Nasty trans explosion!
 

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Oh mercy ! That was intense, never seen one like that before.

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Come on man that is no trans explosion (not just anyway) - nitrous and fuel - white smoke out the sides

IMHO

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How about the airway between the back of the block and the trans, (what's left of it). Why do people who don't have any evidence of what took place have to tell us what happened? Sheeh. I hope the guy is Ok. Looked like he wasn't able to get to his feet.

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no surprise that POS blew up and it's a safe bet that car wasn't teched either. The only surprise is the driver still had his feet attached to his legs!

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Shoot yourself Ed! You SUCK!

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what part of the truth and the facts don't you like? The driver don't know how to do a burnout and can't find the prestage beam so what makes you think he had the grey matter to assemble a safe and legal car?:rolleyes:

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What makes you think you have a valid opinion? Mr Bracket Racer with a crap opinion on everything except yourself!

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Sorry Ed - next time I will check with you before giving my opinion which included more than a trans failure

Suspicious lack of parts and trans fluid on the ground and the flash fire seemed suspicious as well.

After responding to this you can go back to sleep

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without question that fire was from fuel!

it's my opinion and valid regardless of whether you agree or not.

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5 seconds for the ambulance to arrive , great response ! or premonition ?
---Trevor

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I had to look. The flashpoint of petroleum ATF is only around 350F. I saw a fellow kill a T400 in a pulling truck. Looked almost as bad as this one. I see in multiple places people saying that the converter exploded/came apart. He may have had a fuel line cut, but I have no doubt that it's possible that was all ATF.

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from the narrative accompanying the video...

"explosion of the transmission and fuel fire"

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Wouldn't be surprised it was a flexplate ring gear came apart and severed the fuel line .
Saw a very similar explosion like this a few years ago caused by that .

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I was a front seat passenger in a '701/2 Z28 one night that peeled the ring gear off the flexplate at about 6,000 rpm in second gear. The ring gear sawed the right subframe almost in two, blew the rt front tire and cut the fuel, brake and trans cooler lines along with ventilating the rt. side of the block.

Don't know how big the fireball was from the outside.

It was d@m^^ big from the inside of the car........

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I've made over 5000 passes and have never "peeled the ring gear off the flexplate." Matter of fact I have never broken a weld on my flexplate, no surprise to me, I don't buy junk parts. Thanks ATI!