SFC( not sure what kind), drilled/slotted rotors, K&N air filter, all free mods, 3" Borla cat back exaust, electric exaust cut out, NGK spark plugs, royal purple motor oil, and Zaino .Maybe more. I find more stuff done to it everytime I look at it.
One would hope they would replace that at no charge. As long as you didn't open the holes or modify it, that's a manufacturing problem. The front torque arm mount should have broken LONG before that piece should
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One would hope they would replace that at no charge. As long as you didn't open the holes or modify it, that's a manufacturing problem. The front torque arm mount should have broken LONG before that piece should
Nope, its not modified.......you would think that it would be pretty hard to snap 3/8" thick plate steel if it want defective....
96 WS6 Formula: Ram Air, 383 Stroker, Ported LT4 Heads and Manifold, 1.6 Crane Rollers, 58MM T.B., AS&M Headers, Borla Exhaust, Meziere Elec. H2O Pump, Canton Deep Sump Oil Pan, 100 HP OF TNT N2O!! , T56 Conversion w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, SPEC Stage 3 Clutch, Hotchkiss Subframe Conn., Lakewood Adj. Panhard Bar, Spohn Adj. LCA's, BMR Adj. T.A., Custom 12 bolt w/ 3:73's, Moser Axles, Eaton Posi, Moser Girdle
11.6 @ 123mph (1.6 60' - getting there )
As I recall, you have the self-built 12-bolt. Does your TA mount use the "through-bolt" style connection, where a single bolt goes through both the top and bottom holes, or does it use an individual bolt in each hole? The reason I ask is that I believe I have seen some posts that relate failures of the rear bracket on the TA to the individual bolt style connection that Moser uses in their 12-bolt. With the Moser 12-bolt, it is almost impossible to keep the bolts tight, and if they loosen it seems to accelerate fatigue of the TA bracket at the bolt holes. Something to think about.
Don't take this a negative or critical.... just trying to see if there is any similarity with the "Moser" situation. I know Spohn has traced failures to the Moser configuration.
Fred
381ci all-forged stroker - 10.8:1 - CNC LT4 heads/intake - CC solid roller - MoTeC engine management - 8 LS1 coils - 58mm TB - 78# injectors - 300-shot dry nitrous - TH400 - Gear Vendor O/D - Strange 12-bolt - 4.11's - AS&M headers - duals - Corbeau seat - AutoMeter gauges - roll bar - Spohn suspension - QA1 shocks - a few other odds 'n ends. 800HP/800lb-ft at the flywheel, on a 300-shot. 11.5 @ 117MPH straight motor
You can usully tell by looking at how the metal looks to tell you how and why it broke. If there is a smooth part in the brake surface and the rest of it is ruff or stalline then you know the brake took time at the begining then all of a sudden broke. That thing looks nasty! If there is a smooth part at all look there and try to see if there is a nick from bad machineing or something. If you can pin point the cause of the brake you may have more of a shot getting it replaced.
94 Formula Firebird, 355, heads port and polished, cc503 cam, 30# injectors, PCMforless Tune, B&M 2400 stall, K&N CAI, BBK Sorty Headers, Magnaflow Highflow Cat, Borla Catback exhaust with electronic cutout.
As I recall, you have the self-built 12-bolt. Does your TA mount use the "through-bolt" style connection, where a single bolt goes through both the top and bottom holes, or does it use an individual bolt in each hole? The reason I ask is that I believe I have seen some posts that relate failures of the rear bracket on the TA to the individual bolt style connection that Moser uses in their 12-bolt. With the Moser 12-bolt, it is almost impossible to keep the bolts tight, and if they loosen it seems to accelerate fatigue of the TA bracket at the bolt holes. Something to think about.
Don't take this a negative or critical.... just trying to see if there is any similarity with the "Moser" situation. I know Spohn has traced failures to the Moser configuration.
They are individual bolts and I am pretty sure that this is what happened. It was hard to tell, because the bracket was broken, but the bolts were probably loose.......
I cant run through bolts because they would run into the diff housing........Im just happy the mounting bracket didnt break. That would be bad news....
Didnt know about the Moser issue when I built the bracket......
96 WS6 Formula: Ram Air, 383 Stroker, Ported LT4 Heads and Manifold, 1.6 Crane Rollers, 58MM T.B., AS&M Headers, Borla Exhaust, Meziere Elec. H2O Pump, Canton Deep Sump Oil Pan, 100 HP OF TNT N2O!! , T56 Conversion w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, SPEC Stage 3 Clutch, Hotchkiss Subframe Conn., Lakewood Adj. Panhard Bar, Spohn Adj. LCA's, BMR Adj. T.A., Custom 12 bolt w/ 3:73's, Moser Axles, Eaton Posi, Moser Girdle
11.6 @ 123mph (1.6 60' - getting there )
You can usully tell by looking at how the metal looks to tell you how and why it broke. If there is a smooth part in the brake surface and the rest of it is ruff or stalline then you know the brake took time at the begining then all of a sudden broke. That thing looks nasty! If there is a smooth part at all look there and try to see if there is a nick from bad machineing or something. If you can pin point the cause of the brake you may have more of a shot getting it replaced.
I already welded it back together. We'll see if it lasts. Im gonna lock-tite everything together real well.....
96 WS6 Formula: Ram Air, 383 Stroker, Ported LT4 Heads and Manifold, 1.6 Crane Rollers, 58MM T.B., AS&M Headers, Borla Exhaust, Meziere Elec. H2O Pump, Canton Deep Sump Oil Pan, 100 HP OF TNT N2O!! , T56 Conversion w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, SPEC Stage 3 Clutch, Hotchkiss Subframe Conn., Lakewood Adj. Panhard Bar, Spohn Adj. LCA's, BMR Adj. T.A., Custom 12 bolt w/ 3:73's, Moser Axles, Eaton Posi, Moser Girdle
11.6 @ 123mph (1.6 60' - getting there )
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