C5 Hard Launch Pic
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Staging Lane
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From: East Coast
Originally Posted by Z1500
New desktop pic for me. Thanks
How do you keep the rear diff together? DTE brace?
What torque tube are you running?
What is the secret to keeping the driveline together?
How do you keep the rear diff together? DTE brace?
What torque tube are you running?
What is the secret to keeping the driveline together?
All last year I ran the car in its current form , which is a Cartek 441 cid naturally aspirated stroker through a 4L60E auto trans , I was fortunate enough to have no driveline breakage in roughly 150 hard launches . This with a stock torque tube , no rear diff brace . I did have occasional problems with the trans slipping towards the end of the season , but that's it . I run a very streetable 3200 stall converter , the motor has plenty of low end grunt , so I don't need a high stall .
For comparison , two years ago , I had a 408 iron block with a 200 shot of nitrous , it put down 700HP/700TQ to the wheels , I never got more then 10 passes out of the car without the trans acting up , or some sort of driveline breakage , I broke the trans case , the rear diff case etc , etc . I couldn't afford to keep up with the breakage , and the aggravation , so I went naturally aspirated last year and I'm a lot happier with the car now , and was fortunate enough to be the first , and currently only stock suspenion C5 in the nines on motor only .
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Staging Lane
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From: East Coast
Originally Posted by Assassin
please tell me.... is your front sway bar connected??????
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Staging Lane
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This video was just posted in another section . https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-racing-tech/299164-cartek-customer-accolade.html
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From: Va. beach,Va
Originally Posted by Assassin
thats kick ***!!!...... also my new desktop pic...
Very nice launch..... i wish I could just get a 1.70. LS1 Tech Stories
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On The Tree
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From: Idabel, OK
Originally Posted by Z1500
New desktop pic for me. Thanks
How do you keep the rear diff together? DTE brace?
What torque tube are you running?
What is the secret to keeping the driveline together?
How do you keep the rear diff together? DTE brace?
What torque tube are you running?
What is the secret to keeping the driveline together?
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Staging Lane
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From: East Coast
Originally Posted by JOHN LAWSON
Great pics Mike. Ive only seen two C5s do that. That would be yours and mine.