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Originally Posted by niterydr
I don't know, how useable are dsm's? They constantly break, why bother trying to make power? We aren't shredding gears in transmissions (like shane), we just bust transfer cases and are currently bitching on how completely stock motors don't hold 35psi with twin evo 16g's.
Real problems  .
Billet transfer case housing, stronger non rusted output shaft, front diff upgrade for safety.
Put in a clutch, back to bulletproof drivetrain (within reason). |
I have stayed out of this for a long time. How do you know the 3S isn't going to be breaking more serious things when they actually make some power and can put it down? Matt J. is shredding t-cases at what, 550 whp? Who is to say gears won't start shredding at 600 whp once that weak link is gone? DSM's have proven it can be done. The 3S talk is that, just talk with nothing to back it up.
On the other hand, I really like 3S's, but they are not intended to be drag cars. They are a GT class car, and are very good at that. They have tall gears (bad for drag racing) and are heavy. This makes them easy to drive and stable at high speeds, exactly what they were intended to do. I like the looks of them and they are a higher class car than the DSM. That still doesn't make them a better drag car though, and they haven't proven that they can be. They do have the potential to be, but that potential has not been realized yet, and probably won't be as a 9 sec 3S on a stock drivetrain is probably not going to happen.
The Supra on the other hand has run 9 sec passes on the stock drivetrain and lower end. It is just built beefier. I am by no means a Supra fan either, I actually don't like the cars, but do respect them for what they do.