Team Karnage has been flat out alongside the guys at Intec Racing putting together a new 2.2L s13.4 SR motor. why S13.4 u ask? without getting into too much detail or pointing fingers, just ask Dean at Irwindale if you see him and get a moment to speak with him!! 🙂 Some of you SR guys may be able to guess already….
While testing at Evergreen Speedway on Thursday Dean was getting used to the car and setting up suspension for the big oval when disaster struck. While on full throttle in 4th gear the wastegate vacum failed letting the motor boost by RPM! This caused a massive boost spike blowing the headgasket and lifting the head bolts allowing coolant to flood the cylinders between cylinder 2/3 and busting the block and rods…..It was literally a worst case scenario!!
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