First time to the drag strip!

[pacettr]

So that's one out of how many?

My point is that something can break on most factory cars. Remember the 13-14s twisting up axle tubes?



Thanks Steve, I plan on doing just enough to get rid of the wheel hop and have traction.

This isn't the only one man. It's a KNOWN weak point. These were even aftermarket half shafts by the way.

 

[07TGGT]

Well, you have to pay to play. If they snap I can only blame myself.

 

[cm581978]

Spend some time on the s550 forum, it's quite the hot topic

 

[07TGGT]

Just browsed over on MustangG6, and it's exactly what I thought it would be. 3.5K+RPM launches on a DR on tuned GTs. Those guys also sound like a bunch of idiots. So many what exhaust should I get threads, SMH.

I'll stay untuned for awhile like I planned, and fix the wheel hop, which also seems to be a contributing factor to snapped half shafts.

 

[01yellerCobra]

What about running an actual slick? The soft sidewall helps save the half shafts on the earlier Cobras.

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[skaarlaj]

I'm pretty sure violent wheel hop has killed more half shafts than dead hooking on slicks, at least this seams to be the case on the older 04 Cobras that I used to read about. I put a solid axle in my old 04 Cobra because of all the horror stories, so I can't speak from actual experience on this, but I've read a lot on the subject. I say figure out the wheel hop, before upgrading the axles.

 

[skaarlaj]

I have a manual 2012 that wheel-hops pretty bad, try preloading the drive-train before dropping the clutch, it works good for my car, although it's obviously a solid axle, but it may be worth a try. Here's a post I wrote on another site about it. http://forums.corral.net/forums/s-1...ttle-wheel-hop-experience-2012-manual-gt.html.