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Toma
02-05-2010, 04:17 PM
Not a good weekend otherwise. The car is too heavy (3600 pounds by class rules in Extreme Drag Radial - XDR), and makes ungodly power, so we really had to tone the power down to no blow the radials off, we also started breaking transmission input shafts.

This is a $11,000 PowerGlide. We were on our FOURTH shaft by the end of the weekend.

Pit side 3 transmission R&R's!

Best pass was "only". 7.63 at 196 mph taking it easy under "low boost" hahahahaha. Our nearest competitor only went 190 mph! We did previously run 199.7 in Vegas in November, and were looking for the magic 200+ barrier.

A couple pics I took...

http://www.dynomotive.ca/derekfront.JPG

http://www.dynomotive.ca/dereklane3.JPG

Farmer and Derek starting to get down to some rap song!
http://www.dynomotive.ca/dance.JPG

http://www.dynomotive.ca/rearderek2.JPG

No idea how a picture of a cat got in the middle of car pics?
http://www.dynomotive.ca/kitty.JPG

One of the man trans R&R's
http://www.dynomotive.ca/trans2.JPG

http://www.dynomotive.ca/trans02.JPG

Collection of broken shafts - I told Derek to weld them up and sell em on ebay!
http://www.dynomotive.ca/shafts.JPG

http://www.dynomotive.ca/derekfront001.JPG
JfuckinC
02-05-2010, 04:19 PM
Is that a boob?
Sick car though, that'd be a rush riding in that thing :eek:
ekguy
02-05-2010, 04:34 PM
Definitely looks like a boob.
JAYMEZ
02-05-2010, 04:42 PM
booooooooooob.

Hahah , awesome car!!
Toma
02-05-2010, 05:01 PM
Oh! You guys were paying attention? :nut:
Senseiz
02-05-2010, 05:05 PM
Originally posted by Toma
Oh! You guys were paying attention? :nut:


I am so used to seeing the words "vegas" and expeting boobs afterwards. Definite delivery here! :thumbsup:
Toma
02-05-2010, 05:12 PM
Honestly... I was shooting the cute cat. The 'Vegas size DD just popped out of nowhere.
Trini
02-05-2010, 11:14 PM
crazy quick times
aristocrat
02-05-2010, 11:23 PM
MMM boob.
strong
02-05-2010, 11:26 PM
Thanks for an update Toma on the Boob! Oh and those were some fast runs
89s1
02-06-2010, 07:02 PM
The two shafts that broke in the same spot look as if they broke in a weaker area where some diameter is milled away, that third one broke right in a meaty part :nut:


Launching off a trans brake?
Toma
02-06-2010, 09:54 PM
Originally posted by 89s1
The two shafts that broke in the same spot look as if they broke in a weaker area where some diameter is milled away, that third one broke right in a meaty part :nut:


Launching off a trans brake?
Yes, but the shafts were breaking approximately 0.2 seconds after the 1-2 shift (2 speed tranny.).

The "new" shaft is 'ringless', meaning no grooves cut in it. And it is thick the whole way, and supposedly a tougher material.