# That's a pretty expensive ka-boom, srt-8 fail **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [February 4, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842 "2009-02-04T15:02:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smithsteg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smithsteg/32/6379_2.png) [@smithsteg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smithsteg)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842/1 "2009-02-04T15:02:21Z")
921 HP Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Completely Grenades Transmission …Despite a very, very long list of upgrades to this black SRT8, including a custom intake manifold, supercharger with intercooler, nitrous, 90 lb injectors, huge suspension upgrades, a roll cage, brakes and the list goes on, the transmission apparently didn’t get enough love and blew the hell up when the truck was idling in a parking lot at the drag strip. When we say blew up we don’t mean the valve body blew a seal or the torque converted burned up, we mean the transmission case blew up and sent bits of shrapnel into the cabin and left guts and fluids all over the tarmac. Aside from catastrophic failures on top fuel cars we’ve never seen a transmission on thoroughly grenaded — consider us duly impressed. Fear not though, as the owner is taking it in stride and already building a new version, this one sporting twin-turbos… ![http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/01/Jeep-Cherokee-SRT8-Boom.jpg](http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/01/Jeep-Cherokee-SRT8-Boom.jpg) More pictures here: > **[921 HP Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Completely Grenades Transmission](https://jalopnik.com/5141043/921-hp-jeep-grand-cherokee-srt8-completely-grenades-transmission)** > > Any time you're putting down 921 HP at the wheels, you'd better have serious driveline upgrades to handle the muscle, unfortunately this Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's transmission didn't quite measure up. Carnage below. ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842/2 "2009-02-04T15:21:11Z")
Yikes! ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842/3 "2009-02-04T15:31:33Z")
A Jeep transmission blew up? That’s crazy! ---
**Author:** ![psi2high](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psi2high/32/6320_2.png) [@psi2high](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psi2high)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842/4 "2009-02-04T15:32:54Z")
Mopars never blow ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842/5 "2009-02-04T15:34:17Z")
That happened at idle? ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842/6 "2009-02-04T16:26:52Z")
excessive heat and pressure is bad ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842/7 "2009-02-04T16:28:50Z")
Must have already been fucked to happen at idle. Only thing i can think of is that something was already busted, just barely hanging on, and while idling gave way and got caught between two gears. ---
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842/8 "2009-02-04T16:31:45Z")
how the fuck did the tranny blow up like that just from idling? god damn. ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842/9 "2009-02-04T16:33:00Z")
wow that’s pretty crazy ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842/10 "2009-02-04T16:39:38Z")
decided to read into this a bit… turns out the tranny was built to handle 1200hp. The cause is not known yet [http://www.modernmuscleforum.com/showthread.php?t=535&page=2](http://www.modernmuscleforum.com/showthread.php?t=535&page=2) ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842/11 "2009-02-04T16:50:25Z")
> [@SSmokinn SS"](#): > > how the fuck did the tranny blow up like that just from idling? god damn. Idling = heat = boom ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842/12 "2009-02-04T17:26:06Z")
sounds like some nightmare from cazwrx :rofl ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842/13 "2009-02-04T17:35:32Z")
jeep converters dont blow ,thats assinine …thats why scattershields are needed when pushin real power ---
**Author:** ![HANSTECH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hanstech/32/6445_2.png) [@HANSTECH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HANSTECH)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842/14 "2009-02-05T10:56:50Z")
thats crazy. did the guy get hurt? ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thats-a-pretty-expensive-ka-boom-srt-8-fail/241842/15 "2009-02-06T05:50:27Z")
oooh boy