"Transformers Camaro" Transforms The DriveShaft Shop 1000hp Axles To Metal Shavings - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

fastfaster · 09-26-2010, 10:16 AM

Hi All:
Here's The Scoop:

My Camaro Has A Total Of 4000 Easy Street Miles On It. About 2000 Miles Are With The "Level 5" 1000 Horse Power Axles By The DriveShaft Shop And 732.5 Rwhp. I Drive This Car Very Easy, If I Do Beat On Something, I Beat My 6 Second Dragster.
I Have A Total Of 6 Burnouts On This Car. One On The Street And 5 Yesterday At Island Dragway. It Was On The Fifth Attempt That I Launched The Car At 4500 Rpms And BOOM!
I'm Disappointed Because I Was Easy On The Car At The Track. This Was The First Time At The Track For This Car And I Was Only Running 1.8 To 2.0 60 Foot Times. I Was Launching Very Light As The Car Has Street Radials And Not Slicks. The Other Launch Rpms Were 3000, 3500, 4000.
The Car Has A Centrifugal Blower That Ramps In Power Easy Unlike A Positive Displacement Blower.

Any Opinions?

RichieRich · 09-26-2010, 10:21 AM

When and if you decide to sell dont tell them what you did with it.

Jefe's SS · 09-26-2010, 10:44 AM

Call The Driveshaft Shop and ask them why their 1000hp axles couldn't handle < 75% 1000hp?

speedster · 09-26-2010, 10:58 AM

Wow, that is a bummer. :( It is very unfortunate that the DSS axles broke because there are many companies that private label those axles.

On the flipside (IMO) check out GForce1320 axles. They are not DSS and were designed on a clean sheet for the Camaro.

stikSS · 09-26-2010, 11:15 AM

Warranty!

Supercharged SS · 09-26-2010, 11:18 AM

But the real question is how fast did it go?

And yes , we know that you enjoy beating on something!

bring it to Teds and put it in line with the others. I know that he is getting backed up with cars by the minute!

mr. anderson · 09-26-2010, 11:19 AM

what kind of suspension mods have been done to support the rearend other than the halfshafts? if there is still a lot of travel in the rear end the half shafts will only go so far.

fastfaster · 09-26-2010, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supercharged SS

But the real question is how fast did it go?

And yes , we know that you enjoy beating on something!

bring it to Teds and put it in line with the others. I know that he is getting backed up with cars by the minute!

my camaro went 10.23 @ 136 mph..............then i woke up and went to island dragway and broke my axle

Supercharged SS · 09-26-2010, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fastfaster

my camaro went 10.23 @ 136 mph..............then i woke up and went to island dragway and broke my axle

Ah yes, I have those dreams too! Just that I make sure that i'm dreaming about single digits. Guess I'll be seeing you at Teds.

Andro · 09-26-2010, 12:26 PM

Contact the driveshaft shop and tell them what happened

fastfaster · 09-26-2010, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andro

Contact the driveshaft shop and tell them what happened

how good is the driveshaft shop for warranties?

Andro · 09-26-2010, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fastfaster

how good is the driveshaft shop for warranties?

Not sure but since your under the 1000hp mark and they failed you got a pretty good argument against the shafts. Keep us posted

fastfaster · 09-27-2010, 06:18 AM

i've read that these axles have a warranty for 1 year. i'll keep you guys posted about how the driveshaft shop handles my claim.

i'd like to get their 1400 horse power axles, just to be on the safe side.

2001ragtop · 09-27-2010, 09:24 AM

GM should engineer a solid axle option which would solve this issue completely.

Solid Axle = for those planning to race it.
IRS = for those who just use it to do everything except race it.

Although with that much HP, you likely would break any kind of rear axle or differential eventually.

09-26-2010, 10:16 AM	#1
fastfaster Account Suspended Drives: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Posts: 479	"Transformers Camaro" Transforms The DriveShaft Shop 1000hp Axles To Metal Shavings Hi All: Here's The Scoop: My Camaro Has A Total Of 4000 Easy Street Miles On It. About 2000 Miles Are With The "Level 5" 1000 Horse Power Axles By The DriveShaft Shop And 732.5 Rwhp. I Drive This Car Very Easy, If I Do Beat On Something, I Beat My 6 Second Dragster. I Have A Total Of 6 Burnouts On This Car. One On The Street And 5 Yesterday At Island Dragway. It Was On The Fifth Attempt That I Launched The Car At 4500 Rpms And BOOM! I'm Disappointed Because I Was Easy On The Car At The Track. This Was The First Time At The Track For This Car And I Was Only Running 1.8 To 2.0 60 Foot Times. I Was Launching Very Light As The Car Has Street Radials And Not Slicks. The Other Launch Rpms Were 3000, 3500, 4000. The Car Has A Centrifugal Blower That Ramps In Power Easy Unlike A Positive Displacement Blower. Any Opinions?

09-26-2010, 10:58 AM	#4
speedster SST... Drives: SST Camaro 2010 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: East Coast of Florida Posts: 5,927 View My Garage	Wow, that is a bummer. :( It is very unfortunate that the DSS axles broke because there are many companies that private label those axles. On the flipside (IMO) check out GForce1320 axles. They are not DSS and were designed on a clean sheet for the Camaro. __________________

09-26-2010, 11:15 AM	#5
stikSS 9691 & 97586 Drives: 2010 SS, 1999 SS, 1993 Z28 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sanford, NC Posts: 2,814 View My Garage	Warranty! __________________ http://www.camarosouth.com camarosouth@hotmail.com

09-26-2010, 12:26 PM	#10
Andro NOICE!!! ™ Drives: Force Fed 427 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GOT BOOST? Posts: 5,214 View My Garage	Contact the driveshaft shop and tell them what happened __________________

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