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ABMLS3 · 07-19-2014, 05:39 PM

Im sure some of you have seen my thread that i blew my motor after i installed twin turbos. well i got a new engine built. forged internals, bigger cam, cnc/ported heads.. this morning i got my car dyno tuned (made 611rwhp and 567rwtq) and then two hours later i snapped an axle

I might be looking into trading for either a C6 Z06, ZL1, or GT500.

ChrisBlair · 07-19-2014, 05:44 PM

That sucks but you can't blame the axle on the engine, can you? Did you upgrade the rest of the driveline, or just the engine? Is it possible this was not 'bad luck' but rather exceeding expectations for the parts that failed?

For example, both the TH350 and the 10 bolt rear end in my 1970 Buick broke. Of course, I had installed a bigger engine that made much more torque...also broke a motor mount and ate a fan shroud...but all those things were really my fault.

tones2SS · 07-19-2014, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisBlair

That sucks but you can't blame the axle on the engine, can you? Did you upgrade the rest of the driveline, or just the engine? Is it possible this was not 'bad luck' but rather exceeding expectations for the parts that failed?

^^THIS!!!

One mod usually leads to another, to another, to another,.....

ssrs2lt · 07-19-2014, 05:56 PM

yeah sorry

6bangerBOOM · 07-19-2014, 06:12 PM

Don't give up on it! It's an ABM!

nelsont · 07-19-2014, 07:38 PM

Really,
you modify the car to specs beyond its components intended use and its the cars fault!

You my friend have more money than common sense.

Just saying.

Muscle Car Lover · 07-19-2014, 07:46 PM

Ummm when you build an engine like you did with that kind of juice you should have had a long checklist of upgrades needed to handle and harness the power. New axles would have been on there and possibly U joints, not sure what the stock ones are rated for. Sorry for the bad luck but modifying engines is not done in a vacuum, everything else has to be matched to handle the new output.

Trob85 · 07-19-2014, 07:52 PM

Dude look at it this way I'll take having to buy axles over a new engine any day just throw in a beefy set and never worry about it again.

VRYALT3R3D · 07-19-2014, 08:00 PM

Shit happens. Axles are a lot cheaper then an entirely new car plus the depreciation hit

alaskacamaro · 07-19-2014, 09:44 PM

I've heard of stock axles breaking on just bolt-ons. Hell, driveshafts have snapped using launch control on a stock car.

Not surprised your axles went with your power, especially if you launch from the dig a ton. Replacing the rear is a must because stock will eventually go soon or later.

i2disturbedSS · 07-19-2014, 10:06 PM

That does suck. Keep on building focus on that suspension. Your car is nice.

*Camaro_Corvette* · 07-19-2014, 10:10 PM

I got nothin

SS PANTHER · 07-20-2014, 12:46 AM

I think it would have been better and cheaper to have started with a ZL1. Get a ZO6 if you want to go fast and not battle all that weight.

TommyTheCat · 07-20-2014, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ABMLS3

Im sure some of you have seen my thread that i blew my motor after i installed twin turbos. well i got a new engine built. forged internals, bigger cam, cnc/ported heads.. this morning i got my car dyno tuned (made 611rwhp and 567rwtq) and then two hours later i snapped an axle

I might be looking into trading for either a C6 Z06, ZL1, or GT500.

woe is me, i've got over approximately 720 horsepower and my axle broke

07-19-2014, 05:39 PM	#1
ABMLS3 Drives: 2010 Aqua Blue Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2013 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 657	worst luck with this car Im sure some of you have seen my thread that i blew my motor after i installed twin turbos. well i got a new engine built. forged internals, bigger cam, cnc/ported heads.. this morning i got my car dyno tuned (made 611rwhp and 567rwtq) and then two hours later i snapped an axle I might be looking into trading for either a C6 Z06, ZL1, or GT500. __________________ Power Source Performance Turbo Kit 416 C.I ,TH400 Instagram: TomTraube COTW ABMLS3 Build Thread

07-19-2014, 05:44 PM	#2
ChrisBlair Buick 455 Fan Drives: 1970 Buick, 2012 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston MA Posts: 5,957	That sucks but you can't blame the axle on the engine, can you? Did you upgrade the rest of the driveline, or just the engine? Is it possible this was not 'bad luck' but rather exceeding expectations for the parts that failed? For example, both the TH350 and the 10 bolt rear end in my 1970 Buick broke. Of course, I had installed a bigger engine that made much more torque...also broke a motor mount and ate a fan shroud...but all those things were really my fault. __________________

07-19-2014, 07:46 PM	#7
Muscle Car Lover Drives: 2014 2SS M6 "CHRISTINE" Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Boston Metro North Posts: 2,916 View My Garage	Ummm when you build an engine like you did with that kind of juice you should have had a long checklist of upgrades needed to handle and harness the power. New axles would have been on there and possibly U joints, not sure what the stock ones are rated for. Sorry for the bad luck but modifying engines is not done in a vacuum, everything else has to be matched to handle the new output. __________________ "But, House Mormont remembers. The North remembers! We know no King but the King of the North whose name is Stark. I don't care if he's a bastard. Ned Stark's blood runs through his veins. He's my king–from this day until his last day." Mods: ARH headers and hi flow cats, VMAX ported throttle body, CAI air intake, Slowhawk Performance tuning

07-19-2014, 07:52 PM	#8
Trob85 Svt lol Drives: 2011 ss inferno orange blown Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Topeka Posts: 2,312	Dude look at it this way I'll take having to buy axles over a new engine any day just throw in a beefy set and never worry about it again. __________________ plasti dip is not a mod.......and a cold air intake doesn't make you fast!

07-19-2014, 10:06 PM	#11
i2disturbedSS Drives: 2010 SS L99 IOM Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: CA Posts: 1,924	That does suck. Keep on building focus on that suspension. Your car is nice. __________________ 369rwhp/392rwtq "Spending money I don't have, to buy parts I don't need, to impress people I don't know!" -Jenkins

07-19-2014, 05:56 PM	#4
ssrs2lt Drives: too many Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: oh va pa ma tx Posts: 3,046	yeah sorry

07-19-2014, 06:12 PM	#5
6bangerBOOM Drives: 2016 1SS SW Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: N/A Posts: 1,443	Don't give up on it! It's an ABM!

07-19-2014, 07:38 PM	#6
nelsont Drives: 2018 2SS Hot Wheels Convertible Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Badgerland Posts: 254	Really, you modify the car to specs beyond its components intended use and its the cars fault! You my friend have more money than common sense. Just saying.

07-19-2014, 08:00 PM	#9
VRYALT3R3D Drives: 2015 GT, 1LE next? Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North America Posts: 194	Shit happens. Axles are a lot cheaper then an entirely new car plus the depreciation hit

07-19-2014, 09:44 PM	#10
alaskacamaro Drives: 2012 2SS 45TH Anniversary Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Kentucky Posts: 720	I've heard of stock axles breaking on just bolt-ons. Hell, driveshafts have snapped using launch control on a stock car. Not surprised your axles went with your power, especially if you launch from the dig a ton. Replacing the rear is a must because stock will eventually go soon or later.

07-19-2014, 10:10 PM	#12
Camaro_Corvette 36.58625, -121.7568 Drives: Team 1LE Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 23,709 View My Garage	I got nothin __________________ I am seriously never serious vv V vv Next order of business

07-20-2014, 12:46 AM	#13
SS PANTHER Drives: 2013 SS Supercharged Convertible Join Date: May 2013 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,714	I think it would have been better and cheaper to have started with a ZL1. Get a ZO6 if you want to go fast and not battle all that weight.