[Zeppelin]

Just saying HI. Been out of the f-bodies for awhile. Working at getting an LS1 Trans Am project going. Good to be back. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[CrashTestDummy]

Wow, that's a lot of parts! I'll take the right lane, please!!

I remember back in the bad old days, when you had bigblocks and smallblocks in Pro Stock, a friend was driving a small-block Camaro. IIRC, he'd leave the line somewhere around 9500-10,500 RPM. At one event, the Clutch didn't like it, and let go at clutch release. The explosion was so strong, it bent the bottom of the scattershield down, threw shrapnel that bounced off the tarmac through the floor panels (luckily, nothing hit the driver, or anyone in attendance), and force of the imbalance completely hollowed out the block. I mean, the block looked like someone took a cutting torch and cut of each of the crankshaft webs up to the cam journals, including 1/2 to 2/3 of each of the cyllinders. I think the front 1/4 of the cam was jammed in the block, and couldn't be removed. No biggie, as they probably weren't going to reuse the block anyway.

I think all that was reusable from that explosion was the carbs and intake, and motor plates. That was about it. The scattershield piece that was bent down cut a groove in the track almost alway the way down the track.

So yeah, they can store up a lot of energy, and cause spectacular events when they let loose.