Demon rear ends going boom

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Dodge Investigating Video Showing Pair of Dodge Demons Exploding on Drag Strip

Terrible for the owners involved, hopefully FCA steps up for them. But... thats a lot of torque nearly instantly transferred to a super prepped surface. All while trying to move a very heavy car out of the hole from a dead stop.

The carnage from that aluminum diff housing is spectacular!

.... I think ill stick with my live axle 8.8 and beef it up with 9" ends and 35 spline axles. :D

***EDIT*** those not wanting to click link can just veiw the video below:

 
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Well things were bound to start giving. There kept adding more power but not much of the other parts were getting upgraded around it.
 

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Im surprised they chose to equip the Demon with an aluminum diff housing. For something with that much power, Id expect an iron housing in all honesty.
 

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Well things were bound to start giving. There kept adding more power but not much of the other parts were getting upgraded around it.

G-Force has a 9" IRS kit that looks pretty damn legit, though its pricey. I wonder how many of these guys will pony up.

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Nice kit.

Well it seems that the guys buying demons dont seem to have a issues spending 80k+ so dont see why they would spend money on that kit.

I agree, at least the reasonable ones will. Though some of these hellcat/demon guys really seem like pedantic twats and will probably whine about Dodge not doing enough.
 

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Was going to post that story in the NSFW funny thread. ****ing hate journalists.

4200lb Full Interior Stock Car
+800hp, on slicks, on a newly super prepped track

Blasts the rear, lifting the front trying to break records in honest to God drag racing.

Rear Diff Breaks.

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Have these people never been to a strip? Drag cars breaking driveline parts??? Whaaaaaat!?
 

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