Kudos to Ford

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Capri

The oil pump pick up broke off. When that happened it burned it up and left a quater sized hole in the pan. There was oil completely covering under the car, and all over the rear end of the car.

Glad to see they took the time the change motors and go race this weekend.

What broke it? And when? Because it was sitting on the starting line, he spun the tires real hard, and stayed on it until it let go. There was never even any sort of remotely violent move.

[Sean Cour]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

What broke it? And when? Because it was sitting on the starting line, he spun the tires real hard, and stayed on it until it let go. There was never even any sort of remotely violent move.

Alan, I thought you said he stood it up twice, before finally blowing it up? Maybe he smacked the pan, leading to the pick up being broken off?

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Sean Cour

Alan, I thought you said he stood it up twice, before finally blowing it up? Maybe he smacked the pan, leading to the pick up being broken off?

Sean, he stood it up twice, one time in each of his first two time trials. Then the third time trial he spun. The next pass was the first round, his opponent went red, then he spun, and drove it through wide open until it let go around 900 feet or so. If it fell off during or after one of the times he stood it up, he would have had low or no oil pressure for the third time trial and the first round of eliminations.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Sean, he stood it up twice, one time in each of his first two time trials. Then the third time trial he spun. The next pass was the first round, his opponent went red, then he spun, and drove it through wide open until it let go around 900 feet or so. If it fell off during or after one of the times he stood it up, he would have had low or no oil pressure for the third time trial and the first round of eliminations.

that was kinda my point as well Sean. Along with the fact that IF he bounced it off the rev limiter that can't be good for a blower motor. I think the ford motors are pretty bulletproof, they've been making serious power out of the FI mod motors for almost a decade now. I'm pretty sure that even with the killer power they make in Stock/SS trim its not really stressing the motor compared to what some are doing with them. Hence why i said it might be self inflicted