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06-17-2007, 10:12 AM
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About a month or so ago I bought a 94 vx hatchback with a h22a lsd trans in it. Nothing special I just planned on making a play tool and stop putting all the strain on my 97 prelude that I drive everyday. Well the car has a intake, driveshaft shop stage 2 axles and a jdm lsd trans. Running at the track on a set of 14 in Drag rads.
Went to the track for the first time with it a few weekends ago. The first pass ran a 14.5 @99.09 with a 2.3 60ft time, hitting the rev limiter in 2nd and 3rd gear not knowing the tach in the car was off by about a rpm and a half lol. Ok no biggy. Well got back up and went to make the second pass and snapped the passenger side driveshaft at the line. I launched at 3-4 rpm which even with the tach being off I wouldnt think would be to high concerding Ive lauched with my prelude off of a 2step rev limiter at 5600 and 5800 before. Anyways snapped it at the hub/brake rotor. Towed it back to the pits and got a bseries axel beat the end off of both and put the owm bseries on my driveshaft shop passenger axle. No problem at all, fit and drove fine. But by the time that was done the racing waas over for that day.
Ok so fresh night of sleep and ready to go sunday morning. Stage the car launch the sameway, and bam
60' 2.062
330 5.796
1/8 8.871
MPH 80.46
1000 11.538
1/4 13.779
MPH 100.71
So damn not bad I was happy. Ran 8 more times that day,
13.826 @99.19mph 2.000 60ft
13.925 @99.10mph 2.000 60ft
13.877 @99.07mph 2.025 60ft
14.086 @98.28mph 2.057 60ft (running in brackets, dial in time of 13.95)*win*
14.009 @97.86mph 2.051 60ft (brackets lost to a 9.58 dial in running a 9.742)
14.097 @98.53mph 2.046 60ft
14.039 @97.96mph 2.044 60ft
Then Decided to run one last time before I put her back on the trailer and towwed her home. Well staged the car and went to launch and bam! Broke the driverside axle at the line. Only this time its worst then the last one. Broke clean off at the hub/brake rotor like the other one but also at the inner cv joint, not to mention this one spun in the hub so thats messed up also. So I pushed her up on the trailer and towed her home. Havnt done anything with it since except clean it up and pull out a lil bit of extra weight that doesnt need to be there since Im only gonna be using the car as a play car.
Ok so heres the question...
Im donno what axels to really use. The guy I bought the car from says that the axles are only about 8 months old. But he also sparyed a 70 shot on the car before I bought it. Which I planned to run a 75 shot on it eventally when I work all the bugs outta it. I also plan to pull all the bolt ons off of my prelude and sap them to the civic. Which isnt alot but should help alil bit.
msd digital sci plus box
blaster coil
cold air intake insted of a short ram
header
testpipe
clutch
flywheel
skunk 2 intake manifold (if I can make it fit)
hondata gasket
aem fuel rail
b&m pressure reg.
short shifter
alt aem pulley
not to mention a 75 shot dp eventally
and not that it matters alot but Ive taken about 100lbs off the car since ive passed ran it.
Ive looked into the driveshaft shop stage 2.9 axles which the pass owner says are in it
http://www.driveshaftshop.com/item170692.ctlg
but I was thinking that I may be better off with the 3.9 axles
http://web.inetba.com/dss/item170693.ctlg
but I donno if thats alil over kill not to mention money I dont have to spend that I could put elsewhere. And if I did use the 3.9 axels will they just bolt in or do I need the bigger bering like I think it says?
I donno sorry about the small story but I really need help because Id like to get the car running again soon but do it the right way and not just fix it so it happends again
Went to the track for the first time with it a few weekends ago. The first pass ran a 14.5 @99.09 with a 2.3 60ft time, hitting the rev limiter in 2nd and 3rd gear not knowing the tach in the car was off by about a rpm and a half lol. Ok no biggy. Well got back up and went to make the second pass and snapped the passenger side driveshaft at the line. I launched at 3-4 rpm which even with the tach being off I wouldnt think would be to high concerding Ive lauched with my prelude off of a 2step rev limiter at 5600 and 5800 before. Anyways snapped it at the hub/brake rotor. Towed it back to the pits and got a bseries axel beat the end off of both and put the owm bseries on my driveshaft shop passenger axle. No problem at all, fit and drove fine. But by the time that was done the racing waas over for that day.
Ok so fresh night of sleep and ready to go sunday morning. Stage the car launch the sameway, and bam
60' 2.062
330 5.796
1/8 8.871
MPH 80.46
1000 11.538
1/4 13.779
MPH 100.71
So damn not bad I was happy. Ran 8 more times that day,
13.826 @99.19mph 2.000 60ft
13.925 @99.10mph 2.000 60ft
13.877 @99.07mph 2.025 60ft
14.086 @98.28mph 2.057 60ft (running in brackets, dial in time of 13.95)*win*
14.009 @97.86mph 2.051 60ft (brackets lost to a 9.58 dial in running a 9.742)
14.097 @98.53mph 2.046 60ft
14.039 @97.96mph 2.044 60ft
Then Decided to run one last time before I put her back on the trailer and towwed her home. Well staged the car and went to launch and bam! Broke the driverside axle at the line. Only this time its worst then the last one. Broke clean off at the hub/brake rotor like the other one but also at the inner cv joint, not to mention this one spun in the hub so thats messed up also. So I pushed her up on the trailer and towed her home. Havnt done anything with it since except clean it up and pull out a lil bit of extra weight that doesnt need to be there since Im only gonna be using the car as a play car.
Ok so heres the question...
Im donno what axels to really use. The guy I bought the car from says that the axles are only about 8 months old. But he also sparyed a 70 shot on the car before I bought it. Which I planned to run a 75 shot on it eventally when I work all the bugs outta it. I also plan to pull all the bolt ons off of my prelude and sap them to the civic. Which isnt alot but should help alil bit.
msd digital sci plus box
blaster coil
cold air intake insted of a short ram
header
testpipe
clutch
flywheel
skunk 2 intake manifold (if I can make it fit)
hondata gasket
aem fuel rail
b&m pressure reg.
short shifter
alt aem pulley
not to mention a 75 shot dp eventally
and not that it matters alot but Ive taken about 100lbs off the car since ive passed ran it.
Ive looked into the driveshaft shop stage 2.9 axles which the pass owner says are in it
http://www.driveshaftshop.com/item170692.ctlg
but I was thinking that I may be better off with the 3.9 axles
http://web.inetba.com/dss/item170693.ctlg
but I donno if thats alil over kill not to mention money I dont have to spend that I could put elsewhere. And if I did use the 3.9 axels will they just bolt in or do I need the bigger bering like I think it says?
I donno sorry about the small story but I really need help because Id like to get the car running again soon but do it the right way and not just fix it so it happends again
06-17-2007, 10:20 AM
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Re: need help... (twophastprelude)
go h2b and put your axles in the right place so they dont bind and break.its not that your axles are week its just that the H swap puts them in the wrong place unless you use a B trans
you shouldnt be breaking axles in a 14 second car that only gets 2.0 60 foots at best.
you shouldnt be breaking axles in a 14 second car that only gets 2.0 60 foots at best.
06-17-2007, 10:49 AM
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Re: need help... (Winlight)
thats what I thought. Id love to do the H2B swap but would rather wait till winter and make a project outta it.
You still didnt answer my question tho...
You still didnt answer my question tho...
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