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Re: Rear-end treatment

To: Elon <netstuff@attbi.com>
Subject: Re: Rear-end treatment
From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 11:02:40 -0400
I don't think the drivetrain cares how much hp you have. Only how much torque.
In a drag car you can hook up first gear.. lots more torque..
Dave

Elon wrote:
> 
> Enough, already!  I know the subject title is wide-open for jokes,  butt
> lets get beyond that. . .
> 
> Its obvious the start of a drag race is brutal to the drive train. However,
> I'm not sure LSR is a whole different matter. Even though the LSR launch
> appears to be moderate via a push-start or self-start once you hit that
> impermeable wall of drag, maximum horsepower (twist) is being applied to the
> drive train. So, in LSR what read-end treatment is needed?  Anything from
> slapper bars, ladder bars, to a complex 4-link?  I'm not sure of the
> necessity of a 4-link but since LSR is new to me any and all ideas are
> encouraged.  If a production car already has coil springs and a drag link,
> is just replacing the rubber bushings good enough?  At what H.P. level would
> you start to eliminate (or beef up) the stock set-up?
> 
> -Elon,   (450 hp Production Car)

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