# Repairing blown pistons

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [July 5, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131 "2010-07-05T20:37:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131/1 "2010-07-05T20:37:14Z")

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![http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-8/320813/botched-piston.jpg](http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-8/320813/botched-piston.jpg)

:wtf

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**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131/2 "2010-07-05T20:40:02Z")

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WAT???

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**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131/3 "2010-07-05T20:41:49Z")

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some member on another forum pulled that from a running bike he bought from someone else

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**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131/4 "2010-07-05T20:45:17Z")

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wow, did the guy he bought it off of say anything about it? I think I would kill that guy for something like that.

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**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131/5 "2010-07-05T20:47:26Z")

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I have no idea, I went back through that thread on the spanish tuner that cobbed together all that horrible shit on that 4g63 to find the pictures of the clutch that I posted here [http://www.shift518.com/showthread.php?t=18867](http://www.shift518.com/showthread.php?t=18867)

[http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?t=224101](http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?t=224101)

found picture in that thread somewhere

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**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131/6 "2010-07-05T20:47:47Z")

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well then I guess it worked

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**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131/7 "2010-07-06T00:18:16Z")

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yea that poor 4G. that thread is epic. i remember seeing it a while back.

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**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131/8 "2010-07-06T00:22:40Z")

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Looks legit to me. I’d say he used Devcon Aluminum epoxy, and the wire looks to be beryllium copper filler metal encased in some solid molybdenum.

…hooooooo-lyyyyyyyyyyy crap this made my night. :clap

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**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131/9 "2010-07-06T01:04:01Z")

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> [@Boxersix"](#):
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> Looks legit to me. I’d say he used Devcon Aluminum epoxy, and the wire looks to be beryllium copper filler metal encased in some solid molybdenum.
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> …hooooooo-lyyyyyyyyyyy crap this made my night. :clap

Check out the other car “the spanish tuner” has worked on (on the left). Just thought you’d be particularly interested.

I made a thread about this guy awhile back called “worst build ever.” So glad it got brought up again.

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**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131/10 "2010-07-06T01:14:37Z")

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> [@Boxersix"](#):
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> Looks legit to me. I’d say he used Devcon Aluminum epoxy, and the wire looks to be beryllium copper filler metal encased in some solid molybdenum.
> 
> …hooooooo-lyyyyyyyyyyy crap this made my night. :clap

Browse through the pics starting at the top of this page…

> **[Spanish "tuner". Enjoy](https://www.lancerregister.com/threads/spanish-tuner-enjoy.224101/page-55)**

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**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131/11 "2010-07-06T01:26:28Z")

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> [@8/4/07 honda-tech meet cruise](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/8-4-07-honda-tech-meet-cruise/33256/28):
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> Browse through the pics starting at the top of this page…
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> [Spanish "tuner". Enjoy | Page 55 | Lancer Register Forum](http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?t=224101&page=64)

I think this one is my fav:

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**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131/12 "2010-07-06T07:14:17Z")

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:lol I like this one

![http://www.motoiq.com/Blogs/Eric/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/failure10.jpg](http://www.motoiq.com/Blogs/Eric/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/failure10.jpg)

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**Author:** ![McLen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mclen/32/6354_2.png) [@McLen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McLen)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131/13 "2010-07-06T07:29:38Z")

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Holy shit, did that thing come out of my RSX?

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**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/repairing-blown-pistons/253131/14 "2010-07-06T07:31:02Z")

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thats a sweet blow-thru carb box
