Can Drag Radials Damage Anything?
Can Drag Radials Damage Anything? What wear or damage occurs on an F body when launching at high RPMs or downshifting at high speeds with drag radials? For example driveshafts, clutch's ext...
Any time that you are driving on a stock 10bolt, especially the M6 guys, you are on borrowed time. its only a matter of time before it breaks. i broke one at the track on street tires, i broke one on the street with drag radials.
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Click here to see Video It was over 90 degrees out when I downshifted from fifth to third going 45 mph and DAMN it was not what I am used to in the cold. The back tires hooked, hopped, and my cell phone bounced out my cup holder. I am curious and somewhat worried.
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Originally Posted by danhr
don't forget about the tranny.... I stripped my output shaft after a few 5k clutch dumps
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Originally Posted by 2002BlackSS
Do A4s have the same problem?
Originally Posted by ls1owner4life
It was over 90 degrees out when I downshifted from fifth to third going 45 mph and DAMN it was not what I am used to in the cold. The back tires hooked, hopped, and my cell phone bounced out my cup holder. I am curious and somewhat worried.
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From: Drivers seat in Centralia, Mo
Originally Posted by ls1owner4life
how much did that cost you to repair?
Originally Posted by Jakson
How did you go about doing this? Do you just put it in 3rd and pop the clutch without matching the rpms?? Thats going to be hard on a lot of the driveline...Usually when you downshift you throw it a quick rev try to match the RPMs for the selected gear/speed. Makes it much smoother, and its easier on everything.
It runs fine and quietly so i assume its fine. Car has 12K Mi on it.
Originally Posted by ls1owner4life
yea i poped the clutch and "got on it". I will try to match the RPM's for here on out after that. The low trac light came on to. I think i just waited to long to give it gas
It runs fine and quietly so i assume its fine. Car has 12K Mi on it.
It runs fine and quietly so i assume its fine. Car has 12K Mi on it.
Originally Posted by 2000blackcamaross
This happened to me after two days of DR's. Never dropped the clutch, only shifted from first to second hard once and this happened...
Hey that looks like my first stock 10-bolt but I did mine on street tires that were pretty bald.
