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stylnhog · Jul 7th, 2004, 12:18 PM

Found this on another forum and just couldn't stop laughing. Wonder howmuch the repairs cost.

Hey guys, I've got a 98 1.8T. I've had a k04 and chip for a while and wanted to get more performance. I was recommended to port and polish the intake and exhaust. We found out they used abrasive material to do it like gritty sand. So I got with my friend that tunes Hondas and we decided to try it ourselves. We got a bag of sandblasting sand and hooked up into the intake and started the car. We had to hold the gas so it would run. He wanted to let the engine suck in the sand through the intake so it would port it out and then push it out the ehxaust so it would port the exhaust manifold.
I was worried that it might cause problems but he figured it'd be OK as long as we didn't make boost and it get sucked in the turbo. After running the car and letting it suck in sand we got about half way through a 25 lb bag. The check engine light was on and the engine was bucking and kicking and sounding really weird. We stopped and hooked the car back up normal and took off the sand supply. We tried to start it again and it was really hard. Once started it couldn't idle and kept making weird noises. We took it out and drove it and it started to make scraping and knocking noises.
Help! Can anyone tell me what to do! My buddy only does Hondas so he doesn't know much about Audis.

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IML337 · Jul 7th, 2004, 12:59 PM

sounds like a wind up to me

like the S2000 owner who drilled a hole in his rocker cover and pulgged a NOS kit into it, and wondered why it didn't work

uae mini · Jul 7th, 2004, 02:16 PM

seriously is this a joke?
well his friend would never be touching my car since he doesn't know

about engines

poor fellow.... bye bye engine

stylnhog · Jul 7th, 2004, 02:23 PM

I have no idea if it is or not. Couldn't imagine anyone being that STUPID. Stranger things have happened. I think his problem was that he didn't use a 50 lb. bag of sand.

scooperman_uk · Jul 7th, 2004, 02:27 PM

people with a small amount of inteligence are often more dangerous than those with zero intelligence

dansmini · Jul 7th, 2004, 02:33 PM

Ha! Reminds me of the guy on the VW message board who bragged about how great his calipers looked after he painted them, then posted photos of the calipers, rotors, brake pads and everything painted up! YIKES!

obehave · Jul 7th, 2004, 03:07 PM

Let's hope they're both sterile

RedUn · Jul 7th, 2004, 07:31 PM

sand injection.........nice

roland2003 · Jul 7th, 2004, 08:19 PM

Hi guys
Criky, if this bloke had a brain he'd be dangerous.

SteveS · Jul 8th, 2004, 09:13 PM

I would not doubt that this story was pirated from this website:

http://www.kalecoauto.com/

The funniest things are on it.

RobHardyUK · Jul 8th, 2004, 09:32 PM

oh deary me, interesting technique!!

Sprydle · Jul 12th, 2004, 03:55 PM

They have to be taking the michael. I certainly hope so, people like that should not be allowed out unsupervised.

Cheers,
Sprydle

Jul 7th, 2004, 12:18 PM	#1
stylnhog MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 08:07 AM Posts: 6 Offline	What an Idiot LMAO Found this on another forum and just couldn't stop laughing. Wonder howmuch the repairs cost. Hey guys, I've got a 98 1.8T. I've had a k04 and chip for a while and wanted to get more performance. I was recommended to port and polish the intake and exhaust. We found out they used abrasive material to do it like gritty sand. So I got with my friend that tunes Hondas and we decided to try it ourselves. We got a bag of sandblasting sand and hooked up into the intake and started the car. We had to hold the gas so it would run. He wanted to let the engine suck in the sand through the intake so it would port it out and then push it out the ehxaust so it would port the exhaust manifold. I was worried that it might cause problems but he figured it'd be OK as long as we didn't make boost and it get sucked in the turbo. After running the car and letting it suck in sand we got about half way through a 25 lb bag. The check engine light was on and the engine was bucking and kicking and sounding really weird. We stopped and hooked the car back up normal and took off the sand supply. We tried to start it again and it was really hard. Once started it couldn't idle and kept making weird noises. We took it out and drove it and it started to make scraping and knocking noises. Help! Can anyone tell me what to do! My buddy only does Hondas so he doesn't know much about Audis. Thread:

Jul 7th, 2004, 02:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
uae mini MINI2 Senior Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 04:07 PM Posts: 538 Offline	seriously is this a joke? well his friend would never be touching my car since he doesn't know about engines poor fellow.... bye bye engine Cooper S --- Lots of mods all here

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Jul 7th, 2004, 12:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
IML337 saving the world Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sydney, Aus Local Time: 10:07 PM Posts: 3,063 Offline	sounds like a wind up to me like the S2000 owner who drilled a hole in his rocker cover and pulgged a NOS kit into it, and wondered why it didn't work

Jul 7th, 2004, 02:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
stylnhog MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Local Time: 08:07 AM Posts: 6 Offline	I have no idea if it is or not. Couldn't imagine anyone being that STUPID. Stranger things have happened. I think his problem was that he didn't use a 50 lb. bag of sand.

Jul 7th, 2004, 02:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
scooperman_uk almost 59k Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reading / Berks / Uk Local Time: 01:07 PM Posts: 5,242 Offline	people with a small amount of inteligence are often more dangerous than those with zero intelligence

Jul 7th, 2004, 02:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
dansmini Sullivan Racing Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ohio Local Time: 08:07 AM Posts: 1,138 Offline	Ha! Reminds me of the guy on the VW message board who bragged about how great his calipers looked after he painted them, then posted photos of the calipers, rotors, brake pads and everything painted up! YIKES!

Jul 7th, 2004, 03:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
obehave Mini Mod Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 08:07 AM Posts: 9,388 Offline	Let's hope they're both sterile

Jul 7th, 2004, 07:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
RedUn MUGEN POWER Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: s2ki.com Local Time: 01:07 PM Posts: 11,615 Offline	sand injection.........nice

Jul 7th, 2004, 08:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
roland2003 MINI 2 Sponsor GT Tuning Join Date: Jan 2004 Local Time: 01:07 PM Posts: 2,736 Offline	Hi guys Criky, if this bloke had a brain he'd be dangerous.

Jul 8th, 2004, 09:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
SteveS MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Santa Ana, CA Local Time: 05:07 AM Posts: 127 Offline	I would not doubt that this story was pirated from this website: http://www.kalecoauto.com/ The funniest things are on it.

Jul 8th, 2004, 09:32 PM	#11 (permalink)
RobHardyUK The Hartge Experience Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: High Wycombe Local Time: 01:07 PM Posts: 1,058 Offline	oh deary me, interesting technique!!

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Jul 12th, 2004, 03:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
Sprydle Big girl's blouse Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Local Time: 06:07 AM Posts: 4,815 Offline	They have to be taking the michael. I certainly hope so, people like that should not be allowed out unsupervised. Cheers, Sprydle