09-29-2014, 12:31 PM | #1 |
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Half Shaft Death
Well, I knew that the half shafts were on borrowed time with running the drag radials at the track. Finally grenaded the driver's side CV joint on Friday. Crazy launch too, the car hooked HARD! All summer the DA has sucked, mid 3000's to high 4000's. Friday night the air temp was about 11C and the DA was about 1600-1800 when I snapped the shaft.
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09-29-2014, 12:37 PM | #2 | |
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Assuming that isn't covered by warranty? Did you at least get a good ET and 60ft time? |
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If I make it out to the track again this year (2 more events left), I will ask the guy I lined up with if I registered a 60 foot time. I think it would have been in the 1.6s.
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09-29-2014, 06:14 PM | #4 | |
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What boost level r u running? Thks
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09-30-2014, 10:35 AM | #5 | |
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Boost set at +3.0. But I was running very sticky Mickey Thompson Drag Radials. Probably at least +40 passes on DRs.
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09-30-2014, 10:43 AM | #6 | |
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Please let us know how much something like is going to cost. Hope you get it all sorted out soon, so you can get back out there before winter hits. Thanks.
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09-30-2014, 05:14 PM | #8 |
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I am taking guess at 40ish. Been to the track several times with this car, and usually several passes in a night. I will have to count up the time slips.
SA says new shaft is about $1400, and with labour about $2500 total. 3 weeks from Germany is what they have quoted. I've asked if they can air freight it.
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2.0s is pretty easy with stock tires once you figure your car out, but I am trying to pull every last MPH I can now (plus I still want an ET glory run). I am going to limit the car at the track now to when I only add new mods. I wanted to get a solid run (Low DA) with the BMS set at 3.0 and then I was going to bump it to 6.0 with fuel and be done with it until I added M6Beast's Intake and meth, run it again at 6.0 and retire from drag racing this car. I might put the 20" Nittos DRs back on, they were a bit more forgiving than the MTs.
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Have you looked in to line lock to ease up on the rear axles in the water box? I am not sure what the electronics would do perhaps nothing if in DTC off. Hope your back on the roads of Alberta soon! |
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How did you launch with MT's? I have about 80 passes this year on same tires and now you got me worried about the half shaft?
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Time permitting, my winter project will be to look into aftermarket shafts. See if something can be built with stronger CV joints.
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