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Originally Posted by GTOguy
At those power levels, stuff is gonna wear out and break. Part of the experience. I've had the same McCleod clutch in my '65 GTO since 1984. Still perfect. But I have a bit less than half your power level, and have driven pretty much like an old man since I grenaded the rear end on this car in 1990. But from 1982-1990, I beat the snot out of it, that's for sure. And had to rebuild the entire driveline/powertrain because of it. You play, you pay.
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God knows that's the truth. I was making too much power for the rear suspension in my Grand National. Had bad wheel hop issues. Had the whole thing redone. Different springs, relocated control arms, relocated shock towers, etc... Car launched really well after that. Broke three motor mounts in a month. Strapped the driver's side down with 4" nylon straps with ratchets. Immediately broke the drive shaft. Had a custom drive shaft built. Grenaded the trans. Every time I corrected a weak link, the car simply found another one.