What next ?
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Heel & Toe
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What next ?
I was running a complete stock motor with Kooks header and three inch cat back. I loved it ! I picked up a sweet deal on some 60lb Motron injectors with a LS2 Intake, throttle body, and rails. One thing leads to another, we just bolted on some ARP head studs 226/222 cam shaft and cometic gaskets to go with my new NOVI
It is almost time to tune my new found cash cow. I think the clutch will be first to go. My question to you is; what next ?
It is almost time to tune my new found cash cow. I think the clutch will be first to go. My question to you is; what next ?
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St. Jude Donor '08
I was running a complete stock motor with Kooks header and three inch cat back. I loved it ! I picked up a sweet deal on some 60lb Motron injectors with a LS2 Intake, throttle body, and rails. One thing leads to another, we just bolted on some ARP head studs 226/222 cam shaft and cometic gaskets to go with my new NOVI
It is almost time to tune my new found cash cow. I think the clutch will be first to go. My question to you is; what next ?
It is almost time to tune my new found cash cow. I think the clutch will be first to go. My question to you is; what next ?
You hook and they'll be pieces of your drive train every where ?
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There are an awful lot of guys running high hp on a stock mainshaft tranny.
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So I ran across a used Mcleod twin. I am going to fry the stock clutch on the dyno before putting it in.
Let me get this straight mdhmi. You think we should rear mount a 101mm in the rear to help out the NOVI
Let me get this straight mdhmi. You think we should rear mount a 101mm in the rear to help out the NOVI
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St. Jude Donor '08
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Plenty of guys running stock mainshafts, and drag radials with 50+ passes at the strip. I posted last month inquiring about stock mainshaft v/s a 9310. Quite interesting. Some guys have broken the 9310, and replaced with a stock mainshaft tranny, and never had a problem.
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St. Jude Donor '08
Plenty of guys running stock mainshafts, and drag radials with 50+ passes at the strip. I posted last month inquiring about stock mainshaft v/s a 9310. Quite interesting. Some guys have broken the 9310, and replaced with a stock mainshaft tranny, and never had a problem.
There are always exceptions to the rule, but there are a lot of other guys out there that broke the mainshafts or differential on a little more than stock power.
A lot has to do with how you launch the car. If you go easy, the likelyhood of failure is lower than the a 5K launch.
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I find that hard to belive since the 9310 mainshaft is much stronger than the stock unit.
There are always exceptions to the rule, but there are a lot of other guys out there that broke the mainshafts or differential on a little more than stock power.
A lot has to do with how you launch the car. If you go easy, the likelyhood of failure is lower than the a 5K launch.
There are always exceptions to the rule, but there are a lot of other guys out there that broke the mainshafts or differential on a little more than stock power.
A lot has to do with how you launch the car. If you go easy, the likelyhood of failure is lower than the a 5K launch.
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I find that hard to belive since the 9310 mainshaft is much stronger than the stock unit.
There are always exceptions to the rule, but there are a lot of other guys out there that broke the mainshafts or differential on a little more than stock power.
A lot has to do with how you launch the car. If you go easy, the likelyhood of failure is lower than the a 5K launch.
There are always exceptions to the rule, but there are a lot of other guys out there that broke the mainshafts or differential on a little more than stock power.
A lot has to do with how you launch the car. If you go easy, the likelyhood of failure is lower than the a 5K launch.
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St. Jude Donor '08
I spoke with a drive shaft expert today who explains that 9310 is a common gear material. It is very hard, so hard in fact it is brittle. He does not believe I should install that in a rear mounted trans. He said the stress from the pinion gear will put flex and torque the shaft which will likely snap it.
All metal that is stronger has more of a carbon base that makes it more brittle but that does not mean it will break easier.
Softer metal twists and harder metals snap when they exceed their limits. I'm not sure what the limit is on the 9310 mainshafts but I am sure that it is much more than that of the stocker.
Maybe, RPM will jump in and explain the reasoning for the upgraded shafts.
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The torque put on the out put shaft during a hard launch or wheel hop will snap the brittle material. It would seem the stock shaft may have a little more flex. I believe some folks are lucky and some have the curse.
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St. Jude Donor '08
