i have some questions for people out there with more knowledge. i have a 2000 civic si. i just got done putting a drag 3 turbo kit. inline pro headgasket and inline pro cam gear to lower compression so i can run on a higher psi with stock internals. although currently i am running 6lbs im driving down to inline pro in virgina so i can get it tuned and run on 12LBS safely. but my question is about axles and tranny's. i put the competition enginering traction bars on my car and poly urethane motor mounts but im still worried about breaking my tranny and possibly the axles? i have already been told that my axles are strong enough to hold well over the horsepower i currently have. does anybody have any recomendations for not breaking axles or messing up my tranny? i get a bit of a shutter when i take off in first gear, not launching etc. just daily driving. im not sure what the noise is? but i dont think its clutch chatter? does this noise have anything to do with my act heavy duty clutch? (4 puck) also i was wondering about my wheels? i have 17 inch excel shu's from wheelmax.com they have kumho 205 40 17's on them now, im not sure how much they weigh but im sure they are quite heavy? i was also told that a heavy wheel can cause an axle to snap especially when drag racing and launching? additionally i was told that if i get a lighter wheel i can have the possiblilty of breaking my tranny because of tire spin and gears stripping? would an LSD help this problem? my major concern is my wheels, either i break the tranny or the axles in theory, so i dont know what to do? thank you for your time

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2000turbosi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">. although currently i am running 6lbs im driving down to inline pro in virgina so i can get it tuned and run on 12LBS safely. </TD></TR></TABLE>


please, please. please do not drive all the way to inline pro for your tuning! there head gasket is a high quality product but there tuning is not worth the trip. hell if i could walk there i still would not go. they can tune it just as well over the phone with a calculator!

but to answer your question ....
your axles will not break untill you get to about the 500-600 hp range...but you will be breaking a lot of trannys and diff. gears! i have had a turboed si for a long time and still have my stock axles! but i have been throught 4 transmissions! think about a quaffe diff and prodrive gears in the near future.

 

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please, please. please do not drive all the way to inline pro for your tuning! there head gasket is a high quality product but there tuning is not worth the trip. hell if i could walk there i still would not go. they can tune it just as well over the phone with a calculator!

but to answer your question ....
your axles will not break untill you get to about the 500-600 hp range...but you will be breaking a lot of trannys and diff. gears! i have had a turboed si for a long time and still have my stock axles! but i have been throught 4 transmissions! think about a quaffe diff and prodrive gears in the near future.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i think you need to learn how to shift

 

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i think you need to learn how to shift </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol