Replaced Voodoo Engine

[CANTWN4LSN]

Numerator is about 30 or a few less engine replacements reported in all threads since 2016 production by current or former M6G members up to this time. No idea what the denominator is. Does not seem to be a consistent correlation between oil usage of a quart or less per 1500 miles and failure . My only take away is as others have stated: Keep an eye on the oil level and make sure it's warmed up before hitting high rpms but no reason to hold back once it's there.

 

[S550VIN54]

Not sure if it was mentioned here but Utah Motor Sports would surely exhibit some of these engines failures considering how extensively they are used. I can attest that I didn't baby the one I was driving on the track. Not sure if we would be able to find out if there were any engine failures.

 

[Hack]

Not sure if it was mentioned here but Utah Motor Sports would surely exhibit some of these engines failures considering how extensively they are used. I can attest that I didn't baby the one I was driving on the track. Not sure if we would be able to find out if there were any engine failures.

I know they encouraged me to hammer the engine against the red line rather than up shifting. And I held it against the red line prior to several of the turns on every single lap while on the track. I think the Voodoo engine is really well made. There are some infant failures, but I don't think we have seen any failures associated with the engine's longevity.

 

[MulhollandMonster]

Not sure if it was mentioned here but Utah Motor Sports would surely exhibit some of these engines failures considering how extensively they are used. I can attest that I didn't baby the one I was driving on the track. Not sure if we would be able to find out if there were any engine failures.

Well, I happened to be in the market for that school so figured I'd take the initiative and call them this morning. Everything is sold out, FYI...I did ask, incidentally, if they were experiencing any amount of engine failures and without missing a beat, the rep said "no, and we run them very hard" (obviously, which also includes inexperienced drivers driving like inexperienced drivers).

 

[tjbrowder]

Perhaps the key to the Voodoo is drive it like you are trying to break it, and it will return many miles of satisfaction. Drive it gentle, and it will self destruct.

That being said, I plan to beat the snot out of mine this weekend.....

 

[firestarter2]

Perhaps the key to the Voodoo is drive it like you are trying to break it, and it will return many miles of satisfaction. Drive it gentle, and it will self destruct.

That being said, I plan to beat the snot out of mine this weekend.....

The Porsche IMS? issue was on cars that were not driven. The DD were fine.

 

[MulhollandMonster]

Perhaps the key to the Voodoo is drive it like you are trying to break it, and it will return many miles of satisfaction. Drive it gentle, and it will self destruct.

That being said, I plan to beat the snot out of mine this weekend.....

Caveat: After proper break-in, diligent warm up phase and staying on top of oil level.

 

[Austinj427]

Well, I happened to be in the market for that school so figured I'd take the initiative and call them this morning. Everything is sold out, FYI...I did ask, incidentally, if they were experiencing any amount of engine failures and without missing a beat, the rep said "no, and we run them very hard" (obviously, which also includes inexperienced drivers driving like inexperienced drivers).

I know someone who works for the school. He was pretty open, they do have some issues that they are a little confused about but as far as failures of big parts, the cars are quite robust.

 

[tjbrowder]

Caveat: After proper break-in, diligent warm up phase and staying on top of oil level.

Copy that.....This has always been my SOP for all of my cars and bikes.

 

[MulhollandMonster]

Here is the deal though. I never launch. Maybe got a bit higher BRIEFLY in the RPM range than I should have one or two times during break-in. Got oil changed at 800 miles. At 2200 I thought it was trackable. Wet Texas day, around 80, didn't know the car or track (in the rain!), so I was going SLOW AS SHIT...One session out...Second session I get out, the engine must have been warm and I NEVER had the chance to flog it, and that is the session it failed. Good temp. No oil pressure. No loss of oil.

I always try to look for my role, even if slight. I just don't see it...It had 60 miles when I bought it, so there is that.

 

[Wookie]

You can add me to the list. 2016 ~9k miles. I had reported some issues on my last service, which was explained away as piston slap. I was able to correlate the noise with when I needed to put oil in the car... I guess it was a strange oil level indicator (ha!). I let the car sit through some of the harsher parts of winter here, when I went to start it again. Dead. The starter was working fine, just throwing codes. Got it towed to the dealer and sure enough, the engine needed replaced. Not much hassle on that front. If the new engine doesn’t hold up, I guess I get to decide between a buy back or a replacement?

 

[rzr427]

During a recent track weekend two R's lost their engines. One was a 2018 with 850 miles that just had an oil change ( properly done ). I don't have details on the other but I believe he posted a You Tube video. The dealership that the 2018 went to had another R in service that just had an engine replacement. The OPG is the suspected root cause of the 2018 engine failure.

 

[nhgaudreau]

Checking in here. Mine blew and got an engine replacement in the last couple months.

 

[Race Control]

there are 7 GT350/R in my group. 6 are 2017, 1 2016
5 tracks the car, but not much (2-5 times). of the 5 - 2 engines went kaboom. 2 (not the same as blown engine ones) had alternator bolts backing out while on track, belt coming off, engine overheats, goes into limp mode......


I think it is a flat plane crank thing. Ferrari FPC engines have vibration related issues also.



lesson would be track the hell out of it, then park it after warranty is over.

Makes sense to me.

 

[Demonic]

Unfortunately I think any thread like this won't be much use because of self-responder bias followed by conclusions made on anecdotal evidence. I understand Ford not explaining reasons behind any failures to people. A group of internet people can do some pretty interesting things with a scrap of information.