STOCK rear-end blows

**Bouvers** · 09-23-2007, 08:25 PM

I'm just tyring to figure a basis here I want to know at what hp and mileage have people blown out stock rear-ends at.

**casperss** · 09-23-2007, 08:32 PM

Well my wife had a 01 firehawk M6 when we got married and it went out at 23000 miles.
the dealer fixed it and it went out again three miles from the dealership.didn't even make it home, poor mechanicing on the second one. then it went out at 25000 it was then replaced with a currie unit. As far as i know its still holding up now

**sunsetorangess** · 09-24-2007, 07:10 AM

Umm, 19,000 miles, about 360 rwhp and some Mt slicks did mine in.
J

**Bouvers** · 09-24-2007, 04:31 PM

wow thats some extremely bad luck on that firehawk was the car stock horse power?
Looking good guys keep them coming

**ss~zoso~ss** · 09-24-2007, 05:23 PM

if you just drive the car normally only getting on it occasionaly etc. not beating the hell outta it, it should last forever

on the other hand, if you make stupid mistakes aka shifting into the wrong gear, doing donuts etc, it will blow fast

another achilles heel of the rear is stock + hp with sticky tires at the track

**casperss** · 09-24-2007, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by Bouvs

wow thats some extremely bad luck on that firehawk was the car stock horse power?
Looking good guys keep them coming

No it was not stock but it blowed just driving it like a old person would. I guess the trips to the track got the better of it.

**Liveforfunjim** · 09-25-2007, 07:18 AM

I watched a guy in a 02'SOMWS6 go through a rearend while autcross racing..Car had less than 3,000 miles (Although i admit its not the rearend's fault, it was not properly broken in)