Clutch explosion video

[McRat]

LS1 family T/A with aftermarket clutch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP3EIHp3AqE&feature=player_embedded

Could have been a lot worse.

[stratman59]

traction control + fool = clutch explosion 

He's lucky to still have both feet!!

Robbie

[SPARKY]

  In 64 I saw a Chevy truck with a W motor that had down shifted  2 many gear steps coming off a step hill that the flywheel exploded into 3 parts cut the right fram rail into and took out the dash ---the same way---made me be fairly SANE in abusing my 65 442s clutch

[grumm441]

It's funny when you get on youtube and follow a thread
I don't know if these guys got it wrong or right
G
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhOmz-5drWU&feature=related

[McRat]

Well, he certainly got the CG low in the chassis.  Probably sponsored by Playskool, "Weebles Wobble but they don't Fall Down".

Pretty important to get the car straight BEFORE the burnout.  Just a few inches out of the groove will do that.

[smitty2]

I blew up my 59 GMC clutch, pressure plate, flywheel... Bell housing... Transmission case, and engine block. (331 SBC, M22 Muncie.). Knocked a bunch of shingles off of the house, and put a foot wide crater in the street. It broke 3 bones in my foot, and I dislocated my shoulder when I hit the door panel. Lucky for me I was wearing some old Navy jump boots, or my right foot would have been gone. Big hole in floorboard, dash panel tore up and wasted my Lear 8 track tape player.
I am a FIRM believer in approved scatter shields, strong floorboards, and sobriety when doing any high power activities

Play Safe.....    Smitty
PS ... I was 17 years old, and hadn't quite made it over idiot hill at the time... That's not a good excuse, but it's the only one I have and I'm stickin with it.

[Blue]

He could have lost a foot.  Makes a good case for a Stroud clutch containment blanket.

[Crosley]

My 1968 Chevelle SS 396 blew a pressure plate on Christmas eve about 1974.  I had the motor wound up , with 4.56 gears, i  power shifted to 2nd gear about 6k RPM when the plate let lose, only a stock aluminum bell hosuing.

The plate cut the brake lines and partially the frame too

broke the distributor( killed the engine thankfully - no brakes), parts blew through the hood 

Cut open the trans tunnel at the firewall like a tin can, broke the throttle pedal linkage , missed my foot by an inch or two

Since there was no bell housing , the engine rear dropped down, the muncie tail end went up into the tunnel and the drive shaft yoke rubbed a hole in the tunnel as the car ground to a stop.

ahh, the fun of being young and to live through it

[John Noonan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcaeZDZBmKo&NR=1

  I'm fine....

[Seldom Seen Slim]

I'm SO-O-O-O glad I watched that...

[Livin1072]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcaeZDZBmKo&NR=1

  I'm fine....

OMG John.......  The son never sets his drink down lol, now that was funny!