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The LQ4 was a trooper

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Old 08-16-2011, 05:24 AM
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so i haven't posted here for a while but after 4 years of runnin my sts trubo on my Denali it finally let go after 25k (58k total) hard miles lol. After a summer of nitrous and 12# heres the after math. im almost wonderin if a injector failed? oh well on to bigger and better things lol.










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Definitely look like detonation with all the spots on the piston. Also look like the ringland didn't break but rather melted
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I second detonation. Is it possible that you picked up low octane at a crappy station, then ran it hard? Is it only in that one cylinder?
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The dreaded #7 burnt piston...
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Originally Posted by SGP93GSX
I second detonation. Is it possible that you picked up low octane at a crappy station, then ran it hard? Is it only in that one cylinder?
its alaska all the gas is crappy lol. it was 90 and i was runnin pure meth so idk. only #7 looked like this all the others looked fine
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