Re: 727 explosion poll
[Re: 1118Steve]
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I have thousands of passes under my belt over the last 32 years. Never blown one up into pieces even with running some pretty serious 9 second Street cars. I have lost reverse, and second in a couple different cars and different transmissions over the years but nothing major. I always run a huge cooler and do high gear burnouts. My current torqueflite is a CRT with a J.W. SFI Bellhousing added that I bought from my buddy when he went to a Glide. Hoping it holds up to what I am putting to it.
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Re: 727 explosion poll
[Re: justinp61]
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04/08/19 02:50 PM
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... The only one I've seen blow up was in the Foolish Pleasure RR at Bristol probably 15 years ago. It looked like a bomb went off in it. I'll have to ask Billy Hughes (he owns the Foolish Pleasure RR) about that the next time I see him, since he lives pretty close to me. That car has a BUNCH of passes on it from years of racing, so I'd like to know if that's the only time he grenade one, too.
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Re: 727 explosion poll
[Re: BradH]
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04/08/19 04:22 PM
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... The only one I've seen blow up was in the Foolish Pleasure RR at Bristol probably 15 years ago. It looked like a bomb went off in it. I'll have to ask Billy Hughes (he owns the Foolish Pleasure RR) about that the next time I see him, since he lives pretty close to me. That car has a BUNCH of passes on it from years of racing, so I'd like to know if that's the only time he grenade one, too. I did have some photo's of the carnage but that was several computers ago.
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Re: 727 explosion poll
[Re: justinp61]
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04/08/19 06:46 PM
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I have never blown one up, but I have seen at least 1/2 dozen go up at the track over the years. Everything from a high 13 second 340 car to a low 9 second big block Dart. One let go in front of me at Clay City last year. Why anyone would not spend the money on a drum is beyond me.
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Re: 727 explosion poll
[Re: RHB]
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04/10/19 07:53 PM
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Didn't see it happen but saw the after effects of one puke it's internals while on the jackstands at Norwalk one year,, don't know the story but it sure made a good size pile of shrapnel under the car.
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Re: 727 explosion poll
[Re: moparx]
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04/11/19 11:53 AM
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even when one blows with those carbon fiber covers [i think they are made of that material], there is still a big bang to the floor. why hasn't anyone used something like a 1/4" thick aluminum [1/8-3/16 thick steel] transmission tunnel for added protection ? that wouldn't add but just a few extra pounds, and be a little better on a guy's feet in the process. TCI makes aluminum shields. That what I run. Harder to fit as they aren't as snug to the trans. Doug
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Re: 727 explosion poll
[Re: dvw]
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04/12/19 09:21 AM
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even when one blows with those carbon fiber covers [i think they are made of that material], there is still a big bang to the floor. why hasn't anyone used something like a 1/4" thick aluminum [1/8-3/16 thick steel] transmission tunnel for added protection ? that wouldn't add but just a few extra pounds, and be a little better on a guy's feet in the process. TCI makes aluminum shields. That what I run. Harder to fit as they aren't as snug to the trans. Doug i have one of those TCI shields as well for my 33 humpback panel projects. i liked that because of the extra clearance around the shifter lever arm, which i am going to convert to a pushbutton setup.
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Re: 727 explosion poll
[Re: moparx]
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04/12/19 02:19 PM
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i have one of those TCI shields as well for my 33 humpback panel projects. i liked that because of the extra clearance around the shifter lever arm, which i am going to convert to a pushbutton setup. [/quote] Mine is a push button, fits fine Doug
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Re: 727 explosion poll
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04/12/19 02:53 PM
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where is qwkdan when we need him, blowing one up in his shop truck at gateway, not pretty I saw the damage. Parts went ripping up all the way through the dashboard. Gave me the a cold chill just looking at it.
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Re: 727 explosion poll
[Re: OUTLAWSSAA]
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04/12/19 02:58 PM
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Those shields will not stop an exploding drum. Ask Don Bruemmer who runs a 67 Plymouth in the NSS Victory series what happened to his feet when his stock drum exploded. It went through the case,then the shield,and finally through the floor into his feet. Sent him to the hospital and off the race track for about a year. Moral of the story. If you race 727 don't use a stock drum. I was there, the shield did nothing, nothing. It was a '65 Plymouth, but not that it matters. BTW for years now its been a complete waste of my time putting on my helmet, putting on the belts, and using a trans blanket. A complete waste of time. I think I will continue though...…..
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Re: 727 explosion poll
[Re: OUTLAWSSAA]
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04/12/19 03:11 PM
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If you race 727 don't use a stock drum. They won't listen, every anecdotal tale of hundreds of runs on a stock drum reinforces the belief that explosions are rare and not to worry.
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Re: 727 explosion poll
[Re: John_Kunkel]
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04/13/19 08:08 AM
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If you race 727 don't use a stock drum. They won't listen, every anecdotal tale of hundreds of runs on a stock drum reinforces the belief that explosions are rare and not to worry. There is also the mistaken belief that the explosion is somehow just horsepower related when it is strictly a function of RPM x 2.45. Anything capable of hitting 6000 on the tach, even briefly, can blow up a drum. Kevin
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Re: 727 explosion poll
[Re: BradH]
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04/13/19 08:25 AM
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It's been pretty consistent at about 10% responding "Yes" ... Looks like it still is, regardless of whether people view it as the result of ignorance or an inappropriate application for an OEM drum.
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Re: 727 explosion poll
[Re: BradH]
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04/13/19 08:39 AM
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Not trying to hijack this BUT, I am going to assume the a518,46,47,48 RH,RE have the same drum that explodes in the 727 ?
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