That is why you won't ever see my turbo system for sale. Instead, I will part it out if possible. I had a well known magazine shoot a photo spread of my truck just before the second "bullet proof" engine failed. They contacted me afterward to finish the article and publish the story. They still wanted to run it even though the engine failed. I refused because, until the issues with the V-10 are resolved I don't want anyone to read about my truck in a magazine and think that this is a viable alternative to boosting our trucks.
My second engine lasted a total of 1,000 miles before #3 rod bearing disintegrated. All the other rod bearings looked like they have 100,000 miles on them and the cylinder walls looked just as bad. I believe that detonation killed my second engine but there is evidence of mechanical failure too, including a possible bad oil pump. My understanding is that if the oiling system goes bad, #3 and #4 are the first to be deprived of oil. Subsequently, a lot of dead #3 pistons and rods.
There is a lot of speculation about what exactly happened to my truck and why the STS system doesn't work. The bottom line is that it didn't on mine. Personally, I just am not willing to put anymore of my money into it to find out why and I don't want to see anyone else lose an engine either. BTW, I wish our engines only cost $10K like someone said earlier!
