Why I'm glad I waited on Cosworth

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05-29-2009, 06:05 PM
Nails

Why I'm glad I waited on Cosworth

Patience pays off. Looks like a voluntary recall. More info on Goodwin's forums.

So far no U.S. cars have exploded. 3 in Europe and 1 in Japan. Early word is the internals (connecting rods, crank, pistons, etc.) may be too weak. The 09's have beefier internals though.
05-29-2009, 08:46 PM
goofygrin

Hmm... cosworth cams on the Evo IX are shearing as well (causing a total engine meltdown as you can imagine).

I think I'll be avoiding anything cosworth.
05-30-2009, 05:22 PM
Miatamoto

Scary stuff indeed.

Never really considered it as an option because I'm a N/A guy, but I had thought about the Cosworth head and cams.
06-08-2009, 06:51 AM
SirHustlerEsq

detonation ftl.
06-08-2009, 01:49 PM
VFR750

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nails

Patience pays off. Looks like a voluntary recall. More info on Goodwin's forums.

So far no U.S. cars have exploded. 3 in Europe and 1 in Japan. Early word is the internals (connecting rods, crank, pistons, etc.) may be too weak. The 09's have beefier internals though.

In 30+ years of FI experience I have never seen any OE parts that would not withstand a moderate amount of properly applied boost.....I.E. fuel and ignition management controls that prevent detonation.
06-08-2009, 03:30 PM
SirHustlerEsq

Quote:

Originally Posted by VFR750

In 30+ years of FI experience I have never seen any OE parts that would not withstand a moderate amount of properly applied boost.....I.E. fuel and ignition management controls that prevent detonation.

I agree. My bet is on a crappy spark table, crappy fuel table, or even the extreme stupidity of changing the authority and cycle period for spark retard. I don't have much faith in AWIC on anything other than drag racing from personal experience.