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Old 07-26-2014, 04:24 PM   #191
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Originally Posted by Sellout View Post
It's actually not uncommon.

Knock creates intense combustion chamber pressures, which dramatically increase the pressure on the rod bearings, the oil gets squeezed out and you have metal to metal contact, bearing spins.


Yeah especially at the torque people are making with turbos. The SC kits aren't anywhere close. Everything gets stressed.


The WG issues are unfortunate.
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