1969 GTO Judge Clone LQ4 turbo 4L60e by 2165 Turbo Rail

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The explanation I received (and keep in mind this is a young guy (so y/o) that is a car guy, but not a mechanic type guy

he'd told me that it was tapping... then he said it was a knock after having his grandpa look at it they said it had a broken piston (but was still running and driving and he drove it home etc)... keep in mind this was the fully build short block with forged pistons/rods/crank and was tuned VERY conservatively the week before I sold it to him (tuned on 91, removed the meth system etc)

a few days after his grandpa diagnosed it with a broken piston he decided to drive it from his house to his shop about 1am (he works nights so this was normal for him to be active at night when he's off work)
he made is about a mile from his house and the car stopped running. He went to pop the hood and it was a 50 mph gust of wind that night going from the front of the car towards the back.
right when he popped the first latch he heard something hissing and then exploded of the pass side of the engine. The wind pushed the fire towards the back of the car.

The wind would explain the front of the car not being burnt like the rest of the car.

I wish I could see it in person so i can look it all over to see if maybe he threw a rod and that started the fire or if something on the fuel line was loose etc... we will never know I'm sure.... sucks

here is the link to the insurance auction that has some day time pics
https://www.iaai.com/vehicle?itemID=...oadRecent=True