I never run the jack shafts anymore. After snapping two of them, one of them shearing the tube/shaft itself, I saw the light and never looked back.
I never run the jack shafts anymore. After snapping two of them, one of them shearing the tube/shaft itself, I saw the light and never looked back.
Originally Posted by Pat
I dont run one in the van.Had unequal lengths in my old turbo neon too.Never had a problem
Since that day at Cecil that i broke my Spirit, it has used unequals, Mini's new (during the restoration) RockAuto axles are unequal, and Slug uses unequal...
See a pattern??
Although, without a doubt the autos are easier loading on the axles which get a more constant application of torque.
And think of the fun you'll have next year. More boost, and 12's are there. That's already some very good launching with those 1.8's!
Wayne H.
'91 Dodge Spirit ES 2.5L turbo 5spd
'05 PT GT 2.4T HO autostick (RIP)
'89 Plymouth Acclaim 2.5L turbo auto, "Slugmobile" yes, THE Slugmobile!
'89 Dodge Caravan SE 2.5L turbo auto, "Mean Mini" yes, Gus' Mean Mini! (Current best 11.699 @ 114.43 mph! - Oct 15th, 2022 Cecil County Dragway, MD)
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and other cars, trucks and motorcycles
https://www.youtube.com/user/SlugmobileMeanMini
Since that day at Cecil that i broke my Spirit, it has used unequals, Mini's new (during the restoration) RockAuto axles are unequal, and Slug uses unequal...
See a pattern??
Although, without a doubt the autos are easier loading on the axles which get a more constant application of torque.
And think of the fun you'll have next year. More boost, and 12's are there. That's already some very good launching with those 1.8's!
In all the passes I made in neons which is a ton I never broke a axle.I plan on keeping that streak going.i think the new van will be the 12 sec van.We will gut it to a inch of its life.I think with some tuning on the current cal in the brown one and the new shifter it will go mid 13's without changing anything else.It really needs more turbo and intercooler.
Jon Trotter.... dammit, wish we could tag people. lol
Mike Marra
1986 Plymouth Horizon GLMF "The Contraption" < entertaining sponsorship offers
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I swapped away from the unequal length axles several years ago in my Shadow and my SC.
Away from unequal or away from equal?
Glad I'm not the only one thinking it...
Jon's safe...the 525 will blow up long before he pops the intermediate shaft.
Last edited by Pat; 12-07-2015 at 09:42 PM.
That's the 525 all the way to the right of the bell curve. It's indestructible.Jon's safe...the 525 will blow up long before he pops the intermediate shaft.
As long as he doesn't say "Now I know what to do" right before a drag strip pass...right Gary D?
Warren Hall
"My Name is Warren and my car is an alcoholic..."
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Cincinnati, OH
87 CSX # 741
317WHP - 380 WFt-Lbs (STD-5)
12.460 @ 113.2 - Race Gas + Methanol Injection
12.749 @ 109.84 - 91 octane + Methanol Injection (Still tuning...)"Illegitimi non carborundum."-General Joseph StillwellTD Runlogger Page Has Moved...
Hey-hey-hey! I'm never going to live that one down.As long as he doesn't say "Now I know what to do" right before a drag strip pass...right Gary D?
Bro-Ken!
Working on clearing the decks.
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