[VIDEO] 879 RWHP @ 28psi burning corn!
06-30-11, 07:26 AM
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Great Progress
900+ is is right there. It's good to see you pushing forward and making progress after some expensive setbacks....this is the kind of stuff that has driven many to give up on a project like this. Good luck with the rest of your progress.
900+ is is right there. It's good to see you pushing forward and making progress after some expensive setbacks....this is the kind of stuff that has driven many to give up on a project like this. Good luck with the rest of your progress.
07-01-11, 07:22 AM
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Here is a video on the dyno of the SCupra running e85 at 28 psi with my little 71mm turbo while Darin is tuning. It was a fairly respectable pull making 879.3rwhp
Here is a video of the Titan Motorsports carbon fiber driveshaft exploding on the next pull.
The dyno read 848 rwhp when the shaft exploded. It was a horrifying sound.
The car should have made well over 900 to the wheels @ 34psi on e85.
Luckily no one was injured or killed. I don't want to think what the outcome would have been at the track or on the highway.
Everything that I have purchased from Titan has officially failed catastrophically, been replaced, and/or rebuilt. It is so frustrating when you pay a premium for supposedly the best parts only to find out they are junk or have extremely poor quality control (I won't even comment on the customer service of this company, I could write a book on that). This was offically the last part from Titan that had not been replaced or fixed. I will be replacing the drive shaft with a chromoly one from The Driveshaft Shop and see 900+ soon.
92 SC300 5-speed Acid dipped, $wapped, and $TROKED!
Vehicle was nearly ruined by TiTan Motorsports
FIXED by Darin Dichiara at DoubleD Tuning. CORN POWER!
Here is a video of the Titan Motorsports carbon fiber driveshaft exploding on the next pull.
The dyno read 848 rwhp when the shaft exploded. It was a horrifying sound.
The car should have made well over 900 to the wheels @ 34psi on e85.
Luckily no one was injured or killed. I don't want to think what the outcome would have been at the track or on the highway.
Everything that I have purchased from Titan has officially failed catastrophically, been replaced, and/or rebuilt. It is so frustrating when you pay a premium for supposedly the best parts only to find out they are junk or have extremely poor quality control (I won't even comment on the customer service of this company, I could write a book on that). This was offically the last part from Titan that had not been replaced or fixed. I will be replacing the drive shaft with a chromoly one from The Driveshaft Shop and see 900+ soon.
92 SC300 5-speed Acid dipped, $wapped, and $TROKED!
Vehicle was nearly ruined by TiTan Motorsports
FIXED by Darin Dichiara at DoubleD Tuning. CORN POWER!
Well, Joe, i know you personally don't like Nero, but saying everything that we did at Titan had to be replaced or fixed is ridiculous. I know you and Nero had a falling out and that i totally understand, i know Nero can be impossible to deal with and for that i am sorry. But ALL the work that was done to you car, everything that was done was done by Darin and John, who still currently works on your car. the only difference is at the time Darin/John worked at Titan, and now Darin/John have there own shop. Doug who does your audio, worked on your car here, and works on it now at his house. So if you were so unhappy with there work, you would still have them work on it.. right?
Darin and John are awesome, everyone knows it.. there isnt anyone else i trust with my car than Darin. just remember that when you post.
Like i said im feel your frustration with dealing with Nero, but saying everything we did had to be replaced is kinda shooting yourself in the foot, because the same guy who did the work on your car HERE, does the work on your car THERE.
I told nero to email you about your driveshaft before you posted this thread, and to my understanding, he told you he would get it fixed. BEFORE you posted this thread. So at least give him the credit of contacting you to get it fixed before any of this. I really apologize for the D/S breaking, that has never happened on the dyno before, some people of broken them at the track... But its not like it was a brand new "Titan" driveshaft, this has been installed and running in your car since 2004
Thats all i am going to say on this matter.. Congrats on the numbers, i still think you should of put on a bigger turbo.
07-01-11, 10:38 AM
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Also he had the 3" driveshaft, which is not rated to high HP. We don't even sell this item anymore, because many people go from lower HP to higher and then have a failure. Hence we have the Big Boy driveshaft which is rated for almost anyting, our drag car uses it and makes well into 1500+hp
Even though warranty is not included in the product, we are going to inspect and see if we can get this item covered for Joe or get him covered and upgraded if we can.
Even though warranty is not included in the product, we are going to inspect and see if we can get this item covered for Joe or get him covered and upgraded if we can.
07-01-11, 10:44 AM
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Well, Joe, i know you personally don't like Nero, but saying everything that we did at Titan had to be replaced or fixed is ridiculous. I know you and Nero had a falling out and that i totally understand, i know Nero can be impossible to deal with and for that i am sorry. But ALL the work that was done to you car, everything that was done was done by Darin and John, who still currently works on your car. the only difference is at the time Darin/John worked at Titan, and now Darin/John have there own shop. Doug who does your audio, worked on your car here, and works on it now at his house. So if you were so unhappy with there work, you would still have them work on it.. right?
Darin and John are awesome, everyone knows it.. there isnt anyone else i trust with my car than Darin. just remember that when you post.
