Chevrolet Performance LSX Challenge Series and LSX Shootout - So what did you break?????????????

We broke tranny first round again that make two years in a row. First one was stock the time a built tranny and broke out put shaft in a 2010 camaro.

First pass out in true street broke the drum/sprague in my '11 SS.. Went a 10.466, .499 & a .520 earlier in the day (Was setup nice for the index), had some rev limiter issues that we worked out afterwards but the trans said no more!

FYI, this is in a TH350 unit not a 6L.

The only thing I broke was my ego LOL, :D my car performed flawlessly both for the 1400+ mile round trip drive there & back as well as for the 10+ passes in between, it was only me that screwed up. :disgust: :lol:

I broke nothing :burn: Still cant believed I redlight the first round when I was the faster car. Stuipid of me should have made sure I was green I could have easily ran the guy down.

I broke 2 rods that in turn broke my block, oil pan, and dry sump pump.

^^^ holy hell I knew you broke but didnt know the damage, Sorry for your loss.

i shot the pinion out of the rear diff lol. broke driveshaft, possibly trans. also fuel pump went on my truck while hauling my car to indy. we put a fuel pump in the truck on side interstate 70.

I made it too the trailer after ten passes total and out in the first round, I started the car to load it and the flywheel broke:(

I broke 2 rods that in turn broke my block, oil pan, and dry sump pump.

I was watching your pass and was amazed you kept it straight after she came apart, sorry it let go, you have a awesome car and I was pulling for ya. I will see ya next year...

I broke nothing :burn: Still cant believed I redlight the first round when I was the faster car. Stuipid of me should have made sure I was green I could have easily ran the guy down.Were you in the left lane?
I found an unusual amount of people went red in the left lane versus the right on Sunday.
My only redlight the whole weekend was in the left lane on Sunday and I wasn't even as deep as I had been on some of my other passes, could just be coincidence though.

U-joint, driveshaft, trans yoke, tailhousing, & probably output shaft on the 6 spd. I was the first cleanup Saturday morning in qualifying. Sorry guys lol

center of the clutch disc came apart on mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bigun2:

Andy's trans or converter is on it's way out, and his duallie had issues on the way home. I'm still tired. :)

My TH350 would not hold 2nd or 3rd under full power on Friday. Pulled it out, replaced the clutches, and made qualifying pass Saturday afternoon to have the same issue. I ran the car first round with only first gear and to my surprise I lost out somehow(I know shocking... lol). After that pass there was no 2nd gear at all. Pretty sure the sprag is broken. I did manage some pretty impressive 12.70 passes with only first!

Epic breakage for everyone it seems. Our group had so much breakage, it's kinda funny. A full post of our weekend to come. It's some funny crap. Will make for a great read. Trying to finish it up today.

Trashed both of my cylinder heads :bang:

looks like coil-on-plug bit me. TIme to go with a dizzy


Crack in passenger head (across the plug holes)
http://ls1tech.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=320670&stc=1&d=1318368043

blown out chamber in #6
http://ls1tech.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=320668&stc=1&d=1318368043

Blown out chambers between 3 and 5
http://ls1tech.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=320669&stc=1&d=1318368045

Trashed both of my cylinder heads :bang:

looks like coil-on-plug bit me. TIme to go with a dizzy


Crack in passenger head (across the plug holes)
http://ls1tech.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=320670&stc=1&d=1318368043

blown out chamber in #6
http://ls1tech.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=320668&stc=1&d=1318368043

Blown out chambers between 3 and 5
http://ls1tech.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=320669&stc=1&d=1318368045

Damn Phil, that sucks to hear that. On the other hand after chatting with Shawn for quite a while during the live feed, it seems like your heads are the cause of your slight spooling issues and now this gives you a chance to go rectangle port!:D

Were you in the left lane?
I found an unusual amount of people went red in the left lane versus the right on Sunday.
My only redlight the whole weekend was in the left lane on Sunday and I wasn't even as deep as I had been on some of my other passes, could just be coincidence though.

Nope right lane, I am a m6 and try just barely turn on the stage bulb but guess I was deeper than I thougt redlight .008. I was running 12.0 but was running 11.6x I probly had a 11.5 pass when I lifted the one run. went 11.69 at 104 haha. But thats the way it goes.

Trashed both of my cylinder heads :bang:

looks like coil-on-plug bit me. TIme to go with a dizzy


Crack in passenger head (across the plug holes)
http://ls1tech.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=320670&stc=1&d=1318368043

blown out chamber in #6
http://ls1tech.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=320668&stc=1&d=1318368043

Blown out chambers between 3 and 5
http://ls1tech.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=320669&stc=1&d=1318368045

Wow, those heads are toast... Sorry to hear about that. Your car was flying!

Bent my lower control arm it was stock so im ordering some umi poly roto on car adjustable

i broke my wallet! seriously it was one of those aluma-wallets you see on tv (well i thought it was neat) don't put too much change in them things!

rest of the weekend was basically uneventful aside from my non-driving on the first two hot laps.

it was really funny actually, my buddy and i were admiring the list of tools we used over the weekend

3/4" to put on/take off the parachute
flat blade screwdriver to pry off a wheel weight (tire spun on rim and threw off balance)
7/16 to take the true street trophy apart and put in the truck yaaaay!

