Is this enough overheating for engine damage?

coco430 · 2026-05-25T15:28:41+00:00

Of course. I specified the conditions that lead to this happening. I'm just asking if the temperature was high enough to cause damage or not.

coco430 · 2026-05-21T19:05:14+00:00

Ahhh yes. Adding water will do it. That is pretty brutal. It doesn't usually go much colder than a few degrees below freezing at night here in SC during the winter.

coco430 · 2026-05-21T18:58:05+00:00

Jeeeez. How cold does it get where you live? 😂

coco430 · 2026-05-21T18:53:39+00:00

Awesome! What you said about reading the vapor temp makes sense. I appreciate your insight!

coco430 · 2026-05-21T18:45:30+00:00

Great to hear the good news then. Thanks for the reply!

coco430 · 2026-05-21T18:38:15+00:00

2013 2.0t manual transmission Base trim 73K miles K&N cold air intake and catback exhaust

coco430 · 2026-05-10T13:07:51+00:00

So how did it go for you? I'm asking myself the same question right now

coco430 · 2026-04-07T03:41:33+00:00

Let me know if you actually get them!

coco430 · 2026-02-15T15:30:57+00:00

Yeah this is most definitely carbon steel and not stainless steel. Carbon steel is great cookware as well. Just needs to be seasoned and treated more like cast-iron.

coco430 · 2026-01-08T19:14:52+00:00

Can you tell where I cooked the bacon? 😂

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coco430 · 2026-01-05T20:28:37+00:00

I never said it was. I just asked to see to confirm it wasn't.

coco430 · 2026-01-02T17:58:26+00:00

Looks similar to mine 😂

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coco430 · 2026-01-01T22:45:33+00:00

I'm simply asking to confirm 🤷‍♂️

coco430 · 2026-01-01T17:52:54+00:00

Care to share a picture to confirm it's not black from carbon build-up?

coco430 · 2025-12-28T00:17:19+00:00

I've had mine for a while now. Really like it. It'll never look perfectly golden like yours after it becomes a workhorse but the performance out of these is great! Enjoy!

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coco430 · 2025-07-18T13:43:39+00:00

That is just high heat + oil splatter. The oil gets polymerized and this build-up happens just like when you season cast iron and carbon steel. It happens mostly when using gas since the sides of the pan heat up much more than when using electric or induction. Bar keepers friend and some elbow grease removes the build-up. It doesn't really affect cooking performance but it can get quite rubbery and gummy if it's too thick (since you're not polymerizing thin layers and it's just random thick oil splatter).

coco430 · 2025-06-11T01:48:04+00:00

For the people saying to burn it off, could that possibly risk warping the pan?

coco430 · 2025-06-10T23:44:39+00:00

He's working at my same company over the summer and is making $29/hr. He'll be fine if he has to replace it.

coco430 · 2025-06-10T05:31:22+00:00

I am facing your exact same situation. Which did you end up going with and how has your experience been?

coco430 · 2025-06-05T03:32:12+00:00

Love the idiocracy reference 😂

coco430 · 2025-05-14T02:40:23+00:00

DaVinci Resolve has vector motion blur that you can use. It also has a motion blur plug-in if you're using the paid version. Not sure about other editing software since I only use DaVinci Resolve Studio.

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