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Originally Posted by Jeff Alton

The engine was built 18 months ago?

X2 & agree with Jake's comments above

a LOT can happen in 18 months depending on one's driving techniques

- a busted clutch and admitted driving a potentially detonating engine can be a clue to abusive usage rather than a "mfgr defect"

- if you sue the shop, they'll have credible defense

yes, it's a devastating financial blow - many of us have had similar experiences with modified 911's & other engines of various makes & we just had to suck it up $$$

this is from an other-make "race" engine where the shop misfit a press-in piston pin too loose & it came out, destroying the piston, the pieces of which landed on the windage tray & caught twixt the big-end & block walls - with about 100 miles on the rebuild - (shop said "sorry, but....")




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