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tonycarreon · 01-01-2013, 11:16 AM

05-09.5 still have an IMSB, but it's too large to extract. this requires you to open the case and remove the entire thing. more labor = more $$$.

though the newer "non-IMSB" engines won't grenade because of a failed bearing, they too have their own issues.

01-01-2013, 11:16 AM	#2
tonycarreon Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 1,396	05-09.5 still have an IMSB, but it's too large to extract. this requires you to open the case and remove the entire thing. more labor = more $$$. though the newer "non-IMSB" engines won't grenade because of a failed bearing, they too have their own issues. __________________ "Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary... that's what gets you."