mccorry Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 I went to the Mopar Nationals evening event last night. Every year, the Mopar guys stay on Brice road in Columbus and every year it gets rowdy. They have burn out boxes in the hotel parking lot, in restaurant parking lots... and last night... in the parking lot of a bank. It is really crazy stuff. I never bring any of my cars out due to the number of drunk people and reckless driving... but I like to go watch the chaos. Anyhow... last night... a kid pulls into the waterbox with his BRAND NEW SRT-4. It was that Copper/Orange metallic color... pretty nice looking car. He pulls the E-brake to hold the car.... then brings up the revs and dumps the clutch.....the motor is just screaming, but the passenger side tire isn't turning. I'm thinking to myself that these things all have positraction and somthing isn't right.... it has to be the clutch slipping. By the time I process what is happening (a few seconds) and I get moving towards the car yelling STOP STOP STOP... it's too late. The clutch and pressureplate explode into 8-10 pieces and scrapnel files out from under the car... along with sparks, oil, and antifreeze. Luckily no one got hurt. I got to survey the damage afterward... and it wasn't pretty. A section of the pressure plate shattered the bellhousing, came out and hit the intake manifold, CRACKING IT IN HALF, then hitting the radiator and crushing it. At a bare minimum the kid is going to need a new transmission, bellhousing, flywheel, clutch, pressure plate, linkage, intake manifold, throttle body, radiator, condenser, A/C lines, and engine wiring harness. This is the stuff that I saw that was ruined. There is probably going to be more.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TT- Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 wow. i bet he feels like a dumbass then again mopar parts are CHEAP (AFAIK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fineout Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 hell spend more then the car is worth just to fix it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt_ltd Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 should move this to general funny.. This Space For Rent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnAWD Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Sorry, but *rofl*... Expensive lesson in how to actually USE your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 no pics? BAN!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorry Posted June 18, 2006 Author Share Posted June 18, 2006 no pics? BAN!!! I had a chunk of the pressure plate I was going to bring home and photograph for you all... but the guy wanted all of the pieces back for some reason. Too bad I didn't have my camera with me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmanzs Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 I went to the Mopar Nationals evening event last night. Every year, the Mopar guys stay on Brice road in Columbus and every year it gets rowdy. They have burn out boxes in the hotel parking lot, in restaurant parking lots... and last night... in the parking lot of a bank. It is really crazy stuff. I never bring any of my cars out due to the number of drunk people and reckless driving... but I like to go watch the chaos. Anyhow... last night... a kid pulls into the waterbox with his BRAND NEW SRT-4. It was that Copper/Orange metallic color... pretty nice looking car. He pulls the E-brake to hold the car.... then brings up the revs and dumps the clutch.....the motor is just screaming, but the passenger side tire isn't turning. I'm thinking to myself that these things all have positraction and somthing isn't right.... it has to be the clutch slipping. By the time I process what is happening (a few seconds) and I get moving towards the car yelling STOP STOP STOP... it's too late. The clutch and pressureplate explode into 8-10 pieces and scrapnel files out from under the car... along with sparks, oil, and antifreeze. Luckily no one got hurt. I got to survey the damage afterward... and it wasn't pretty. A section of the pressure plate shattered the bellhousing, came out and hit the intake manifold, CRACKING IT IN HALF, then hitting the radiator and crushing it. At a bare minimum the kid is going to need a new transmission, bellhousing, flywheel, clutch, pressure plate, linkage, intake manifold, throttle body, radiator, condenser, A/C lines, and engine wiring harness. This is the stuff that I saw that was ruined. There is probably going to be more.... Thats funny the same exact thing happened to my buddy. He had an 05 black srt-4, he was burning out too. It was fun to watch as well, the car finally poppet when he hit 3rd gear. The damage sounds exactly the same, you could see the ring gear on the flywheel under the car and the intake manifold crack too. For some reason they denied warrenty work on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmanzs Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 I think my buddy has pics of his, I will find out for sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyh Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 At a bare minimum the kid is going to need a new transmission, bellhousing, flywheel, clutch, pressure plate, linkage, intake manifold, throttle body, radiator, condenser, A/C lines, and engine wiring harness. This is the stuff that I saw that was ruined. There is probably going to be more.... ...What the heck is left to have not busted, the stereo? Martin Luther - "Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long." EL4NFZT7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobY Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Common occurance with sachs peices of garbage. http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34424&highlight=sacks+sachs This is why my POS Sachs DMF is coming out this thursday and an ACT streetlite is going in with an RPS Max. There is an occurance of a Sachs Flywheel Cracking under Normal use by one of our members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorry Posted June 19, 2006 Author Share Posted June 19, 2006 Common occurance with sachs peices of garbage. http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34424&highlight=sacks+sachs This is why my POS Sachs DMF is coming out this thursday and an ACT streetlite is going in with an RPS Max. There is an occurance of a Sachs Flywheel Cracking under Normal use by one of our members. That is EXACTLY how his failed.... but being that the motor is transverse mounted... it did ALOT more damage..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinlsb Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 I had a chunk of the pressure plate I was going to bring home and photograph for you all... but the guy wanted all of the pieces back for some reason. probably for:lol: his warranty claim:lol: Too bad I didn't have my camera with me.... "Belief does not make truth. Evidence makes truth. And belief does not make evidence." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 I hope this idiot has to walk while his car is being fixed and gets a lot of time to contemplate his abuse of machinery. Do these morons think real life is like GT4 (no damage modeling)? It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prod Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 A couple pics: http://www.hometown.aol.com/aasearles/SRT7.jpg http://www.hometown.aol.com/aasearles/SRT10.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKLGT Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 lmao! now that is funny.... what did he think would happen?? bet he'll be one unhappy NEW customer, especially when they tell him, NO that's NOT covered under warranty! Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle yeah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKEBRAVO Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Unreal!!!! Mopar FTW:lol: If you can afford College, you probably don't need to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmanzs Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Unreal!!!! Mopar FTW:lol: those cars are to powerful for there own good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fzanetti Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 HEheheheheh Mopar!! No words left.. The great american auto industry yeah right!!! HEhehehee Maybe back in the 70's!!! Flavio Zanetti Boston, MA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsalicru Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 wow, that's some serious ownage! IMO, because a couple of units go bad doesn't mean Sachs is a POS. I've never heard of such a failure on VWs.. who use Sachs. Aftermarket or new for that matter. I don't know, I think you are jumping to conclusions. Its great that you and another user feel that Sachs is a POS.. no need to try to get others in the bandwagon. "I tried to abuse my car, but it wouldn't take it. That clutch manufacturer is such a POS." Not saying that its what happened to the LGT users.. but its what happens to the SRT users. "some say, his arms are made of coiled adamantium fibers. And that he tops his cereal with nuts and bolts. All we know is, he's called the Jose." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamajack Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 yoweeee zoweeee! Sucks for him. Mopar still puts the smack down in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psucaptainkickass Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 He simply was granny shifting and not double clutching like he should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDII Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Its still a POS Neon Need forum help? Private Message legGTLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red beast Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 did you post over at nasioc? they would enjoy this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 If the pressure plate was fuxord then that would likely have been the cause, not just his stupidity.... He pulls the E-brake to hold the car.... then brings up the revs and dumps the clutch.....the motor is just screaming It IS his stupidity. It isn't a flippin' prostocker designed to take such abuse, it's a regular car. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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