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MarcSpaz
03-18-2009, 08:43 PM
Went to the track tonight. Holy Crap the clutch and DR's are great together. Too great it appears.

I made my first pass. 20 PSI, nice smokey burn-out, hard launch at about 4500 RPM's. I cut my 60' from 2.1's down to 1.86. No wheel spin. The car lifted hard and solid, but I heard and felt a massive pop, and the car started to dog walk down the track. It trouble me so much that I lost focus and bounce off the rev limiter and blew the run. :confused:

I get back to the pits and jack up the car. The lower control arms and relo bracket are fine, suspension is fine, can't find anything wrong.

I make another pass and now my driver's side rear wheel spins a little, the car dog walks up the track, I still pull a 1.88 60', but I only get a 8.5 ET. So now I am pretty pissed. I was clutch dumping at 7k two week before with no week spin, 2.1 60', and was pulling a 8.5 ET. I should have been almost a half second faster right?

I lower my tire pressure down to 15 psi. I go to make my 3rd run. I do a burnout, but it felt like only the driver's side tire spun. I leave the line at 4k+ rpm, but this time my left tire spins hard for the first 25'-30', the car dog walks up the track, I get a 2.0 60', and run an 8.7... WTF???!!!

I don't really say anything to the guys at the track becasue I thought I was wrong, and just suck as driver. BUT, when I get home, I jack up the car, put it in gear, let the e-brake out, and try to spin the passager's side tire forward. Sure as shit the tire not only moved, driver's side rolls in the other f-ing direction! I go to the other side and spin the left tire and it spins fine, only the right side doesn't move!

Brand new LSD with 5000 miles and 10 passes on it shits the bed! :mad: I only got one good pass out of it.

I am so glad the Eaton TruTrac and the 4:56's are going in in a few days.

2k05gt
03-18-2009, 08:48 PM
Well Nice way to End the LSD's Life ;)
Get chris to hurry up and get it in ... GOOTC is Next Week....

rygen
03-18-2009, 10:02 PM
You know what, I was wondering if your LSD was going. Good thing the trutrac is on the way.

Hey, we gonna caravan to MIR on the 28th?

PS:

Congrats on treeing my ass, I'm gonna put up a better fight the next time. And congrats on a 60ft new best.

MarcSpaz
03-18-2009, 10:46 PM
Well Nice way to End the LSD's Life ;)
Get chris to hurry up and get it in ... GOOTC is Next Week....

That is the first call I am making in the AM... I need it fixed ASAP. it sounds like bearing banging around inside the diff. Not going to drive it til it's fixed.

You know what, I was wondering if your LSD was going. Good thing the trutrac is on the way.

Hey, we gonna caravan to MIR on the 28th?

PS:

Congrats on treeing my ass, I'm gonna put up a better fight the next time. And congrats on a 60ft new best.

I think the stock LSD just can't take that type of abuse. Oh well.

A caravan sounds like fun. We have to think of a spot to meet. We go down 234 to 95, then out to 17. How do you go? Maybe we can meet in Woodbridge / Manassas / Dumfries.

Thanks for the kudos on the 60'. Time to fix the "new" broken thing so I can do something useful with it.

Were you trying at that light. I thought you were helping me feel better about the last time. LOL

I was all excited when I saw I was a car and a half on you. Of course that changed to depression as I watched you wizz by.

Deimos
03-19-2009, 12:05 AM
Now that I read your account of what happened, it reminded me of a similar experience I had when I bought a used 7.5. The rear end would pop just like you described if it became unweighted or on a really hard shift. Guess the LSD was going in that rear end.

A caravan sounds like a great idea.

MarcSpaz
03-19-2009, 07:27 AM
Adam, Are you close to Woodbridge?

chad05gt
03-19-2009, 07:50 AM
Same thing happened to me a Stat Capital... and this happened!!

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/2833/1381/32080690033_large.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/2833/1381/32080690034_large.jpg

Deimos
03-19-2009, 03:02 PM
I currently work in Woodbridge however this is going to end in the near future. I live in Ashburn.

MarcSpaz
03-19-2009, 06:12 PM
Same thing happened to me a Stat Capital... and this happened!!


http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/2833/1381/32080690034_large.jpg

Crap! That sucks. I'll have to see how it looks when I open it.

I currently work in Woodbridge however this is going to end in the near future. I live in Ashburn.

Wow... that's a hike.

Deimos
03-19-2009, 08:00 PM
Only for about another week. Then I start working with Scott.

Previously I was able to keep my modding addiction relatively under control. Being around Scott on a full time basis may put me in bankruptcy

boss281
03-19-2009, 08:08 PM
If we have a meeting place just let me know. Note that I intend to get there BEFORE the gates open so I can be upfront and get some early runs in before the crowd settles in and they start calling folks by class.

2k05gt
03-20-2009, 10:46 AM
Only for about another week. Then I start working with Scott.

Previously I was able to keep my modding addiction relatively under control. Being around Scott on a full time basis may put me in bankruptcy

LOL .. Yea your the one who accepted the job... I did not force it on you :D

Anyway Marc spends way more cash on modding than I..

I have 3 teenage Kids going to Collage 2 grand Kids I am raising and my wife is finishing her masters degree and working on her PHd. No extra cash laying around for me

2k05gt
03-20-2009, 10:53 AM
If we have a meeting place just let me know. Note that I intend to get there BEFORE the gates open so I can be upfront and get some early runs in before the crowd settles in and they start calling folks by class.

Since Todd, Adam and John are coming form the north they will go around the beltway and take 5 (Branch Ave) south. Marc and I can come up 95 and get off at 5 the Andrew AFB Exit and meet you guys there.

I think there is a McDondalds right off of 5 and left on coventry rd to 6505 Old Alexandria Ferry Rd in Clinton, MD 20735