"Live From" Numidia Dragway

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by Tom Goldman

Looks most likely like a TH35O intermediate sprag failure causing a drum explosion.
TH 400 will fail

It was a mopar so probably 904 or 727

[Gmirza]

Tough day for the mopars. Thats a Dakota hitting the wall and a dart or demon with the tranny explosion. That’s why they make us run blankets or shields. Any word on the driver, you know his foot was on that gas pedal.

[Tim H]

Truck looked like an S-10 to me, however I wasn't there.

[Keith 944]

Truck was an s-10
And the mopar trans issue guy was in burnout box. Got out of car fine. Should have Rattled him a bit

[gmonde]

i see a piece of snap ring on the ground ,,if was to guess it was 727 and the drum blew up and took the rest of the case out is what i am seeing ,,

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by gmonde

i see a piece of snap ring on the ground ,,if was to guess it was 727 and the drum blew up and took the rest of the case out is what i am seeing ,,

Scares me a little the car I’m running is a small block mopar with 727 and no blanket or shield runs low 11’s street/strip. 3750# coronet Was told only do burnout in 2 and high and don’t let it snatch while spinning

[gmonde]

Originally Posted by Keith 944

Scares me a little the car I’m running is a small block mopar with 727 and no blanket or shield runs low 11’s street/strip. 3750# coronet Was told only do burnout in 2 and high and don’t let it snatch while spinning

Yeah ,,this is the second 904 I built ,turbo action manual valve body,,,second gear only burn out from the instructions, 904 stuff is smaller plus I did a aluminum front drum ,

[Paul Precht]

I run valve bodies that hold the low and reverse band in first, even if you break the sprag you'll never turn that drum fast enough with a band holding it to explode the drum. Those valve bodies that don't hold the band should be thrown out.