Seized motor/vapor lock after installing Edelbrock 1556

[iceblaze]

Welp.. I need a new short block

[sroby]

Partner that stinks sorry about the misfortune. Keep us posted on the new install. Hopefully somebody will use this info if and when they want to do this upgrade to pay special attention to details. I myself bought my sprintex used, got a great deal. My backround as a retired Air Force aircraft mechanic, the day It was delivered I took it apart completely and inspected it. Especially the guide vanes (scroll,rotors leading edges). They were perfect. I then had the bearings and seal replaced. It was a 300.00 insurance.
I then purchased the delicious tuning tune. So I had that purchase. Upon getting it running which was almost perfect, I then drove it the following couple of days to DBW Motorsports and had it put on the Dyno. I know it’s over kill but I wanted to make sure everything was correct. So I had 2 tune fees, but I would have had a flatbed charge of a couple of hundred dollars so it about equaled out for me.
I hope this eases your pain a little, take care Steve

[gt86yasss]

Originally Posted by iceblaze

Welp.. I need a new short block

Dude I feel so bad for you, I recently purchased a used Edelbrock kit from a member as well and had Evasive installed it on my BRZ, mine is working fine but it's still painful to see this photo
Hope you will have the car fixed and running again soon!

[mrg666]

Originally Posted by iceblaze

Welp.. I need a new short block

I hope you can fix it soon. Best of luck to you!

[gtengr]

Bummer. Did you figure out where it was leaking?

[Nitro22]

Originally Posted by iceblaze

Welp.. I need a new short block

Sorry to hear what happened. In hind sight, I wished I had rebuilt my motor prior to spinning a bearing. I could have saved some money in the rebuild process. Sucks you have to find a block half. Now you have an opportunity to upgrade the bottom end (rods, bearings, pistons, oil pump & baffling, etc) to more reliably handle the added power of forced induction.

It would be valuable for us fellow E-Force users to see the point of leakage on the charge cooler. Knowing how or why it leaked can help prevent others from the same fate.

Good luck!

[FRS Justin]

That totally sucks, sorry to see this happen to you....

[The Racers Line]

Wow, sorry to see this happen. I had a Sprintex kit a couple years ago do something similar. Luckily, it was only dripping a small amount of coolant into the engine, and we were able to catch it right away, without any extra damage. Sad you were not as lucky.

Did you pull the supercharger and see why it was leaking from the core so badly?

On a side note, I have a 2017 fully assembled long block sitting in my shop with only 800 miles on it for sale. PM if you have any interest.

[iceblaze]

Hey all thanks a lot for the condolences I appreciate it. I sent the supercharger off to Jon Bond Performance for a complete rebuild... They should get it by the end of the week or next week, and they'll let me know what broke

[gt86yasss]

Any update?


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[iceblaze]

Originally Posted by gt86yasss

Any update?


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Yes.

The car is over at The Racers Line in Concord; I dropped it off yesterday. Neal found rather quickly that it was caused by us not installing it correctly. The PCV line, was hooked up to the throttle body coolant line, and the throttle coolant line, was plumbed to the supercharger intake port, so the car was filled up with coolant in a matter of seconds. This was our first time installing the supercharger, and this is what happens because we didn't double and triple check our connections!

Anyway, Jon Bond has completely rebuilt my supercharger, and Neal is selling me a 2017 motor with 800 miles on it. He's also reinstalling everything for me, and working with Delicious to update my tune. At the end this will all work out, but lesson learned!

[bfrank1972]

Originally Posted by iceblaze

Yes.



The car is over at The Racers Line in Concord; I dropped it off yesterday. Neal found rather quickly that it was caused by us not installing it correctly. The PCV line, was hooked up to the throttle body coolant line, and the throttle coolant line, was plumbed to the supercharger intake port, so the car was filled up with coolant in a matter of seconds. This was our first time installing the supercharger, and this is what happens because we didn't double and triple check our connections!



Anyway, Jon Bond has completely rebuilt my supercharger, and Neal is selling me a 2017 motor with 800 miles on it. He's also reinstalling everything for me, and working with Delicious to update my tune. At the end this will all work out, but lesson learned!

Ouch!! Glad it's coming together though, and sounds like you're in good spirits

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[ls1ac]

Sorry to hear your bad luck.
Just FYI, vapor lock is when the fuel turns to gas and stops the engine from getting fuel. It used to happen in older cars during the summer.
Hydro lock is when the cylinders get water in them and the non compressible fluid brings everything to a very quick stop. Most often breaking parts in the prosses.