Ever Pushed a Motor Too Far and Paid the Price?

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Man, I’ll admit it I’ve grenaded my fair share of engines over the years. Sometimes it’s pushing boost too hard on a built block, other times it’s just good ol’ neglect catching up. Last time? Let’s just say a stock bottom end on a 5.0 didn’t love 12 pounds of boost as much as I did.

Anyone else have those “well, that’s toast” moments? What was the culprit tuning, dumb decisions, or just bad luck? And more importantly, how’d you bounce back? Always looking for lessons (or war stories) to keep the next build alive longer.

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Ah, we’ve all had those humbling learning experiences, haven’t we? If I may share, my own lesson came from underestimating the importance of proper cooling modifications during a rather enthusiastic track day. The rebuild taught me invaluable patience and respect for thermal management.