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735 HP + 8 3/4 with stock drum 727 #2535347
08/12/18 10:39 PM
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My buddy Mike just recovered from his Hemi's engine failure. First time out with the new motor. If wasn't for bad luck, he wouldn't have any.
Doug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCjyjRYKKaY

Re: 735 HP + 8 3/4 with stock drum 727 [Re: dvw] #2535355
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the posts title says it all, could guess what the vid was going to be.
some like to roll the dice and take there chances.

Re: 735 HP + 8 3/4 with stock drum 727 [Re: dvw] #2535358
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Not nice. So is there any way of pointing at the exact part that let go first ?
I am in a very similar boat as him and a little worried.

He has it loaded up on the line way longer than I would ever.

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Re: 735 HP + 8 3/4 with stock drum 727 [Re: dvw] #2535359
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Any idea what happened, Doug? I know the 'we're all gonna die if we run a torqueflite' crowd will be out in force, but usually there is a cause for this, quite often overrevving the car under load in low gear. Any ideas?


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Re: 735 HP + 8 3/4 with stock drum 727 [Re: dvw] #2535362
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TransBrake Yeah ?


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Re: 735 HP + 8 3/4 with stock drum 727 [Re: dvw] #2535377
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He loads it up at the line to minimize R/T on the foot brake. Rear axle broke, killing the low roller, exploding the high gear drum (stock drum).
Doug

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Ouch ----- not good and could have even been worse.

Re: 735 HP + 8 3/4 with stock drum 727 [Re: dvw] #2535416
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That was Al that beat him in the previous round( yellow Duster, member on here)


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Re: 735 HP + 8 3/4 with stock drum 727 [Re: dvw] #2535422
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had this happen to me but I still run the junk,everyone is still using 40-50 year old cases,something is bound to happen

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Originally Posted By dvw
He loads it up at the line to minimize R/T on the foot brake. Rear axle broke, killing the low roller, exploding the high gear drum (stock drum).
Doug


Same scenario happened with my friends footbrake challenger, except rear gear broke setting off the chain of events. He unwrapped the floor from around his right ankle to get out of the car. This was pre internet and we had NO clue that this could even happen... Chuck Lofgren happened to be at the track racing that weekend and came by to check out the carnage and educated us on the whole deal. Needless to say, we’ve always run shields, blankets and billet front drums in our junk. We also chose to upgrade from the 8.75 in both of our cars. Not cheap to do, but decreases the odds of a failure like this.

Good news!! It’s a great time to change to a pro flight!

Re: 735 HP + 8 3/4 with stock drum 727 [Re: dvw] #2535438
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Did that once back several years ago at Mopars at the Strip in Vegas, was lucky the blanket kept the damage to body parts to bruised foot, Dana 60, aluminum drum after that day. Lesson learned the hard way

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[quote=70b1dart]had this happen to me but I still run the junk,everyone is still using 40-50 year old cases,something is bound to happen [/quote
Your picture shows a drum failure, not a case failure. And yes Mikes had a shield, Dented the floor some. My bet is it 'll get an aluminum drum and a Dana.
Doug

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Originally Posted By dvw
[quote=70b1dart]had this happen to me but I still run the junk,everyone is still using 40-50 year old cases,something is bound to happen [/quote
Your picture shows a drum failure, not a case failure. And yes Mikes had a shield, Dented the floor some. My bet is it 'll get an aluminum drum and a Dana.
Doug


And a low band apply valve body?

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Re: 735 HP + 8 3/4 with stock drum 727 [Re: dvw] #2535525
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Ouch! Looks VERY familiar...glad he didn't get hurt.


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Re: 735 HP + 8 3/4 with stock drum 727 [Re: dvw] #2535537
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Once it’s apart let’s see a picture of the cam bore in the back of the case.

Re: 735 HP + 8 3/4 with stock drum 727 [Re: dvw] #2535548
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Makes me sick to see every time. Good thing he had a shield.


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Geez, it seems like every other day lately I am saying "I wish someone would make SFI approved cases for 904s and 727s".

However probably too small of a market for it to ever happen.

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I still will never understand, Dana+Pro727= approx 5k Chump change in the big picture.

Glad it wasnt worse.

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This wasn't bad luck. It was predictable. I knew from the title what was going to be in the post.

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Got it, Doug. That would do it. What a weird thing to happen. In a Dana?


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