So almost 2 months ago I took my fuel rails off to make a set for when I installed my intercooler. Long story short, I got sidetracked with house projects/new baby/family visiting. Last week family left and I started back on the car... Made custom fuel rails, installed AN fuel lines, Ported LIM installed, IC installed, bunch of custom brackets and stuff. I am still waiting on my trans coolers(had to remove the old bulky one for the FMHE) I have just about everything but them done so I decided to just start it up and run it for a few and check for leaks and all that good stuff. So I start it, had forgot to put the EGR blockoff plate on the LIM and it ran for just a few seconds but rather rough cause of the giant vac leak. So I fix that and start it again, idles perfect and smooth like she should and no leaks. I rev it a bit, nothing past 2k and I hear this horrible loud ticking but as it idles back down it goes away. I grab my stethoscope and rev it again and it gets louder and now will not go away. First I thought crank/rod but after a little looking around I think its coming from flexplate, pull inspection cover and it is LOUD. So I turn it around a few times with the screwdriver looking all over for cracks and I see none. Unbolt TC from flex and nothing changes, still no cracks. But with it running and TC unbolted I can see the flex wobbling like its bent... Here's a couple videos I took, and the one where I use the screwdriver is just so you can see the wobble a little better:
Broken flexplate Grand Prix GTP - YouTube
IMG 2507 - YouTube
