent some of itself through the bottom end today. Not really sure what happened yet, was pulling out of a gas station maybe a quarter throttle up to about 10mph when it blew. I think it was my new meth/H20 setup that did it. Terrible sound, like a bad accident. It dumped the 8 quarts of oil within minutes so I have a feeling its a good sized hole punched through the lower pan area.

The car is in storage again. I'll jack it up and check things out in a day or two as I have no interest in it at the moment

boohooramblers

That sucks man - sorry to hear this.

sick430

wow sorry to hear this. but i know you want a 55 so this may be a sign

suicidal4life

ECTurboGSX

I saw the title to the post and was thinking 'it can't be that' before I clicked on it. Sorry to hear man. I guess the only condolence is that there are 5.4L engines out there to replace it with. Keep us updated.

AMS Performance

Sorry to hear that, my condolences. Odds are its probably snapped con-rod punched a hold into the oil pan after it snapped. Hopefully you can get her up and running soon.

Best of luck.

NitrogenBalance

Could be. I didn't even take the splash pan off but it blew something out its ***, the parts should be sitting in there when I do. I'm starting to think it was the solinoid settings on the meth/H20 kit as they were recently changed. There is really no other option at this point but to find a 5.5L replacement. It won't be this week though..

splinter

So sorry to read of your predicament.

Best wishes getting everything buttoned up soon.

AMS Performance

A naturally aspirated 55 will definitely be more reliable and headache free. Its definitely the route I would suggest (especially in such a small/nimble car). it should make for a great performance package and is relatively easy to do on the C43s. You can always sell the supercharger kit to offset the cost of the 55 motor & etc.

Good luck with the new "project" ahead, should be nice to have yet another W202 C55 out there

ECTurboGSX

I was thinking keep the supercharger and put it on the 5.4

silence

well yeah- obviously!

sell me your newly built-up charger... do the legwork to install a centri charger using the existing brackets etc. primarily and just bolt it all up...

I'd definitely go that route anyways- that charger isn't enough for the 5.4, but why downgrade to just an NA 5.4...

MarcusF

Sorry to hear about this. Please post what actually broke when you get a chance to view the damage.

Tommy_s4

Damn, I know how ya feel. My car has been down for..... 8 months now. Finding all the right parts for the right price is murder.

Nachtsturm

Sorry to hear. How many miles on her?

NitrogenBalance

Both car and engine have 82K. The motor has been well maintained and was running exceptionally well considering the miles and the blower. The dealership has even commented on how well it idled and ran. I'm pretty certain it was my own failure that caused this and not the motor.

Nachtsturm

Ever take it to the track? Sweet looking C btw.

NitrogenBalance

I took it a few times last year. ET's and 60's were terrible due to traction. I was getting 60'fts around 2.5-3.5 and low 13's. Trap speeds were around 109 with a couple breaking 110mph which was cool. I was really hoping to get the car into the 12's with the 4.3 F/I setup. I'm certain it would have too with some slicks

Being an optimist I'm kinda looking foward to a 5.5 swap. Using examples from this board it will be easier to get into 12's or even 11's with F/I.

Chappy

Bummer.....looking forward to the resurrection!

Emin

Sucks to hear that bud. Best of Luck to you

splinter

Have you had occasion to source a suitable replacement?