phee

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so if an axle breaks on the MT this probably means the car will be immobile right? because the LSD needs resistance on both sides?

just thought some people should know the importance of having strong axles when ur putting down power

KN_TL

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Are there stronger axles for a 3G?

Majofo

custom axles.. $$$.. I think the trans will go before the axles..

phee

iTrader: (5)

no. the trans will not go before the axles. and custom axles are an option but im sure some other oem options may work.

nfnsquared

Just asking: How can you (or anyone) know this?

Majofo

It will for us AT guys.. .. I know you were talking about the MT though.

KN_TL

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Rodney blew his tranny before breaking an axle....

Once that is beefed up, I am sure the axle is next.

Inaccurate

Some related reading regarding axles...

Racing Axles (click here)

WARNING!!! DO NOT buy gator glen racing axles(click here)

Gator = painted taiwan specials(click here)

Majofo

That's retarded how badly they failed & they're expensive.. thanks for posting up the warning.

NVA-AV6

I have a set of axels at "The Drive Shaft Shop" in NC he quoted $900 a set garenteed 550WHP.

Xiomaro

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thanks dude. it's gona be like the only secret i'll have left soon too

libert69

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I agree that its nice to still be able to use the bumper support but it blocks almost 1/3 of the intercooler

Hi speed

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Whats the down side of removal?

Inaccurate

This was discussed in the diet thread when I removed my front and rear bumper beams. Below are my viewpoints.

Reply 1 (click here)

Reply 2 (click here)

Reply 3 (click here)

libert69

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Basically what Inaccurate said. In a low mph crash the bumper cover is going to get destroyed regardless if the support is there or not but it may help to protect the radiator. A front end collision at high speeds is going to cause serious damage whether or not the support is there. I dont have the bumper support on my car and you can push the bumper cover in with your hand. If i bump into anything its going to flex, possibly crack or break off

I wonder if you got into a crash and had no front bumper support on if that would cause issues with your insurance.?

Xiomaro

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thats why i'm leaving mine on. I'd rather have it than that little extra air flow. besides if i get the versus front end, it wont even matter

Inaccurate

I removed my bumper beams for the weight savings.

For the intercooler, there is no airflow in that area anyhow. Thus, the beam is not blocking the airflow. The bumper cover is solid in that area.

Now, *if* someone wanted to add cooling ducts (click here) to that area, then the beam would be an obstruction.

Creating a "Shark Mouth" (click here) grill would be more helpful than removing the beam.


The ultimate help would be The Ultimate Cooling Mod (click here)

There are drawbacks to having no bumper beam. Insurance, parking lot bumps, distracted drivers bumping into, catastrophic damage to the AC condenser and radiator ($$$) in case of a minor accident.

candrews

Removing the bumper support defeats the 5mph impact and most insurance companies ask if you have "modified" your vehicle so yes, i suspect if you do this and have a claim you may end up losing big-time. I used to remove these on my cars all the time but mainly for racing...

libert69

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is this bolt supposed to look like that?

Majofo

that doesn't look right..

KN_TL

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Mine looks like that too. I figured it was to balance or something.

Rajca

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thats right. it was balanced. thats how they take off weight

Majofo

ah ha.. move along now.. nothing to see.

libert69

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<--- learning everyday

NVA-AV6

+1, he is exactly right.

I hate cars

Like they said, that's how they balance the turbine side.

Look at the compressor wheel and you'll likely see the white paint strip used for balancing that side.

I hate cars

If you ever get the chance to take a tour of a place like Turbonetics I suggest you do it. The balancing part is very neat and the machines and computers that do it are amazing. If your turbo wasn't lacking oil, you could put a compressed air nozzle in the exhaust side. You won't believe just how efficient the turbine wheel is until you put just a small amount of air to it.

The compressor wheels are fun to watch too. They're CNC milled on a 5-axis machine from a solid piece of aluminum. The process is amazing.

I've had the turbine wheel come apart on a Precision TE62. The firing order of the Buick V6 is not kind to some turbos, the harmonics can cause the turbine wheel to come apart and believe it or not a blade of the turbine wheel made it through the cast iron housing and made a sharp dent in my hood. It actually looked like it almost made it through the hood.

Xiomaro

iTrader: (5)

whoa, that sux/ is cool, lol

KN_TL

iTrader: (3)

I asked Rodney about the paint but he didn't say why, just that it comes that way from the factory

Inaccurate

Cool pics. More pics please

pass427

quick update just left the dyno on my way home with a feeling off power to destruct lol
the types made 7psi 7.6 to be exact without a hitch ...

pass427

^^^ those numbers were on 5.89 /6.0 psi will post the final dyno results .......

Xiomaro

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i love my car, lol!

Inaccurate

Xiomaro,

Is the above dyno charts of *your* TL-S that Rodney has ?

pass427

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTt-l...=youtube_gdata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kj-6...=youtube_gdata

not sure if I did this right ...

pass427

The Tls we are currently using belongs to Xiomaro , and it's safe to say he has the first Tl types turbo 2007 tuned to 7psi @ 435whp & 407 lbtq..... Will be @ palm beach raceway this weekend not necessarily to compete but for dyno at least ...

Inaccurate

That “Tue 16 Feb #4” video got my heart to start pounding and my adrenalin to start pumping.

That must be one awesome rush to feel. Damn that sounded great !

Damn great job Rodney ! You da’ man !

When does Xiomaro get the car back? I am hungry for some street action

Xiomaro, do you have a camcorder and is your left arm stronger than 400 ft lbs of torque steer? Damn, I would love to see some street action with that bad boy

Inaccurate

Rodney, You did good with posting the videos. Good job man

Thanks for taking time to post the vids.

pass427

thanks did it all from the iphone i love this phone....im reading instructions for the ghero i just got .....hell be getting his car bac in a few what we did was take the kit of our down car and everything went without a hitch there are a few touches to be done nut noy=thing major for now weve been doing daily driving and its all been working well,a few video from the ghero should explain ,let me know wholl be out at palmbeach raceway this weekend ...

libert69

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xiomaros car is a custom magnaflow right? what size piping from the downpipe back?