# 944 goes BOOM, lots of smoke out tail. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 19, 2006, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795 "2006-07-19T12:54:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/1 "2006-07-19T12:54:49Z")
So as I posted before, I popped the radiator in Indiana. I suspected it was due to plastic end tanks and shitty Indiana roads (seriously worst roads ever). When I got it home though, I noticed I was blowing some vapor out the tail pipe, and hitting on 3 when I wasnt under load, and hitting on 4 when I gave it some gas. Hmmm sounds like a headgasket to me… ![http://www.mturck.com/944/DSCF4265.jpg](http://www.mturck.com/944/DSCF4265.jpg) ![http://www.mturck.com/944/DSCF4268.jpg](http://www.mturck.com/944/DSCF4268.jpg) ![http://www.mturck.com/944/DSCF4269.jpg](http://www.mturck.com/944/DSCF4269.jpg) I suspect it was due to the lean pops from the issue with the crank trigger causing the engine management to freak out and back fire through the intake. We’ll see if I’ve corrected that when it’s back together. Oh yeah, and as a note… remember to jack your camber plates out before driving a few thousand miles… was still running my track alignment for Rochester - Buffalo - Chicago - Indianapolis… whoops! ![http://www.mturck.com/944/DSCF4247.jpg](http://www.mturck.com/944/DSCF4247.jpg) Thankfully I have more 255/35R18 S03’s ready to go on the front 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/2 "2006-07-19T13:18:03Z")
Daaamn… :tdown: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/3 "2006-07-19T13:20:05Z")
did the welds on your intake manifold blow out? :mamoru: good luck mannnn. ---
**Author:** ![Jskrapper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jskrapper/32/7570_2.png) [@Jskrapper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jskrapper)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/4 "2006-07-19T13:29:34Z")
Yikes. Nice job on those tires too. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/5 "2006-07-19T13:38:30Z")
Sorry to hear. ---
**Author:** ![SoloIIscoob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@SoloIIscoob](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoloIIscoob)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/6 "2006-07-19T13:41:48Z")
yea dude. sorry to hear that. such a secksy car too… ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/7 "2006-07-19T13:55:54Z")
everyone is eating headgaskets. ☹ headgasket season? ---
**Author:** ![RedConquestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redconquesttsi/32/7326_2.png) [@RedConquestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedConquestTSi)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/8 "2006-07-19T13:58:18Z")
> [@Minglor](#): > > everyone is eating headgaskets. ☹ > headgasket season? Shhhhhhhhhhhh!!! LOL j/k ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/9 "2006-07-19T18:22:55Z")
porsches are for fags anyways… get a tiburon you baller. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/10 "2006-07-19T18:25:30Z")
Only if it’s got holes in the rotors. 😉 (And I DONT mean crossdrilled/slotted). Car might be back up and running tomorrow, depends on how hungover I am. ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/11 "2006-07-19T18:25:40Z")
mike, i’m sure you’ll bring it back to life…bigger and better ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/12 "2006-07-19T18:26:11Z")
I wont talk about the new engine 😉 But this one will make it to the end of the year. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/13 "2006-07-20T07:53:54Z")
so its out of a honda then? 944 w/ T51 D15Y ? ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/14 "2006-07-20T07:57:24Z")
4G63 actually, so I can have an even more unreliable car. ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/15 "2006-07-20T07:59:30Z")
M5 motor you pulled a while back? ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Karus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrs_karus/32/7426_2.png) [@Mrs\_Karus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mrs_Karus)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/16 "2006-07-20T08:00:45Z")
☹ sorry to hear that. ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/17 "2006-07-20T18:21:38Z")
goodluck, good to hear its nothing too major :tup: ---
**Author:** ![jrex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrex/32/7232_2.png) [@jrex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jrex)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/18 "2006-07-20T18:29:21Z")
> [@MPD47](#): > > 4G63 actually, so I can have an even more unreliable car. The engine itself is pretty reliable…It’s the rest of the car you have to worry about. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/19 "2006-07-20T18:40:26Z")
See crank. See Crank walk, Walk crank walk. On another note, there is a design flaw with the water passages on the 951, which aparently wasnt taken care of by whoever had this engine open before me… which may cause the car to go down for awhile :hang: ---
**Author:** ![TRP951](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@TRP951](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TRP951)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/944-goes-boom-lots-of-smoke-out-tail/14795/20 "2006-07-20T22:21:24Z")
That sux mike hope you get it back going soon. If there is anything you need I have done the headgasket on my 951 last year when i had to pull the head.