Administrators Eric Posted October 31, 2021 Administrators Share Posted October 31, 2021 I bet that cost someone a chunk of change. 1 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 It's housebroken. It can wipe it's own butt. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Oops is right. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTracker Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I'm sure it will buff right out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Dang towelheads are everywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted October 31, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted October 31, 2021 I was watching a CART Indy Car race years ago, when something similar happened. The race leader came into the pits near the end of the race, for some fuel. One of the pit crew pulled a sheet of tear away film from the driver’s helmet faceplate and tossed it over his shoulder. The camera filming the stop was perfectly positioned to see the tear away fly straight to the turbo inlet on the side of the engine cowling and get ingested. The car immediately died and he was out of the race. One-in-a-million shot that probably cost them millions in earnings, plus the trashed turbo. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Sounds like only the boost dropped to zero due to the turbine wheel being jammed. Engine and drum still spinning freely, chances are the motor just burned off whatever pieces of cotton made it into the chambers. Rebuilding a turbo isn't that bad. I'd still stick a scope into the spark plug holes and make sure the walls / valves are in order and not totally full with gunk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted October 31, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted October 31, 2021 That turbo was probably spinning at close to 200,000rpm when it ate that towel. I imagine the compressor wheel went off like a grenade. Most of the debris probably didn't make it past the intercooler though. I bet the whole turbo assembly was toast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I was hoping to find a follow-up video on the rebuild but whoever uploaded that video is only a kiddo with a bunch of cars in his GTA garage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 While searching for the sources of that video, I ran into this lol PS: he survived that! His helmet and jacket jammed the turbine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted October 31, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted October 31, 2021 10 minutes ago, crockett said: While searching for the sources of that video, I ran into this lol PS: he survived that! His helmet and jacket jammed the turbine. I remember seeing that on one of those amazing 'Caught on Video' shows that were so popular for a while. That d-bag Sheriff Bunnell hosted & narrated most of them. Anyway, that would have been quite a ride. I always loved the A-6 Intruder. That thing was a bomb truck. There was a solid aluminum beam that ran through the fuselage and into both wings to the joints where the wings folded. That beam supported the wings and all the hardpoints were mounted to it. It was an enormously strong aircraft. It wasn't fast or sexy, but it carried a huge load of ordnance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aomagrat Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 They didn't do a FOD walk down. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Eric said: I remember seeing that on one of those amazing 'Caught on Video' shows that were so popular for a while. That d-bag Sheriff Bunnell hosted & narrated most of them. Anyway, that would have been quite a ride. I always loved the A-6 Intruder. That thing was a bomb truck. There was a solid aluminum beam that ran through the fuselage and into both wings to the joints where the wings folded. That beam supported the wings and all the hardpoints were mounted to it. It was an enormously strong aircraft. It wasn't fast or sexy, but it carried a huge load of ordnance. Great, now I have this desire to watch Caught on Video lol Throw in some old cops and forensic files episodes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 "This Dyno Brought to By Bounty, The Quicker Picker-uooer." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted January 25 Author Administrators Share Posted January 25 Scuffed it to a nub. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Batesmotel Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 2 minutes ago, Eric said: Not supposed to be hidden in there. Nope. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 8 minutes ago, Batesmotel said: Not supposed to be hidden in there. Nope. No, it is not, but I have seen more than a few like that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted January 28 Author Administrators Share Posted January 28 It probably made a pretty noise rattling around in that pipe though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Q. Does this qualify as a wipeout? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted January 31 Author Administrators Share Posted January 31 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 23 minutes ago, Eric said: Is that a disk pad I'm looking at? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted January 31 Author Administrators Share Posted January 31 22 minutes ago, pipedreams said: Is that a disk pad I'm looking at? Yep. It looks like it got a braking force Power-Up. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted January 31 Author Administrators Share Posted January 31 This is a pre-oops pic, but the oops is coming. Bumper Leverage Matters. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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