Woulda loved to have been. Trap woulda been slower, but woulda had better traction.

 

ouch man, I don't know what to say...

 

Joe is the high flow cat still going to be an option with this kit?

 

By the way sorry to hear about the axle man

 

Very bad news all in all.. To make it even worse... you made that stupid ricer civic look good!

 

You woulda had the Civic for sure if not for the axle. But hearing Queen in the first run almost makes up for it.

It would probably be safest for everyone who plans on racing their tC-t to replace their axle/s. ScionSpeed busted their axle at the track too.

 

Yes it will be included.

 

Man, a shattered axle, what luck. Signs like these may delay the project just a little but it still bring a smile to my face knowing what our cars are capable of. If you want the best, you gotta pay for the best. People should clearly know that the turbo alone isn't gonna do. If that was the case, people would blow so may parts. The turbo is just the foundation of a multitude of things that you are going to need over time to get peak performance. That's why many people just do nitrous for that burst of power without having to buy so many other things.

Awesome first run, Joe. I, myself cringed at the second run, but, it happens to the best of us, I'm sure. I would have loved to be in the car when it happened. Where are you going to look to for your new axle? It would be a nice heads up as to where I should go if/when the problem comes around for me.

 

ugh god....at least the civic knows the tC would of eaten his @$$...if a car snaps its axle against you, you know he has more ***** than you regaurdless....awesome!

 

heh .. sorry Joe .. RIP Joe's tC's axle .. yikes .. .. heard from Mike that you may have blown your engine .. good to hear that it was your axle .. Import Warz @ NE Drags was cool .. second biggest crowd .. damn cold tho .. atleast it didnt rain .. cant wait to take a ride in your car when you get it all fixed again .. 350Z, Evo, and STi's beware .. heh

 

That's one thing Civic owners never have to worry about... making enough torque to snap an axle

 

nice one wooozzy

 

hmm, i guess breaking axle is a good thing?

just looking at the torque curve, you know the axle wouldn't hold up for long, especialy with a new clutch.

 

We wanted to re-dyno with the new clutch, but the shop was soo busy. Thanks to Rick for squeezing us in there when he did.

I think that TQ curve is even better and flatter with the new clutch. Now we won't know for a while.

 

I'm with him. I don't know about everyone else, but this is still my DD. I would LOVE to have that much power, but now that I know that that amount of power WILL break something on a mild launch. And everyone knows you go to toyota with a broken axle and a turbo they will be looking at you like "what do you want us to do?". I know 90% (if not more) of the people here are of the younger crowd and this is there only car, or daily driver. Turbo looks good on the outside, but too much power with out upgrading proper equipment is just asking for trouble. I guess maybe i thought you could get away with doubling the tC's power and maybe just getting a new clutch, but I guess not. I don't know about the rest of you, but this has made up my mind with going to the TRD s/c for my car since it's my DD. Don't get me wrong, I love what Dezod is doing, and personally like their kit better than ZPI. But, remember what you have the car for, and going with a serious turbo kit like this means changing A LOT of expensive things on the car and losing the warranty. I have another vehicle that I'll be pouring money into to make it fast and look good. I just wanted something to give my tC a little more go, and was looking at F/I. I narrowed it down to the s/c and Dezod's kit.....but now it's looking like the S/C with the recently release and dyno numbers, along with the recent axle braking. Again, this is just what I believe is best for me and not downing Dezod's kit at all, I know it feels good to make that amount of power to brake something like that.

 

The possibility of something breaking with any type of forced induction set-up is ALWAYS present. If it's S/C or turbo or nitrous it's always there. You can not expect to make significantly more TQ & HP without any reprocussions. If you do not push your car, as much with hopes of Ultimate traction like Joe did, you should be fine. The combo of a great grabbing clutch and super sticky drag radials is what did him in. The odds of this happening on a daily driver are far more slim because your not going to be attempting to drag launching off a red light or a stop sign. Our kit is excellent for a DD or track appearence. The traction from extended TQ is what makes the axle break.

 

Anyone have the ability to get a good price on an axle?

When can I get this kit! Me so anxious

 

I understand the possibility was there, and I was willing to take my chances. But now that I see it first hand on the SECOND run of this car......It made me a little more nervous. And, with the s/c you still have the warranty....granted only until 60,000 miles, but I only have 12,000 on mine. Like I said I have no problems with your kit and would run with it if this was a second car. But, right now my other vehicle is not very reliable and sucks gas....so this is my main car.

 

My only other option from us to make our kit more 'friendly' to your needs would be to offer it with a lower WG spring, say 4-5 PSI. It will still make good power, however we you will need to get it tuned for that PSI. Up to you.

 

What about daily drivability?

On a race launch the axle will snap but what about the week's worth of driving the Dezod turbo tC around?

Is the axle that weak or is the turbo that strong?