Broke the left side (Brand New) Axle on Round 1 of T & T, Rodney got me a Drive Shaft Shop Axle Kit which Chuck Johnson and I put in both axles, seals, bearings, and studs on Saturday and I made Q3 (Last car) Ran a 9.39 @ 150 and shredded my last blower belt so I made that pass with only 13lbs of boost (usually run 21) but was out, SO LIVED TO RACE ANOTHER DAY!!!

JR & The "Barbie Vette"

We broke the chute mount and one of the air cylinders, still trying to figure out how the cord got wrapped up on that one????

Had it fixed in a few hours though, Mikey tig welded it back together in no time at the track.

Phil, did you have the external crank trigger and cam sensor on your COP???
We have made 43psi so far with out an issue other then we didn't get it down the track once we turned it up. We blew the tires of at the 1/8mile mark and coasted to a 7.1@166. We went 7.2@190 twice on low boost at Indy.

We broke the chute mount and one of the air cylinders, still trying to figure out how the cord got wrapped up on that one????

Had it fixed in a few hours though, Mikey tig welded it back together in no time at the track.

Phil, did you have the external crank trigger and cam sensor on your COP???
We have made 43psi so far with out an issue other then we didn't get it down the track once we turned it up. We blew the tires of at the 1/8mile mark and coasted to a 7.1@166. We went 7.2@190 twice on low boost at Indy.

Its brian, not phil ;)

external 24-tooth crank wheel and stock cam sensor. It was fine all year and just hiccuped once...thats all it takes at this level :bang:

if you can get the heads fixed maybe ill send the wallet over for tig work
customer service showed me no coins allowed! not covered!

https://www.officialalumawallet.com/images/officialalumawallet-com/791b0f0a-b890-4be2-9a28-eb9d3b41c2da.jpg

Sorry Brian, you are pretty sure it was a hiccup in the ignition timing though? Sort of scares me when you say that I am keeping my fingers crossed now!

Hell i got you all beat,,,,, I totaled my car :(

http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/?action=view&current=RaysRide.mp4

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Sorry to see those heads Brian, I remember seeing a boom mid track when you were racing Andy.

How did you total it?

Ray you dont think its fixable? Would you sell the car as is?

Hell i got you all beat,,,,, I totaled my car :(

http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/?action=view&current=RaysRide.mp4

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC05156.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC05149.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC05150.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC05153.jpg

Man I hated to see you hit the wall, I was pitted across from you guys. I came over and looked at it, OUCH...

Ray you dont think its fixable? Would you sell the car as is?
Engine, trans, turbo and boost controler are going in another roller that I hope to pickup tomorrow morning. Everything else is for sale. Yes it is fixable but cheaper to get a new roller, especialy since I needed to upgrade to a 25.5 chassis.

Hey Ray send me a text

Hey Ray send me a text

send me your # on facebook

Engine, trans, turbo and boost controler are going in another roller that I hope to pickup tomorrow morning. Everything else is for sale. Yes it is fixable but cheaper to get a new roller, especialy since I needed to upgrade to a 25.5 chassis.

Good to hear you're getting a roller to put it all in. It just wouldn't be right to go to the races and Ray isn't there. Are you still running 4 bolt heads on that 6-bolt block?

it was really funny actually, my buddy and i were admiring the list of tools we used over the weekend

3/4" to put on/take off the parachute
flat blade screwdriver to pry off a wheel weight (tire spun on rim and threw off balance)
7/16 to take the true street trophy apart and put in the truck yaaaay!

Your car has been ridiculous winning 4-5 shootout true street and 2 -2 LS Fest true street. Maybe some beadlocks for your street car so you won't need that screwdriver.

Good to hear you're getting a roller to put it all in. It just wouldn't be right to go to the races and Ray isn't there. Are you still running 4 bolt heads on that 6-bolt block?
6 bolt heads

Ray we didnt have as bad of a weekend as you did but your safe thank god but we did break the fn tranny again. And again THANK GOD you are alright.

Engine, trans, turbo and boost controler are going in another roller that I hope to pickup tomorrow morning. Everything else is for sale. Yes it is fixable but cheaper to get a new roller, especialy since I needed to upgrade to a 25.5 chassis.

Get some build pics coming soon, I would like to see the progress...

Truck pulled good for 1200 miles rou nd trip car ran good all weekend. The only thing i broke was i keep breaking out it keep wanting to go faster i hate when it does that lol.

Your car has been ridiculous winning 4-5 shootout true street and 2 -2 LS Fest true street. Maybe some beadlocks for your street car so you won't need that screwdriver.


thanks yea if i still have it.. was supposed to be sold and now its not soo..

thanks yea if i still have it.. was supposed to be sold and now its not soo..

Sorry to hear your sale fell through. On the other hand it just would not be the same without you there :drive: