Dyno Pull Gone Bad....
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Dyno Pull Gone Bad....
Video is on post #15
Well had the new FAST intake manifold installed, & put the car on a dyno.. on the 2nd pull all hell broke lose..
Flames from under the car went over the roof...
We had a fire extinguisher and got the fire out instantly.. but the block now has a hole in the side that you can put your fist through 
Cartek said the only thing I "MIGHT" be able to save would be the heads... MAYBE.. so I started looking on the INTERNET, & found a 2012 Camaro that was totaled and the LS3 had only 3100 miles on it ..
So I jumped on it and will be getting the LS3 for my 05.. I always wanted to see how my (A4) would run behind an LS3 with a few bolt on's...
The motor is ordered, & it should arrive next week in NJ until then I'm a desk jocky...
I got a video of the explosion and flames going as high as the ceiling, but don't know haw to transfer the video from my call phone th the forum...
I was lucky it blew on the Dyno and NOT at the BIG end of the track...
Well had the new FAST intake manifold installed, & put the car on a dyno.. on the 2nd pull all hell broke lose..
Flames from under the car went over the roof...
We had a fire extinguisher and got the fire out instantly.. but the block now has a hole in the side that you can put your fist through Cartek said the only thing I "MIGHT" be able to save would be the heads... MAYBE.. so I started looking on the INTERNET, & found a 2012 Camaro that was totaled and the LS3 had only 3100 miles on it ..
So I jumped on it and will be getting the LS3 for my 05.. I always wanted to see how my (A4) would run behind an LS3 with a few bolt on's...
The motor is ordered, & it should arrive next week in NJ until then I'm a desk jocky...
I got a video of the explosion and flames going as high as the ceiling, but don't know haw to transfer the video from my call phone th the forum...
I was lucky it blew on the Dyno and NOT at the BIG end of the track...
Last edited by jpee; Aug 9, 2013 at 08:07 AM.
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In true racer form, you accepted the problem and immediately look for a solution that will be better. This should be a good test using the A4, since it seems the quickest LS2's and LS7's use that trans.
BTW, unless your's is salvagable, you might start looking for a Corvette LS3 oil pan and pickup tube, since the Camaro one won't work in your car. Save your valve covers too.
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Well had the new FAST intake manifold installed, & put the car on a dyno.. on the 2nd pull all hell broke lose..
Flames from under the car went over the roof... We had a fire extinguisher and got the fire out instantly.. but the block now has a hole in the side that you can put your fist through
Flames from under the car went over the roof...
We had a fire extinguisher and got the fire out instantly.. but the block now has a hole in the side that you can put your fist through 
Sorry to hear it, but you'll be faster after the rebuild.
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More likely a rod bearing or a piston seized, and the conn rod was the victim, along with the block.