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Nov 11, 2008 | 11:19 AM

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Max01GreenMachine

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YUP, 335 Street tires. The track was extremely sticky from the world street nationals that were just run there two days earlier. People were pulling the best 60' times of their lives that night.

Nov 11, 2008 | 11:19 AM

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0Superman09

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Ouch!

I bet if you had a sticky tire the drivetrain would have actually held up better from less wheel hop. Maybe i'm wrong but my $0.02

Nov 11, 2008 | 12:23 PM

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RPM can build you a wicked C6Z Diff and also a VERY stout tranny to support pretty much anything you can throw at it. Good luck!

Nov 11, 2008 | 12:54 PM

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Nov 11, 2008 | 01:52 PM

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Good luck getting the car repaired and back on the road.

Nov 11, 2008 | 02:16 PM

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peter pan

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What RPM did you launch at? I do run the LPE Hardened shaft and DTE brace and fell like my 99 stock rear and tranny are on borrowed time running 14lbs of boost

When mine blows off to RPM for the MN6 and DTE for the rear

Nov 11, 2008 | 02:52 PM

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gonbad

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Seen that before! Girl here in Houston with a wicked Silver Z06 did that out at Baytown one Friday night. Car was in gear but you could roll it around like it was in neutral. She broke a G-force micronited 300m mainshaft.

Nov 11, 2008 | 03:51 PM

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Warped Sol

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Ah, it'll buff right out.

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Nov 11, 2008 | 04:09 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Dog Peter

I would poop a pickle if that happened to my car, LOL. Well, if you're not cracking something, you're not pushing the envelope, I guess. My wallet, though, can't afford the envelope. Sounds like you're having a great time, too!

We used to say a similar thing when doing tournament water skiing:
"If you're not falling, you're not trying!"

(but then again, it didn't cost much, other than loss of pride and perhaps a cracked rib or 2

)

Good luck with the fix and back on the track!

Nov 11, 2008 | 08:25 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexSmith

"So much torque the chassis twisted coming off the line."

-Alex

HAHAHAHA there you go Diesel.....

Nov 11, 2008 | 09:34 PM

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Don't scrap that damaged item that nothing else can fix! J-B WELD is an incredibly versatile product that can repair everything from damaged welds and solders to a precious heirloom. Save money, save time, and save your sanity for drastically less money than other forms of permanent repair.

Nov 22, 2008 | 09:40 PM

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Here is how my rebuild is going. Bought a press at harbor freight tools. I took everything apart today to get ready to assemble the new mainshaft. I'm waiting for my new clips and seals in the mail But after today I'm going to need a new tapered bearing (22) and race (11) as I pulled it off wrong. Numbers from the T-56 service manual.

All in a days work. Check out the old shaft and new.

Look familiar....thats how it starts

Bearing seperator pressing off 2nd gear and syncro

Pressing off 3rd with syncro

Later,
Max

Nov 23, 2008 | 12:13 AM

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Hate you had the problem but you obviously have had experience with the repair

Do you run the Pfadt brace with the DTE?

Nov 23, 2008 | 12:30 AM

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And you were expecting ....what??
mrgil

Nov 23, 2008 | 12:38 AM

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Sorry thaat happen, thats a fear I have. Hope it never happens to me, my wallet isnt that deep.

Nov 23, 2008 | 01:10 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tlc0706

Hate you had the problem but you obviously have had experience with the repair

Do you run the Pfadt brace with the DTE?

I have a DTE brace and it saved my trans and diff cases. I don't have the Pfadt brace. It is an interesting product. Seems to distribute the load off of the small stock diff mount. I would like to see some testing to show that it indeed reduces wheel hop.