Could the wrong 3b rotor trash a motor?

[Phil Rose]

At 10:29 PM -0500 1/10/07, CLAG500 at aol.com wrote:
>Gentlemen,
>
>    After reading all of the recent rotor posts I decided to check  mine (easy
>to do as motor is out of the car due to a rod shooting out of the  block).
>
>I went to sjmautotechnik to get the scoop and see what I had. I have read 
>almost everything on there under the 20v troubleshooting section but never 
>noticed that he says that he's heard of engine damage (bent rod) 
>from using this 
>rotor with high boost. Here is the quote:
>
>"Are you using the correct Distributor Rotor for the 3B 20V Turbo Engine in 
>the 1991 200TQ ?
>
>The 3B designated 20V Turbo engine in the 1991 200TQ  used a unique
>Distributor Rotor with a narrow tip that can be difficult to find 
>in the US. This
>narrow tip rotor is required to provide the precise ignition  timing 
>at the higher
>RPM's and to prevent any ignition cross firing inside the  distributor cap.
>Some people have reported engine damage (bent rod) that  may have been caused
>when the incorrect cylinder was fired under very high  boost."
>
>   Any thoughts on this? Thanks

Chad,
Sorry to hear about your engine and I hope you'll get the car back on the road.

My first thought is: You said you could check your rotor easily, so 
did I miss the part where you told us what the heck you found????

My second though was: Did you in fact discover that your blown engine 
had the wide rotor installed and you wish to contribute a  data 
point?? What he (SJM) has stated, sounds reasonable and believable to 
me.  Whether or not the specified rotor actually helps protect 
against engine damage at high rpm/boost conditions, the extra cost 
for an owner to acquire it is essentially pennies and thus not a 
factor [except of course to those who already strive for ever-greater 
short-term savings and convenience by doing things like never 
changing engine oil, using Fram oil filters and running brake rotors 
'til they disintegrate.] I doubt that you are one of those folks.

Phil
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Phil Rose.....Rochester, NY USA
'06 A3q 3.2 V6 (5K, silver)
'91 200q	(156K, Lago blue)
'91 200q   (70K, Tornado red)
'89 100 (Bamboo gold)