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Ok, lets hear it, what have you broke at the track?

Old Apr 25, 2006 | 09:14 AM
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Default Ok, lets hear it, what have you broke at the track?

Ford or Chevy.

I broke my drivers side axle bearing on DR's (when my rear was stock) then a different time I managed to weld my pressure plate to the disk.

Wifes car- spark plug boot came off.

Anybody beat that? -Mark

EDIT: oh and managed to rip my airbag in my rear suspension. sounded like there was a snake under my car.

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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 11:53 AM
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I've broken my whole car! Wrecked my 88 just past the 1/8 mile a couple years back. Parted the car out.
Old Apr 25, 2006 | 01:32 PM
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I broke the gears in the Formula, but managed to drive it home and fix it
Old Apr 27, 2006 | 02:05 PM
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I broke my output shaft in the trans then pushing up on the trailer it rolled off the ramp and cracked my fender. Not a good day!!!
Old May 5, 2006 | 02:19 AM
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With my present car...3 trannys, 2 torque converters, 1 rear gears, 2 differentials, lifted the heads twice.
Old May 5, 2006 | 12:16 PM
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Nothing. Just always at the track with friends when they break
Old May 10, 2006 | 11:22 AM
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In my 05
I spread the stock differential as well as an Auburn Pro after 4 passes. Tru trac is the way to go in this car. Ate up one set of gears too.
I managed to pull the carrier bearing support on the 2 pc. driveshaft off of the body (at launch) which lengthened the drive shaft, shoved everything forward, cracked the bellhousing as well as about 8 cracks all around the rear of the block. I've also broken the shifter linkage slamming gears. Roasting the stock clutch is a given
I think that's about it. I can't seem to recall anything else at this time.
Old May 10, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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Damn, that thing must launch hard. What kind of 60' times are you getting out of it?
Old May 11, 2006 | 09:00 AM
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Leaving at 6K, I was only getting 1.6's. Once I finish up the turbo install, it should get into the 1.4's.
The sad thing is that I was getting 1.8's on stock tires (Pirelli P Nero's).
Old May 11, 2006 | 01:42 PM
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my old coupe broke a stock axle on street tires... ended up needing a new diff after the axle mushroomed to where we couldnt get it out thankfully blue91 (fred) and a few other of the guys were there to help with taking it apart and after a few days putting it back together! after it broke i kept going and ran my fastest pass of the day with my wheel sticking half way out on the big end lol

fotgot to say i also destroyed 3rd gear in that car and a set of fms gears on the car i have now

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