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jsisco 04-12-2008 12:18 AM


Originally Posted by Joe Perez (Post 241819)
If I recall correctly, you need two jackstands and some lumber to prop the tail end up in the air, a screwdriver to disconnect the clamp on the fuel line and the throttle cable, a piece of bailing wire to tie the wiring harness up to the decklid hinge, one 13mm (or was it 15mm?) open-end wrench to pull the four bolts holding the engine to the transmission, and a floor jack with a piece of 1x6 on the saddle to lower the engine out. Two men, one hour.

Probably the 13mm, the 15mm isn't to common.

Don't even bother with unbolting the tranny. Just put the jack between the tranny and the engine, and drop it all. I could remove the engine and transmission in my 914 in about 30 minutes. Which was good, because you practically had to do that every time you needed to work on it.

The_Pipefather 04-12-2008 12:59 AM

Joe, was this where you gained your hatred for Dellorto's ?

TeamPLUR 04-12-2008 01:05 AM


Originally Posted by kotomile (Post 241740)
Heh, no. Mine's silver and doesn't have any speed holes. :bowrofl:

Zees ahr speed holse dey make da car go fastahr :bowrofl:

elesjuan 04-12-2008 01:52 AM

Go Go Gadget Super-ReTard!


So is that covered under their lifetime powertrain? :bowrofl:

Looks like another great reason not to buy a dodge product.

kotomile 04-12-2008 01:21 PM


Originally Posted by elesjuan (Post 241903)
Go Go Gadget Super-ReTard!


So is that covered under their lifetime powertrain? :bowrofl:

Looks like another great reason not to buy a dodge product.

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that built engines with larger turbos and aftermarket EMS spinning 1500 RPM past the factory redline are not covered under any manufacturer warranty.. :jerkit:

cjernigan 04-12-2008 06:31 PM

That is nuts. They're lucky it didn't shoot into the cab and through his skull. Would have made for some gory pictures.

elesjuan 04-13-2008 02:51 AM


Originally Posted by kotomile (Post 241970)
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that built engines with larger turbos and aftermarket EMS spinning 1500 RPM past the factory redline are not covered under any manufacturer warranty.. :jerkit:

:bowrofl: Why the fuck not!?

From the thread it sounds like the clutch manufacture is going to fix the car?! :eek5:

kotomile 04-13-2008 11:19 AM

Yup, Darrel Cox racing made the clutch, it blew up and took half the bay with it! He didn't have to cover it but it's good PR that he is.

miatamania 04-13-2008 10:22 PM


Originally Posted by kotomile (Post 242265)
Yup, Darrel Cox racing made the clutch, it blew up and took half the bay with it! He didn't have to cover it but it's good PR that he is.

IIRC Darrel Cox racing is out of NC? If thats the same place I'm thinking about my buddy has one of their prototype TT setups on his SRT-4.

elesjuan 04-13-2008 11:12 PM


Originally Posted by kotomile (Post 242265)
Yup, Darrel Cox racing made the clutch, it blew up and took half the bay with it! He didn't have to cover it but it's good PR that he is.

From the looks of the photos, the flywheel is what gave away...

http://s90214777.onlinehome.us/clutchexploded7.jpg

There you can see the ring gear is still in place but theres no friction material left on the flywheel.

Either way, hes VERY VERY lucky they're fixing all of that. Race parts hardly EVER have any kind of warranty.. Looks like some serious serious damages.

kotomile 04-14-2008 05:57 PM

Yeah there was no warranty, but if you were DCR would you want these pictures out on the net, associated with your product, and the poster saying you told him to go play in traffic?


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