Pat's Ebay Turbo Compound Boost Build
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Impressive. I think you're the first person I know who has twisted an axle in half with a stock block and transmission.
Part of me wants to say "**** it, buy a junkyard axle from Manuel's Used Auto Parts in Houston (281-999-6700) and keep going."
Another part of me wonders how many axles you're going to go through before you mail the inner halves of two of them to The Driveshaft Shop and say "Build me a pair of Boss Frog #3 axles, but with these inner CVs on them."
Part of me wants to say "**** it, buy a junkyard axle from Manuel's Used Auto Parts in Houston (281-999-6700) and keep going."
Another part of me wonders how many axles you're going to go through before you mail the inner halves of two of them to The Driveshaft Shop and say "Build me a pair of Boss Frog #3 axles, but with these inner CVs on them."
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Impressive. I think you're the first person I know who has twisted an axle in half with a stock block and transmission.
Part of me wants to say "**** it, buy a junkyard axle from Manuel's Used Auto Parts in Houston (281-999-6700) and keep going."
Another part of me wonders how many axles you're going to go through before you mail the inner halves of two of them to The Driveshaft Shop and say "Build me a pair of Boss Frog #3 axles, but with these inner CVs on them."
Part of me wants to say "**** it, buy a junkyard axle from Manuel's Used Auto Parts in Houston (281-999-6700) and keep going."
Another part of me wonders how many axles you're going to go through before you mail the inner halves of two of them to The Driveshaft Shop and say "Build me a pair of Boss Frog #3 axles, but with these inner CVs on them."
Also bought two more from the people above them on car-part.
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Which company is manufacturing aftermarket B-series blocks?
I realize that the bouncy parts aren't stock, but unless there have been some major developments recently which I missed, I'm pretty sure he's running a stock block and crank. My point there was to differentiate from people who have done engine swaps.
I realize that the bouncy parts aren't stock, but unless there have been some major developments recently which I missed, I'm pretty sure he's running a stock block and crank. My point there was to differentiate from people who have done engine swaps.
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Even a loose axle nut can ruin a bearing, they're meant to have the axle in the hub or they'll be damaged. My boss doesn't even let us take a car off jack stands when it has no axles. was it towed flat bed or tow dolly?
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The word which means the block and everything inside of it is "engine."
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And yes, I'm aware that, as 18psi has said, some folks are making 600+ HP on stock blocks. I just haven't seen any of them twist an axle in half. Presumably they are more attuned to the concept of mechanical empathy, and do not routinely perform drag launches.