Disaster at the Track
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Disaster at the Track Well I took my car to the track this past weekend. It's the first time I've been back in like 3 years. Made a lot of mods to when I was racing before. I was running 1/8 mile mostly for test & tune. I worked on it for a week straight, new wheels, slicks, rewired the electronics, wideband install, removed interior, tuning, etc. I knew I needed a clutch to put in, I have a SPEC Stage 3 CF just sitting around waiting for install, but don't have the time to break it in, it's a drag car. Anyway, here's some pics of the damage:
As you can see, I tore my DS in half, broke my torque arm, you can't see, but I bent my upper panhard bar, and my rear is sittin at a nasty angle. Time for new parts. I've got to rip it out his weekend, and take the rear apart, hopefully it's ok inside.
I'm going to order a BMR Trak Pack, BMR Upper Panhard Bar, and PST Driveshaft. Hopefully that will hold this monster.
As you can see, I tore my DS in half, broke my torque arm, you can't see, but I bent my upper panhard bar, and my rear is sittin at a nasty angle. Time for new parts. I've got to rip it out his weekend, and take the rear apart, hopefully it's ok inside.
I'm going to order a BMR Trak Pack, BMR Upper Panhard Bar, and PST Driveshaft. Hopefully that will hold this monster.
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I remember when that happened to me a couple years back, it sucked. don't worry about that upper panhard bar, I took mine out a long time ago, you don't need it. but you do need a new torque arm and driveshaft, thats for sure. you may want to get a driveshaft loop this time around.
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Originally Posted by edwardswb
DAYUMN. What kinda power are you making?
In other words, a hell of a lot more than I thought....... <insert burnout smiley here...stupid forum>
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Originally Posted by 01sscam
I remember when that happened to me a couple years back, it sucked. don't worry about that upper panhard bar, I took mine out a long time ago, you don't need it. but you do need a new torque arm and driveshaft, thats for sure. you may want to get a driveshaft loop this time around.
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well slick alone will do that to any stock d/s and/or tq arm. u got more power then that so that was going to happen eventually with those stock parts. and when u up grade all those parts then if u are still using 10 bolt then that will eventually give too. becarefull!!!!
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Originally Posted by cowboysfan
well slick alone will do that to any stock d/s and/or tq arm. u got more power then that so that was going to happen eventually with those stock parts. and when u up grade all those parts then if u are still using 10 bolt then that will eventually give too. becarefull!!!!
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