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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 12:14 AM
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broken bell housing??







i had the OTTP mounts on my car and i broke the part where it screws into the bell housing on the front mount. it happened friday when i went to the drag strip. the car still runs fine. just kinda jimmy rigged it back together.
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 12:21 AM
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How does that happen??
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 06:54 AM
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Slicks or NLS?
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 07:00 AM
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Ouch
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 02:43 PM
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no slicks. and no NLS. i had tires with 4/32s on the tires when i did this. track prep was very good that night tho.
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 12:16 PM
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Makes me wonder if the housing cracked upon install. IDK.
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 01:38 PM
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i dunno. no way to tell really... the dealership did have it out just last week.
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 03:54 PM
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If they ran the bolt in with a zip gun I could see it cracking if it wasn't lined up right. Why would only one place break out if the mount was stressed on launch? I would think both would. Anyway, no way to prove it I guess.
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