Like i said im feel your frustration with dealing with Nero, but saying everything we did had to be replaced is kinda shooting yourself in the foot, because the same guy who did the work on your car HERE, does the work on your car THERE.
I told nero to email you about your driveshaft before you posted this thread, and to my understanding, he told you he would get it fixed. BEFORE you posted this thread. So at least give him the credit of contacting you to get it fixed before any of this. I really apologize for the D/S breaking, that has never happened on the dyno before, some people of broken them at the track... But its not like it was a brand new "Titan" driveshaft, this has been installed and running in your car since 2004
Thats all i am going to say on this matter.. Congrats on the numbers, i still think you should of put on a bigger turbo.
Darin and John are awesome, everyone knows it.. there isnt anyone else i trust with my car than Darin. just remember that when you post.
Like i said im feel your frustration with dealing with Nero, but saying everything we did had to be replaced is kinda shooting yourself in the foot, because the same guy who did the work on your car HERE, does the work on your car THERE.
I told nero to email you about your driveshaft before you posted this thread, and to my understanding, he told you he would get it fixed. BEFORE you posted this thread. So at least give him the credit of contacting you to get it fixed before any of this. I really apologize for the D/S breaking, that has never happened on the dyno before, some people of broken them at the track... But its not like it was a brand new "Titan" driveshaft, this has been installed and running in your car since 2004
Thats all i am going to say on this matter.. Congrats on the numbers, i still think you should of put on a bigger turbo.
Sean for President!!!
07-01-11, 11:47 AM
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here we go...
I really didn't want to bring all this up but since you guys want to, here we go!
Other than saying Darin/John have thier own shop and Doug works on my car, this statement is completely innacurate. Darin and John had parted from Titan before the car was completed. They were not the only ones that worked on my car. You stated this yourself when you mentioned Doug working on it(speaking of shooting feet). For that matter, Titan(Nero), after having my car for 2 years, told me to take the car to Darin because Titan could not get the car finished and running properly.
I have no issues with Doug. His work is brilliant. Not sure why you would even bring him up in this...
I reserve the right to add to this later, and I will be adding many things...
Again, Darin and John were not the only Titan employees that worked on my car. I am amazed that you would say that. Everything that Titan has done on the car has had to be repaired or replaced. The shortblock even spun a main bearing. I will update this with a list of everything that happened. Then you can decide if my statement was warranted.
Wether you told Nero before I posted this or not, I did not get contacted until after this was posted. The email did not state if the shaft was going to be coverd or not. It was only stated to send in the parts and Titan would see what they could do. I repeat, this was after posting the videos and thread. I will give him credit for contacting me about the shaft(period).
I was not aware that these drive shafts had an expiration date.
Thanks. I think I need bigger tires first 
Nero, you were the one that sugested that shaft. The car has always made over 700 to the wheels. I appreciate you taking the time to "inspect and see if we can get this item covered".
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I wonder if some major finger pointing is about to commence...
But ALL the work that was done to you car, everything that was done was done by Darin and John, who still currently works on your car. the only difference is at the time Darin/John worked at Titan, and now Darin/John have there own shop. Doug who does your audio, worked on your car here, and works on it now at his house.
I have no issues with Doug. His work is brilliant. Not sure why you would even bring him up in this...
Again, Darin and John were not the only Titan employees that worked on my car. I am amazed that you would say that. Everything that Titan has done on the car has had to be repaired or replaced. The shortblock even spun a main bearing. I will update this with a list of everything that happened. Then you can decide if my statement was warranted.
Also he had the 3" driveshaft, which is not rated to high HP. We don't even sell this item anymore, because many people go from lower HP to higher and then have a failure. Hence we have the Big Boy driveshaft which is rated for almost anyting, our drag car uses it and makes well into 1500+hp
Even though warranty is not included in the product, we are going to inspect and see if we can get this item covered for Joe or get him covered and upgraded if we can.
Even though warranty is not included in the product, we are going to inspect and see if we can get this item covered for Joe or get him covered and upgraded if we can.
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I wonder if some major finger pointing is about to commence...
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07-01-11, 11:54 AM
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Very nice!
07-01-11, 02:22 PM
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You dont have to bring anything else up about it, Hell i know everything you went thru with Nero. And i have to deal with it daily. i am not debating that.
Darin/John are awesome guys, like i have said and will always say. Darin is who works on and tunes my car. You car was here for a very long time, and if it was me handling it, it would of been fixed.
I didnt know about this thread until a customer of mine emailed it to me. But before i got that email, Darin had told me about the D/S and i told nero to contact you. I will make sure it gets taken care of for you. No driveshafts dont have a expiration date, but with 5 years of abuse, i would say you got your use out of it before it broke. **** happens, you know that better than anyone.
Anyways, i dont want to get into a pissing match, i will take responsibly for your car not being done 100% to your satisfaction. and i will personally try my best to make you happy (even thought i know you dont want to deal with Nero).
Tires, i dont think you will have a problem, since i have cars making 1100-1200hp with the same ones, that they work pretty damn good.
Wish you the best sir, like i said if you need anything, email me directly, and i will try my best to help you out.
Sean@titanmotorsports.com