# Scattershield Failure!!!!

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scattershield-failure/201395>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [January 8, 2009, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scattershield-failure/201395 "2009-01-08T08:49:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scattershield-failure/201395/1 "2009-01-08T08:49:52Z")

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:eek4::eek4::eek4:

[http://roadraceautox.com/showthread.php?t=21372](http://roadraceautox.com/showthread.php?t=21372)

H o l y S h i t !

Nitrous? CHECK  
Fresh undies? CHECK  
TOES? 8 out of 10 isn’t bad

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**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scattershield-failure/201395/2 "2009-01-08T09:07:44Z")

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quick tuned.

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**Author:** ![steelcitysix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/steelcitysix/32/5992_2.png) [@steelcitysix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steelcitysix)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scattershield-failure/201395/3 "2009-01-08T09:09:45Z")

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1st thing I thought about was don garlits

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**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scattershield-failure/201395/4 "2009-01-08T09:26:09Z")

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> [@FS: Pharrell NERD Dunk Highs sz. 11 \*BRAND NEW\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-pharrell-nerd-dunk-highs-sz-11-brand-new/39314/8):
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> 1st thing I thought about was don garlits

you see the vintage photo of Garlits at the bottom? That must’ve been insane to watch.

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**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scattershield-failure/201395/5 "2009-01-08T10:05:21Z")

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what a half-assed rollcage… this happened locally as well… scary stuff.

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**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scattershield-failure/201395/6 "2009-01-08T10:24:14Z")

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Wow.

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**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scattershield-failure/201395/7 "2009-01-08T10:27:35Z")

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> [@OFFICIAL '07-'08 BUFFALO SABRES SEASON THREAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-07-08-buffalo-sabres-season-thread/36504/501):
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> this happened locally as well… scary stuff.

first thing i thought about too. never really seen this as much with autos like i have with stick shift cars. but damn that one was an impressive explosion in a jeep.

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**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scattershield-failure/201395/8 "2009-01-08T10:37:14Z")

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it’s a mopar, would you expect anything less?

😃

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**Author:** ![beat90tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@beat90tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beat90tsi)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scattershield-failure/201395/9 "2009-01-08T12:24:59Z")

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First SRT8 fail I’ve seen. I’m guessing it’s a launch failure.

I wonder how much power it was putting down.

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**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scattershield-failure/201395/10 "2009-01-08T12:33:58Z")

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but they claim it blew up revving the motor. meanwhile it made multiple passes on teh dyno. something doesn’t seem right

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**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scattershield-failure/201395/11 "2009-01-08T14:08:52Z")

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wow

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**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scattershield-failure/201395/12 "2009-01-09T03:55:50Z")

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> [@anyone here a plumber?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-a-plumber/39322/12):
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> First SRT8 fail I’ve seen. I’m guessing it’s a launch failure.
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> I wonder how much power it was putting down.

According to the backstory on the incident it was roughly 920 AWHP…so that’s roughly 1100 at the flywheel or so?
