Nasty trans explosion! - Page 2

Alan Nyhus · 05-13-2016, 07:06 PM

I was a front seat passenger in a '701/2 Z28 one night that peeled the ring gear off the flexplate at about 6,000 rpm in second gear. The ring gear sawed the right subframe almost in two, blew the rt front tire and cut the fuel, brake and trans cooler lines along with ventilating the rt. side of the block.

Don't know how big the fireball was from the outside.

It was d@m^^ big from the inside of the car........

1320racer · 05-13-2016, 08:36 PM

I've made over 5000 passes and have never "peeled the ring gear off the flexplate." Matter of fact I have never broken a weld on my flexplate, no surprise to me, I don't buy junk parts. Thanks ATI!

05-13-2016, 07:06 PM	#1
Alan Nyhus VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lower Dakota territory Posts: 1,182 Likes: 1,074 Liked 800 Times in 237 Posts	Re: Nasty trans explosion! I was a front seat passenger in a '701/2 Z28 one night that peeled the ring gear off the flexplate at about 6,000 rpm in second gear. The ring gear sawed the right subframe almost in two, blew the rt front tire and cut the fuel, brake and trans cooler lines along with ventilating the rt. side of the block. Don't know how big the fireball was from the outside. It was d@m^^ big from the inside of the car........ __________________ "That'll never work....."

05-13-2016, 08:36 PM	#2
1320racer VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,628 Likes: 160 Liked 759 Times in 379 Posts	Re: Nasty trans explosion! I've made over 5000 passes and have never "peeled the ring gear off the flexplate." Matter of fact I have never broken a weld on my flexplate, no surprise to me, I don't buy junk parts. Thanks ATI! Last edited by 1320racer; 05-13-2016 at 08:42 PM.