Soooo 265s were no where near good enough to handle our cam/heads ls3.. so we had some 285 rs3s laying around and slapped them on the rear. Since they were new had to do a safety burnout to clean off the tires. Yeah bad idea...

Burned 1st, went for 2nd let the clutch out then bang akine to the sound of a 45 going off. now the carnage.









Rear cover is cracked, giant holes on both sides... can visaully inspect the whole innards...... Do we win an award?


hinson ppf with a banzai diff brace modded onto it. Ls3 with around 460 whp + gobs of torque.

 

Mother of God.

 

This is why I fear launching my car, lol.

 

^ +1

 

'Merica!

 

Time for an 8.8 rear end? Well done.

 

That looks so familiar...

 

 

hoorayyyyy

hope you were the one that bought Anthony's 8.8

 

...goes the rearend

 

JB weld.

 

Yep these V8 swaps are unreliable. Lol

 

And boom goes the dynomite...

 

lol!

 

This goes back to Fritz's post referring to the fact these cars were not really meant to take on too much power.

 

that was my fear when i had my ls1 fd lol . now im back with a rotary and not as worried

 

a diff cradle would have saved you...

 

barban, do you not see it?

 

...and a basket woven to the bottom would have caught any pieces and parts and maybe a little oil too.

 

You should always worry..... I have been thru 2 diffs already and I know several other owners that have destroyed a stock diff with their Rotary motors still in the car....

 

i broke 3 of these in 6 months with a rotary drag racing at track

 

mmm pretty... 8.8 swap commencing in 5...

 

i dont see a diff cradle either.... all i see is the diff brace.... but either way, forced upgradesssss

 

ooh i see you mean the brace that goes from the rear cover to the ppf bolts? That would have helped I presume but only delayed the inevitable.

 

Thanks for sharing! Love a good train wreck. I (still rotary) have also smoked my first diff. Nothing like this though!