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white90dx · 04-02-2007, 01:55 PM

Hey guys,

I thought some of you would enjoy this little vid.

http://www.death2cones.com/videos/irwindale_3-29-07.wmv (right click, save as - please!)

This is what too much gas and dropping the clutch to fast does on my Camry.

I still haven't put the car up on jacks to see exactly what broke - most likely either the axle(s) broke or the clutch exploded.

Have fun with the video!

-Charlie

atobe · 04-02-2007, 02:22 PM

U Fix It Now !!!

Ancientwolf13 · 04-02-2007, 03:16 PM

That sucks. I'd say come back with a vengence now

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white90dx · 04-02-2007, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by atobe

U Fix It Now !!!

^
| That's all the funny smilies I could find.

-Charlie

Tommy · 04-02-2007, 06:58 PM

camry's just dont like being fast....

sucks bro, good luck fixing her up and keeping it running again.

88yotaDX · 04-02-2007, 09:55 PM

doesn't sound like you launched that hard either

***HomeGrown*** · 04-03-2007, 05:55 AM

That sucks badly! Was that your first run of the day, or were you able to at least run it a time or 2 before it broke?

white90dx · 04-03-2007, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 88yotaDX

doesn't sound like you launched that hard either

You might think it sounds that way... but it ended up being a clutch dump at around 5k rpm. I wanted to launch around 3.5k.

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Originally Posted by HomeGrown

That sucks badly! Was that your first run of the day, or were you able to at least run it a time or 2 before it broke?

First run - the car made it about 10 feet!

I'll be taking it much easier next time at the drag strip. I was just too excited and made a mistake.

-Charlie

white90dx · 04-04-2007, 01:41 AM

So, it looks like it was only an axle... phew.

I haven't pulled it apart yet (I wil after I get a new axle), but the axle broke right at the hub! I figured it would be a CV joint, I guess I was wrong.

I'll be back on the road this weekend.

-Charlie

Ancientwolf13 · 04-04-2007, 02:51 PM

Thats great news

. I would of hated to see it be something alot more serious.

91_ToYoTa_CaMrY · 04-08-2007, 10:13 PM

nice , nice car 2 lol, i like gauges u changed and the side gauges along the door panel thing.. lol and Tommy camry's love being fasssst well mine does, do 110km and fly by everyone its weird i think the odometer is wrong buh dont get tickets anyways so it dont matter=) how high was ur rpm when u took off it didnt sound like u picked up that fast.

white90dx · 04-09-2007, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by 91_ToYoTa_CaMrY

nice , nice car 2 lol, i like gauges u changed and the side gauges along the door panel thing.. lol and Tommy camry's love being fasssst well mine does, do 110km and fly by everyone its weird i think the odometer is wrong buh dont get tickets anyways so it dont matter=) how high was ur rpm when u took off it didnt sound like u picked up that fast.

Thanks. Yeah, I've had those gauges for years now... swapped over from my first Camry that I crashed.

The axle has now been replaced, and the car is back up and running. The axle broke right where it goes into the hub - twisted right off the rest of the axle. I'm planning on teaching the car how to be fast.

-Charlie

Tommy · 04-09-2007, 03:13 AM

be gentle with it, they are speed-challenged you know.

maybe this time youll be able to get a solid clean run out of it

***HomeGrown*** · 04-09-2007, 04:07 AM

Glad to hear the car is back up & running, Charlie.

Kind of surprised it snapped the axle instead of taking out the CV joint. Did you have to eat the core deposit, or did they actually take it?

white90dx · 04-09-2007, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by HomeGrown

Glad to hear the car is back up & running, Charlie.

Kind of surprised it snapped the axle instead of taking out the CV joint. Did you have to eat the core deposit, or did they actually take it?

I was also surprised it wasn't the CV.

No core - $90 for a brand new V6 axle with a lifetime warrantee... We'll see if they accept a broken axle next time.

-Charlie