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  1. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    Your correct. I was thinking bass ackward again for some reason. So our 126F oil temps needs raised and leave coolant temps alone. Here is what they rock like at room temperature. Excuse the heavy breathing, had headset on with a head cold. Lol https://youtu.be/FM8iUznnUOk Sent from my...
  2. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    I read over bunch of old posts, and inquired with couple buddies like Sting who've spun em hard and high. 6 seems to be a decent number for cast, and bit tight on forged. Our ccp was nilly, and no signs of oil burning, so gonna try and raise operating temperature and let em ride... But the...
  3. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    Thanks Jon, I'd tend to agree with your impurities theory cause this second engine likely saw more water, higher cyl pressures, and EGT, but shows less coating lifting. So run time is our biggest variable between these two examples on the top side. Somethings up with the casting. I also spoke...
  4. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    Main bearings also checked out fine. https://youtu.be/kE-Bq2elQGc Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk
  5. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    Is what I thought, a drippy tippy.. Checked bore to piston clearance today and it's .006 average across the board 16 holes. They do rock a bit, and the coating doesn't seem to of harmed anything beyond cosmetics. So now who wants to de-ring 16 pistons and keep em all in order for me? Sent...
  6. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    Yeah I had a similar stain on another piston but it had the coolant to go with it. That one looks to have been in there for a day or two. Have to examine the heads are gaskets yet, just snapped those when I pulled it apart late last night. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk
  7. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    Pulled heads on second engine last night and piston tops look to be in better shape. However, the cylinders have same scuff marks as first. This engine only has couple hours run time. What I did find interesting is how on one piston I found a spot where TBC looks to be bubbling up. So maybe...
  8. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    ^^ Spoiler Alert ^^ Yeah I actually took some video of one rocking to share with you on Saturday, then got side tracked by deer camp related activities yesterday. But late last night I managed to pull a single piston to get a better look. Gotta grab another paint marker before yanking the...
  9. kidturbo

    This what I need?

    Heavy foot breaks stuff faster.. My GM tech / tool supplier / engine builder just smoked a piston in his 200k LLY truck with no mods but a tune and a lift pump. Built his tranny, and its stopped limping. Didn't make it a year of heavy footing till piston let go.. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A...
  10. kidturbo

    This what I need?

    Yeah I'd call Danville, cause Mark knows his turbos, injectors, and tuning combos. Watched him run a half dozen truck last month. Could tell me what they'd make at wheels within a few ponies, before straping them down... Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk
  11. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    Almost ready to pull pistons on first engine. So decided to mark all scuffs on cyl walls to position on pistons. Then can inspect the rings and skirts for matching debris fields. Another interesting find. Piston in Cyl 8 [second pic] shows least pitting, and least wall scuffing overall...
  12. kidturbo

    Sinister Diesel "Blue" It!

    Certainly agree on SoCal and NOS, to name a few manufactures predating Sinister in the aftermarket. I was a NOS dealer late 80's thu 90's, and owned all their promo gear. Had to laugh when I watched Day's of Thunder movie once again last week. In the final Dayton race scenes, I can be seen...
  13. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    Not sure, but now I know why the eggs kept getting crunchier.. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk
  14. kidturbo

    Twins with Twins, Anyone?

    My wife just handed me an old ceramic coated pan to cook in. And I said, think it's time to retire this for health reasons.. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk
  15. kidturbo

    LB7: Need help

    I doubt it's the tranny cause unless pump or converter seized, it would still move. And your description of what happened doesn't really match that. Going with bent rod some bottom end failure. But either way, gonna need to pull tranny first to even get at it. Unless you can pull engine trans...
  16. kidturbo

    Sinister Diesel "Blue" It!

    I have no problem with anyone protecting their designs or IP. Most of SD parts have their logo laser etched on em, and have for long time. But after downloading and reading the complete filing, I gotta call BS.. Some examples they provided in TM app included parts in the blue from their...
  17. kidturbo

    Sinister Diesel "Blue" It!

    Ok in preparation for possibly filing a TM dispute I read all their application pages. This can be found here. IF link above fails, just search by SN or Ref# 87840011 Then click TSDR button, then Documents to see all the records on file. Couple things I noticed, the color on their "pipe" in...
  18. kidturbo

    Sinister Diesel "Blue" It!

    Good info, cause I'm likely gonna need some statements to such before this is done. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk
  19. kidturbo

    Sinister Diesel "Blue" It!

  20. kidturbo

    Sinister Diesel "Blue" It!

    Exactly.. Can't believe they let that one out the door as written. Someones gonna get an anal toe probe pretty soon in the old trademark clerks office I'll bet. If found to be overreaching, existing mark gets cancelled. My issue is, their metallic blue looks to be very close to illusion...
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