crob369420

Has anyone had problems with there c clips breaking on their axles? I am building my 87 gt w/ a 331 stroker to have about 500 hp for a daily toy! I have an eagle cast steel 3.25 crank, 5.4 eagle sir I-beams, kb 331 forged piston, trickflow stage 2 cam ,pro comp 202/190 60cc, 1.6 rollers, weiand stealth intake, speed demon 750 vac w/ elec choke, w/ a c4 built w/ shift kit, 2800 stall converter, subframe connectorsw/ seat support

Tony71502

Need more than a N/A 331 for 500 hp...

You can't run discs with c-clip eliminators. Maybe ask a machine shop to make hardened steel c-clips of it's that much of an issue.

Venomantidote95

The way the c-clip fits on the end of the axle i dont think you have to worry about it breaking its a free floating clip, and the axle rides the cross pin and carrier gear keeping the clip in place, most of the time the axles i have seen wrung off behind the wheel or at the splines i dont see your worry????

primetime5.0

Cant run disk brakes? Sure you can

Tony71502

The priss pinion only holds the axle from being pushed into the carrier. The c clip stops it from being pulled out of the carrier... that's why you can pull the axle out by removing the c clip.

Bubba 95SN

Put on dyno and you will be disappointed but will have the correct numbers. Post the dyno sheet. Not overated speculation. Bubba

Venomantidote95

well the guy never said it was N/A, but yeah a dyno dosent lie, but a track result will make you cry!!

68CSTANG

I've never had a C-clip break. The eliminators are so the axle doesnt come out of the housing in the event of a break. I don't think the C-clip itself is a strength issue of any sort, its the axle.

uedlose

correct, I am with them.
To the OP
A lot of breaking a axle is also hooking if it don't hook real good you will be OK for a while and it really don't take much HP to break a stock axle I have seen it done with a lot less then 500 hp. Hell I have seen it done with a stock car and a set of slicks dumping the clutch at 5000 RPM. With that being said, says you run a auto and I have seen cars run tens with stock axles and a auto. I am not talking of leaving off a trans. brake here. Take it to the track and see what it runs. the rules are there for a reason if it runs fast enough for good axles then you should be doing it. or if you run slicks and a stick you really should be thinking about it.

AdderMk2

you arent getting anywhere NEAR 500hp with that mish-mosh of crap parts