safety loop
04-02-2008, 07:40 PM
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safety loop
ok so i bought my frpp aluminum DS and had it installed yesterday. I had also bought a FRPP DS safety loop to go with it but my installer said it be BITCH to get on cause he has to remove my seats and some interior stuff. so he put on the DS (only $10 bucks!! 
) andtold me to bring it back the next day to do the loop since it was closing time, i said ok but he said the loop alone will cost $100 to install. What a B!atch.
i bought the loop for 45 bucks. I will eventually put it on but honestly i could use the 100 bucks to buy something i really really need: a shifter. so how important is this loop-d-loop and am i ok without as long as i dont dump launch at 6k with slicks right? i assume they are to catch the DS incase it breaks or something.
) andtold me to bring it back the next day to do the loop since it was closing time, i said ok but he said the loop alone will cost $100 to install. What a B!atch. i bought the loop for 45 bucks. I will eventually put it on but honestly i could use the 100 bucks to buy something i really really need: a shifter. so how important is this loop-d-loop and am i ok without as long as i dont dump launch at 6k with slicks right? i assume they are to catch the DS incase it breaks or something.
04-02-2008, 08:41 PM
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RE: safety loop
THANK YOU. yea i mean it makes sense why would i need one if the done come stock?hell his employee has a turbo sn95 on slicks and when he saw mine he said 'maan i wish i had a safety loop on mine (sarcasm)' i dunno i feel like i wasted 45 bucks. but thanks!
04-02-2008, 08:51 PM
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RE: safety loop
A safety loop is required to run at certain tracks if you run below a certain time. I had a safety loop installed because I believe in the better safe than sorry method of modding, even a miniscule imbalance of the driveshaft and can cause the dshaft to fail. I'd rather have the loop just as an extra insurance.
04-02-2008, 10:00 PM
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RE: safety loop
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ok so for arguments sake can i just weld it in? instead of having to do all the interior stuff to bolt it on?
ok so for arguments sake can i just weld it in? instead of having to do all the interior stuff to bolt it on?
04-03-2008, 05:27 AM
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RE: safety loop
ORIGINAL: avexhype
ok so i bought my frpp aluminum DS and had it installed yesterday. I had also bought a FRPP DS safety loop to go with it but my installer said it be BITCH to get on cause he has to remove my seats and some interior stuff. so he put on the DS (only $10 bucks!!) andtold me to bring it back the next day to do the loop since it was closing time, i said ok but he said the loop alone will cost $100 to install. What a B!atch.
i bought the loop for 45 bucks. I will eventually put it on but honestly i could use the 100 bucks to buy something i really really need: a shifter. so how important is this loop-d-loop and am i ok without as long as i dont dump launch at 6k with slicks right? i assume they are to catch the DS incase it breaks or something.
ok so i bought my frpp aluminum DS and had it installed yesterday. I had also bought a FRPP DS safety loop to go with it but my installer said it be BITCH to get on cause he has to remove my seats and some interior stuff. so he put on the DS (only $10 bucks!!
) andtold me to bring it back the next day to do the loop since it was closing time, i said ok but he said the loop alone will cost $100 to install. What a B!atch. i bought the loop for 45 bucks. I will eventually put it on but honestly i could use the 100 bucks to buy something i really really need: a shifter. so how important is this loop-d-loop and am i ok without as long as i dont dump launch at 6k with slicks right? i assume they are to catch the DS incase it breaks or something.
Yea the seats have to come out and you can lift the carpet from the sides and slide your hand in there tor the bolts. You start putting sticky tires on and expecially if you have a stick the loop helps. And as others have stated it is required for certian times. While my car by no means is a "race car" but it does see track duty. I am working on a scattershield for the clutch. I can replace the car but it is my health and saftey that is my priority when I race.