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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 05:27 PM
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how much power can the stock c5 IRS handle?

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If you're just talking about the suspension, then it doesn't really matter, so we could just about say a gazillion, and it'd be cool....except eventually the frame will twist into a pretzel! If you're talking about the auto tranny, I think it's actually rated below the power levels of the LS1/LS6, thus the electronic torque management. As for the MN6/MN12, the half-shafts, torquetube/driveshaft, differential...I can't say, but it'll take quite a bit if you have a soft hitting clutch (NOT Exedy) and don't sustain high rpms.
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If you are talking about the differential, I don't know the answer to your question.
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im talkin about the differential, i am just wondering about drag racing.

if you bolt up a set of et drags or et streets. realisitcally how many hard 3000 dump launches could the drivetrain handle???
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power of the ls6 ( sorry i should have specified)

and on a modded one at that, does anyone know roughly how much RWHP they can hold?
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