dte brace question
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Instructor
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dte brace question
I have a a&a kit with 490 rwhp I have found a leak in the rear of my tranny so since I need to take it down should I put on this brace and new out put shaft or is this a waste of money?
Drifting
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are you doing 3k clutch dumps?
do you have an M6 or A4
are you running sticky tires (slicks)
bottom line is that you will not need the brace unless you are getting wheel hop in the way you drive.
do you have an M6 or A4
are you running sticky tires (slicks)
bottom line is that you will not need the brace unless you are getting wheel hop in the way you drive.
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Drifting
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with street tires you have to get very agressive to have problems with output shafts and or need a tranny brace, if you are planning to hit the Dragstrip much in the future then it would be a good idea.
on the other hand if you are removing the tranny and diff it would be easier to install this stuff now. also the clutch will most likely go before the output shaft. it is all about the weak link and right now the weak link/ safety fuse is the tires with that said if you are driving very agressivly all it takes is the right combonation of a grippy surface and a hard clutch dump to kill an output shaft and or flex the diff.
bottom line is that you can kill just about anything if you try but some people are running much more hp/tq and have no problem with the stock diff.
More Than Zero
on the other hand if you are removing the tranny and diff it would be easier to install this stuff now. also the clutch will most likely go before the output shaft. it is all about the weak link and right now the weak link/ safety fuse is the tires with that said if you are driving very agressivly all it takes is the right combonation of a grippy surface and a hard clutch dump to kill an output shaft and or flex the diff.
bottom line is that you can kill just about anything if you try but some people are running much more hp/tq and have no problem with the stock diff.
More Than Zero
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Might as well install the best brace while your doing it.
http://eastcoastsupercharging.com/DTE_Strut_Brace.html
http://eastcoastsupercharging.com/DTE_Strut_Brace.html
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If it has one of the 3 rib rears I would not worry too much about it, but for what they cost... cheap insurance.
Call ECS and they will hook you up with one.
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