I'll mention my original rev 2 engine
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(standard) as some rev 3s can suffer
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> Ceramic turbo shatter, completely obliterated the engine, this was off boost pottering about
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where it just died
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! Head off, scored bores, knackered pistons, flattened rod bearing, cracked crank
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! Tried to save it, bored, forged, machined crank
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( wasn't cracked so I was told
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) put it all back together, including new turbo, bottom end rumble, changed bearings again, bottom end rumble after 100 miles again, camshaft bearings all scored, top end noise, pulled it all back out, crank xrayed, multiple stress cracks
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( from turbo failure
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) put the whole lot in the bin, started rev 3 conversion in 2002
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!
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Rev 3
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> 2x cracked blocks, 1 when running standard with 1.1 bar
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(86.50mm bore)
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the other at 2.1 bar
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(86.00) heavily modified
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!
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1 massively cracked crank
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( see other post
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)
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I still love it
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> puts a smile on my face everytime
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!
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And I've drove many many cars
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!