The quest for 12's
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Joined: 07-23-2008
Posts: 1,148
From: Peoria, AZ
If someone can bief up tranny's for us I would want to get it done. Is the part stronger than stock?
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Joined: 11-24-2007
Posts: 347
From: Springfield MO
We just have a couple little tricks we do, nothing to extreme but every little bit helps.....it still will never help what happens if you wheel hop it as hard as I did but it will help some. The extreme wheel hop is what killed my trans (cracked bell housing and Im sure some dead gears inside...I will be tearing it down next week end) I guess the drag slick would have been worth the money now LOL
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Joined: 08-15-2009
Posts: 15
From: Detroit
Yowza, that doesn't make me feel very comfortable buying one of these... I had a neon srt4 and I was absolutely horrible to it! It was my first fast car, so I didn't eve nknow what wheel hop was. I had it modded like crazy, near 300HP, and the clutch still drove like it was brand new. Tranny was great. All I did was snap an axle one day I got REALLY stupid at the track. hmmmmmm....... I definitely push a car WAY beyond it's normal driving limits, and if you broke your transmission with only 330HP... hmmmmmmm....
Joined: 06-07-2009
Posts: 1
From: Utah
Wheelhop can kill the strongest of drivelines. I don't think it says anything about the durability of this vehicle. Wheelhop is the reason folks that drag race focus so much on the suspension and keeping wheelhop to a minimum.
Breaking stuff is cool!
(Well, as long as you can fix or afford to fix it!)
Glad to see someone pushing the car. I need to get mine to the track...sounds like fun!
Andy
Breaking stuff is cool!
(Well, as long as you can fix or afford to fix it!)Glad to see someone pushing the car. I need to get mine to the track...sounds like fun!
Andy
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Joined: 03-13-2009
Posts: 90
From: bakersfield
I had catastrophic failure from nearly the same thing, except mine was more like lurches from taking off at the track in launch mode. warranty covered mine otherwise it would have been 3500 bones. needless to say I dont use launch mode anymore. mine is stock with stage kit.sorry to hear about your bad luck steve I know how you feel.
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Joined: 08-15-2009
Posts: 15
From: Detroit
what is this launch mode?? Is it something that is available from the factory? What does it do? I'm really considering getting this car... but so many unknowns! And I don't know what to search for, or even what to look for even if I found it! LOL!
Oh yeah, and I guess if I stick with the GM Staged kits then durability/warranty won't be an issue.
Oh yeah, and I guess if I stick with the GM Staged kits then durability/warranty won't be an issue.
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Joined: 07-07-2009
Posts: 30
From: Altus, OK
what is this launch mode?? Is it something that is available from the factory? What does it do? I'm really considering getting this car... but so many unknowns! And I don't know what to search for, or even what to look for even if I found it! LOL!
Oh yeah, and I guess if I stick with the GM Staged kits then durability/warranty won't be an issue.
Oh yeah, and I guess if I stick with the GM Staged kits then durability/warranty won't be an issue.
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Joined: 08-15-2009
Posts: 15
From: Detroit
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Joined: 07-07-2009
Posts: 30
From: Altus, OK
