BadAss SRT-Z - 2.4L / A568 - Update!!!

[cordes]

Well I guess I'm about to find out. Machined the gears last night.

How did you machine them down?

[turboshad]

How did you machine them down?

I'll start a new thread in the tranny section in the next couple days to keep JT's on topic.

After that car was retired he put it in a full weight 8v Spirit R/T and it broke on the second or third pass. I don't remember if it had a diff in it. Keep in mind Jon used this trans as it was meant to, high rpm launches and flat foot shifting. You probably remember this car from SDAC 13.

I would be curious to know the whole story and if it were the synchro teeth that sheered off or something else that let go. All the stories I could find on the net were so vague that you could never get a clear picture, hence my "screw it, just do it" approach.

[BadAssPerformance]

Kelly - Thanks for the comment, got more info on Jon's?

DJ - Go test it NOOOOW, so I can make one, LOL!

[Shadow]

hence my "screw it, just do it" approach.

Amen to that!

[Pat]

The crash box Cliff made ended up with Jon (CSXT665). He had it in his gutted 11 sec 88 T for a lot of passes. After that car was retired he put it in a full weight 8v Spirit R/T and it broke on the second or third pass. I don't remember if it had a diff in it. Keep in mind Jon used this trans as it was meant to, high rpm launches and flat foot shifting. You probably remember this car from SDAC 13. I'm not sure it would last behind ~500 whp as Jon's car was in the 300 range.

It was a stock 2 pin 520 diff, which was what failed when the trans let go at Englishtown. The modified gears/syncros hadn't failed at that point.

[BadAssPerformance]

The modified gears/syncros hadn't failed at that point.

Did they fail later?

[RoadWarrior222]

Yah, best to be clear about what died...

So I guess that failure was high energy and made too much of a mess of the case to reuse the trans without rebuilding it in another case.

[Pat]

Did they fail later?

I don't he did anything with it after he blew the diff

[Austrian Dodge]

is he keeping the trans? if not, someone should put a quaife or obx in it and run it again!

[Reeves]

is he keeping the trans? if not, someone should put a quaife or obx in it and run it again!

My guess is that it is long gone....but I'll try to find out.

[Pat]

is he keeping the trans? if not, someone should put a quaife or obx in it and run it again!

I bet it's long gone. I remember it being busted up pretty good when the diff came apart. Made quite a mess on the starting line. :-)

[rx2mazda]

I bet it's long gone. I remember it being busted up pretty good when the diff came apart. Made quite a mess on the starting line. :-)

I'm gonna make a mess of you on the starting line!

["Top Fuel" Bender]

I'm gonna make a mess of you on the starting line!

Though a race can be won at the starting line, race ain't over till its over

[135sohc]

All this talk of cutting and grinding makes me wanna butcher that cherry set of gears sitting downstairs..

[RoadWarrior222]

Unless you just walk over and dead leg his clutch foot.... but in some circles that might be considered cheating.

[Reeves]

I'm gonna make a mess of you on the starting line!

"It's not how you stand by your car......it's how you race your car...."

[Pat]

I'm gonna make a mess of you on the starting line!

You know where the starting line is?

[RoadWarrior222]

Say, "usually about 1/4 mile behind me by the time you wake up"

[BadAssPerformance]

All this talk of cutting and grinding makes me wanna butcher that cherry set of gears sitting downstairs..

I wouldnt do it to a good set, LOL..

[Reaper1]

Link to the new thread about the gear machining, pretty please!