The 2006 STi Motor that Blew Bits @ the EQ T-Hill Track Day! ...huh?

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Jun 23, 2009 | 10:59 PM

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The 2006 STi Motor that Blew Bits @ the EQ T-Hill Track Day! ...huh?

Hey guys, this is all I've got for now. Once the car is at EQ I'm sure there will be better up close pics of the hole in the motor and the ejected piece of block lol...

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Jun 23, 2009 | 11:00 PM

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Look at the intercooler on the bottom right... that's the chunk that blew off the motor in the area shown in the third picture.

Jun 23, 2009 | 11:02 PM

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...what happened?

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Jun 23, 2009 | 11:07 PM

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^^ I think a good caption for that pic would be...

"WTF?!?"

Jun 23, 2009 | 11:10 PM

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freak accident!!!!!!!!!

Jun 23, 2009 | 11:12 PM

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Who tuned that ****? lol didn't look all that safe to me

Jun 23, 2009 | 11:58 PM

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aww i just saw him and his car yesterday thats a major bummer :/ Hopefully Jonathan gets her up on the road soon.

Jun 24, 2009 | 12:00 AM

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She's getting towed to EQ as we speak. Chris and Adam must be SOOOO tired lol... Up since 5am with less than 4 hours sleep.

Jun 24, 2009 | 12:02 AM

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r.i.p. ej257 :<
good luck to the owner

Jun 24, 2009 | 12:23 AM

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yeah, it sucks that it blew so early too. the owner was a really cool guy. hope for the best for him. it has been quite a day for the EQ Tuning crew.

Jun 24, 2009 | 12:25 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by so steezy

^^ I think a good caption for that pic would be...

"WTF?!?"

i think a better quote would be...

"so you blew the welds on the intake manifold..."

Jun 24, 2009 | 12:32 AM

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Quote:

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i think a better quote would be...

"so you blew the welds on the intake manifold..."

Jun 24, 2009 | 01:15 AM

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wow, sorry to hear that this happened

Jun 24, 2009 | 01:18 AM

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umm one word...sucks

Jun 24, 2009 | 09:24 AM

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what happened?!

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