Heads or Rear end??
06-17-2009, 07:00 PM
#43
Well I've been there done that and like I have recommended to all my buddies, get a rear end before doing many power mods. I decided to go for the power and did heads/cam and kept the 10 bolt and it was a major mistake. I broke the 10 bolt twice after the added power. First time was on the 1-2 shift. It just exploded the torsen unit. The second time, (yes, I was cheap and got a used torsen for free from a bud, and got a new gear set and tried it AGAIN) it broke the differential and stripped ALL the teeth off the pinion, and destroyed the ring gear as well.
I went for two yrs not being able to put the power I had to the ground, cause every time I tried it broke.
I would rather be able to use every bit of power I had, then to be handicapped and have to baby it or worry about it leaving me stranded. With the 10 bolt, it's not a matter of IF, it's WHEN. And it'll be sooner, than later, in most cases.
I went for two yrs not being able to put the power I had to the ground, cause every time I tried it broke.
I would rather be able to use every bit of power I had, then to be handicapped and have to baby it or worry about it leaving me stranded. With the 10 bolt, it's not a matter of IF, it's WHEN. And it'll be sooner, than later, in most cases.
06-17-2009, 07:06 PM
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Looks like I missed the pic too!
Sweet choice going with AFRs, but I'm sticking to my recommendation. Keep the street tires and try to avoid hard 1-2 shifts, (like it'll hook in 1st with street tires anyway
) and maybe you'll have the money saved for the rear before it goes.
Sweet choice going with AFRs, but I'm sticking to my recommendation. Keep the street tires and try to avoid hard 1-2 shifts, (like it'll hook in 1st with street tires anyway
) and maybe you'll have the money saved for the rear before it goes. 
06-18-2009, 02:06 PM
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Def rear end......after bolt ons- built the basic stuff next- brakes, rear end/gears, suspension etc.......the pour on the power. Your car runs just fine with the heads the way they are but break the rear and see how far you get.
06-18-2009, 03:51 PM
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Looks like I missed the pic too!
Sweet choice going with AFRs, but I'm sticking to my recommendation. Keep the street tires and try to avoid hard 1-2 shifts, (like it'll hook in 1st with street tires anyway) and maybe you'll have the money saved for the rear before it goes.
Sweet choice going with AFRs, but I'm sticking to my recommendation. Keep the street tires and try to avoid hard 1-2 shifts, (like it'll hook in 1st with street tires anyway
) and maybe you'll have the money saved for the rear before it goes.