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EvanB GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
7/12/15 3:40 p.m.

EvanB wrote:
Knurled wrote:
Keith Tanner wrote: ssswitch has it - there's not much you can do, unless you choose to tear it down now and save the block. I'm not of the "if it didn't blow immediately, you're okay" camp, as I have seen them blow the session after an overrev.
Paging EvanB...
Mine was fine...until it blew the event after.

I sold the head from that engine and the buyer wanted the remaining 3 pistons as well. As I was packing them up I noticed that one of the rods was quite bent. I didn't even notice when I tore it apart.

CrashDummy Reader
8/7/15 10:25 a.m.

UPDATE: I've done two autocrosses and one SCCA track night (plus street driving to and from) since the over-rev and all seems well. I'm going to say that it's a bullet dodged and a lesson learned.