70LS1Nova

I put a T-Rex cam in the LS1 and took it to the dyno to get tuned. I had my 30 year old stock driveshaft balanced and cut down when I did my conversion two summers ago. Here's why I wouldn't recommend anyone else do the same.

http://www.fquick.com/videos/Broken_..._the_dyno/2647

enganeer

iTrader: (18)

Ouch,

Looks like you need Denny's driveshaft.

70LS1Nova

It broke on the dyno in Ohio and the shop (Back Street Performance) recommeded a local shop (Henderson Industries) so I just had them build it. The new driveshaft was $275 and it's a nice piece. I wish I would have bought it a year ago.

bowtierodder

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holy crap, that sucks man. did it tear anything else up?

70LS1Nova

Yeah, It broke the tailhousing on my tranny that I had just paid $2000 to have built. Luckily, we changed the housing, flushed it, changed the fluid and it's back on the road now. The guys at Back Street took good care of me.

leonpiper69

iTrader: (3)

you at least had a drive shaft saftey loop , right?

1BADAIR

iTrader: (1)

ouch
the loop would have helped much where it broke. The loop has to be in the very front. A second loop is required at a certain speed

Rob

iTrader: (6)

Almost looked like something scratched it or was scraping on it from the picture at the end of the video. Sucks that it broke

PRAY HRD

iTrader: (119)

that T-Rex cam is Wicked!!!! lol. could have been worse i guess. now get back there and get some #'s!

70LS1Nova

nope, no drive shaft loop. Had one on for years with the big block but took it off because it was hitting the new x pipe. It probably would have saved the tailshaft from breaking.
Prayhard, it ran 12.19 on a 228 cam last fall. Going up wednesday night to get some T-rex numbers.

Novas Forever

Holy crap that sounded bad.

GreenBlood

iTrader: (6)

god damn son...

Monza355

iTrader: (3)

Any Vids of your 12.19? edit: just saw you were from Pittsburgh. Where was the dyno? Where do you race?

Bill

70LS1Nova

Yeah, there are videos on my website: www.geocities.com/marksls1nova
The dyno was at a shop in Medina OHio. About 7 of us from Pittsburgh rented the dyno for the day, paid a tuner to be there and we all got dyno tunes. I race at Pittsburgh Raceway Park occasionally. Going up Wednesday night if the weather holds up.