OBX goes frickin BOOM!!!!!!

[turbovanman²]

Well, I guess if anyone can break one, its me. On my fourth run tonight at the street legals, just brake torquing it to do a burnout, aprox 15psi and it free revs, catches then a horrendous boom, followed by clicking. I shut it off and the starter goes your leaking tranny fluid bad. We push it off the track, a flat deck truck is there so we load it up, I jack up the van hoping an axle shaft let go. No such look, the aluminium diff case is cracked. $140 tow bill home, I guess no more drag racing for me. Sucks, I was just getting this thing dialed in.

[Whorse]

I have a picture of the crack if you want. Lemme know if you want me to upload it.

[turbovanman²]

Here are some pics-

[Whorse]

What did your Van weigh in at finally?

[boost geek]

Sorry to hear that man, I can barely believe it! I was really looking forward to chasing your bumper. There's not a whole lot of options left now, without spending a pile of $$$$. Mission's spectator attendance at street legals will probably dwindle now...

[turbovanman²]

What did your Van weigh in at finally?

3520 lbs with me in it, I weigh 190 lbs, 3 gallons of fuel and no rear seats.

[jckrieger]

I'm curious to see what broke. Did you remember to torque those 8mm bolts on the housing? I'm willing to bet it's a spacer problem or a bolt problem.

[turbovanman²]

I'm curious to see what broke. Did you remember to torque those 8mm bolts on the housing? I'm willing to bet it's a spacer problem or a bolt problem.

Yes I did.

Forgot to mention, I can spin the wheels now, there not locked together so its the diff,

[jckrieger]

That sucks, you've gotta be running low on trans cases at this rate!

[DodgeZ]

shat I am minutes away from installing my obx. pull the cover and lets see if it was the diff.

[turbovanman²]

That sucks, you've gotta be running low on trans cases at this rate!

Actually, this is my first tranny case, I have 2 spare cases at work but no time. If I don't go away this weekend, I'll take it apart and see if I can get it welded back up in the van.

[SpoolinGLH]

Damn, I am REAL curious to see what exactly went wrong. I thought it was practically impossible to break a obx or quaife. Leave it up to you simon

[Mike_Shepard]

jezus man that sux

[WOP'R]

WOW

im sorry Simon,thats...thats freakn nuts!!

[Rattlesnake]

Sorry Simon, But look at it like this: She is getting faster.

[show-off]

Sorry to hear that man. You have an automatic that you had to rig the OBX into right? Did you do any work to the diff?

Lets hope the manuals don't have that problem!!! We will find out if the OBX will handle big power this week...we the beast goes to Darlington.

[GLHSKEN]

That's racing.. lots of pain ($$$ and time) for those gains. Sorry to hear it Simon!

[uwilluz]

I thought it was practically impossible to break a obx or quaife. Leave it up to you simon

I'm surprised Ken hasn't broken one by now.... or maybe he HAS??

LOL what was that motivational poster up a while ago? ANVIL: Yes, Ken Adler could break it!

[mcsvt]

Sorry to hear that Simon

[BadAssPerformance]

Wow, that sucks Simon... being a 5-speed guy I hope its not the diff itself.

Glad to hear it went faster tho!