Is a driveshaft safety loop really required?
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Re: Is a driveshaft safety loop really required? Well, Gainesville, a national level track, is kind of slack on Tn'T, I have never been thrown off with my non-rollbar vert, and have always run in the 13's. It's all up to the tech guys, but let me ask you this: with the price and negligible weight of loop, why would you not do it?! I pesonally am just waiting to just do my SFC and loop together, but do you really want to "pole vault" at 100+?!?! <img src="gr_eek2.gif" border="0">
Re: Is a driveshaft safety loop really required? hey i see that you are from middleburg, FL. my old roommate from college named David White was from that same small town near Jax, FLA. do you happen to know him? i lost touch with him a long time ago.
[quote]Originally posted by 30th TA 0219:
<strong>Well, Gainesville, a national level track, is kind of slack on Tn'T, I have never been thrown off with my non-rollbar vert, and have always run in the 13's. It's all up to the tech guys, but let me ask you this: with the price and negligible weight of loop, why would you not do it?! I pesonally am just waiting to just do my SFC and loop together, but do you really want to "pole vault" at 100+?!?! <img src="gr_eek2.gif" border="0"> </strong><hr></blockquote>
[quote]Originally posted by 30th TA 0219:
<strong>Well, Gainesville, a national level track, is kind of slack on Tn'T, I have never been thrown off with my non-rollbar vert, and have always run in the 13's. It's all up to the tech guys, but let me ask you this: with the price and negligible weight of loop, why would you not do it?! I pesonally am just waiting to just do my SFC and loop together, but do you really want to "pole vault" at 100+?!?! <img src="gr_eek2.gif" border="0"> </strong><hr></blockquote>
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Re: Is a driveshaft safety loop really required? Well from what I've experienced if U have slicks on when U pull up to tech in they will check for ds loop! <img src="graemlins/gr_judge.gif" border="0" alt="[judgement]" />
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Re: Is a driveshaft safety loop really required? unfortunately, I don't know anyone out here. I just moved to "the sticks" of M'burg in Aug from JAX. Great house prices, quiet area, lots of rednecks thinking they have the **** for cars! (Mostly 5.0s and civics)
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Is a driveshaft safety loop really required? I was going through BMR Fabrication's website thinking about the suspension and chassis mods that I will eventually buy and came upon their driveshaft safety loop. The description of it stated that the NHRA requires all cars running quicker than 12.99 must use a driveshaft safety loop, but then I see many LS1 cars on this board and other messageboards that have gone much quicker than 12.99 and aren't using the driveshaft safety loop. So, is it really required at all? Does the same go for roll bars and street cages? Are they really required at all? Thanks in advance for the info.
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Re: Is a driveshaft safety loop really required? NHRA tracks require one at 12.99, some tracks my let you slide a little but not much. IHRA tracks do not require it until 12.49. Same with roll cages, NHRA 11.99/IHRA 11.49.
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Re: Is a driveshaft safety loop really required? You should get a DSL for your car but don't make the same mistake i did. Don't buy the BMR DSL it doesn't fit the newer F-Bodys without touching the stock torque arm and it also touches the floor pan tunnel which in turn makes your car sound like a $50 piece of **** from the inside not sure what it sounds like going down the street but im sure its not pretty. BMr makes good products for our F-Bodys but the DSL isn't one of them.
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Re: Is a driveshaft safety loop really required? The best DSL for the F-bodies is the one from Jegs. It tucks up under the body and has no ground clearance issues like the BMR piece, and the nice thing is the Jegs loop is $40.00 vs. $100.00 for the BMR.
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Re: Is a driveshaft safety loop really required? I have been warned not to run 12.99 or quicker or else, but I have several times, and never any follow up. It is going on now, cheap insurance.
"Well from what I've experienced if U have slicks on when U pull up to tech in they will check for ds loop! "
Imagine pulling up on slicks and skinnies, Moser 9" with spool, and explaining that the car will only run mid 13s... <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
"Well from what I've experienced if U have slicks on when U pull up to tech in they will check for ds loop! "
Imagine pulling up on slicks and skinnies, Moser 9" with spool, and explaining that the car will only run mid 13s... <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
Re: Is a driveshaft safety loop really required? I didn't get bothered until my car actually looked like it would be fast(open y-pipe and big and little welds) that when they starting bugging me about it
I have the BMR unit that only fit on my car after I got rid of the stock exhaust( along with the stock torque arm there wasn't ANY room in there) Everything fits nicely now with no banging and piece of mind
LAter <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
I have the BMR unit that only fit on my car after I got rid of the stock exhaust( along with the stock torque arm there wasn't ANY room in there) Everything fits nicely now with no banging and piece of mind
LAter <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
Re: Is a driveshaft safety loop really required? [quote]Originally posted by mmiller:
<strong>The best DSL for the F-bodies is the one from Jegs. It tucks up under the body and has no ground clearance issues like the BMR piece, and the nice thing is the Jegs loop is $40.00 vs. $100.00 for the BMR.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Agreed, I got the Jegs loop, why anyone would pay more than $40 for these things is beyond me. It ain't rocket science. <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0"> The Jegs unit fit fine with one small dimple to my Y-pipe (custom 3" Y for my Grots). No way that dimple will hurt 'flow'.
-Andrew
<strong>The best DSL for the F-bodies is the one from Jegs. It tucks up under the body and has no ground clearance issues like the BMR piece, and the nice thing is the Jegs loop is $40.00 vs. $100.00 for the BMR.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Agreed, I got the Jegs loop, why anyone would pay more than $40 for these things is beyond me. It ain't rocket science. <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0"> The Jegs unit fit fine with one small dimple to my Y-pipe (custom 3" Y for my Grots). No way that dimple will hurt 'flow'.
-Andrew
Re: Is a driveshaft safety loop really required? Hey damon did you get your Z at bennetts?? If so my dad did the order for you.....Traded in a red 2k if I remember
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