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TurboEp3
09-13-2009, 11:46 PM
yeah, last night while goen to my friends house. since i have a heavy foot i started hot roding my hatch......... snap..... it happend i broke an axle...

2fast4usteeley
09-13-2009, 11:48 PM
ouch that sucks!!!

erik
09-13-2009, 11:48 PM
Noice! How'd that sound? Clunkshhcluksh?

Brian
09-13-2009, 11:49 PM
i've heard of so many EP3 axles snapping. They suck.

At least this is a reason to upgrade now

TurboEp3
09-13-2009, 11:54 PM
it sounded something like that... lol.... never heard of ep3 snapping axles... besides it was about time, they have bout 100k on them and bout 30k are on turbo lol... so its time to upgrade. am gettin an oem for now since i have to get it runnin but hasport will be my next upgrade this week...

tevan
09-14-2009, 01:17 AM
ouch that sucks

TurboEp3
09-14-2009, 05:29 PM
I did some huntin tryin to look for the axle and heres what i got;


Schucks---- N/A
Jerrys autoparts---- 78.00 one week for shipping
Autozone---- 68.00 one week for shipping
HONDA DEALER---- YOU WONT BELIEVE IT... NOT 100 NOT 200 NOT 500!!!
BUT 1033.00 HOLLY SH&(*($&#T!!!!! HELL NO LOL...

NAPA--- 109.00 OVERNIGHT, so its on its way... whooo hooo

Stang
09-14-2009, 05:45 PM
is the honda dealer price for the pair

JetBlack
09-14-2009, 06:56 PM
Yeah but you don't want to be taking a pair of anything up the butt either!!!!

Honda is trying to take you for a ride in your broken down car!!!!

That's insane.

Domesticated
09-14-2009, 11:07 PM
well what do you espect from a turbo 2.4??? luckily i can get some srt axles for 50 bucks and they hold 500hp ;) oh and NAPA FTMFW, they rule, best parts store ever, but anyway, flinging axle didnt spin around and tear anything up?

TurboEp3
09-14-2009, 11:09 PM
[QUOTE=84AE86;37333]is the honda dealer price for the pair[/QUOTE


NO, just one.. i asked to double check on the right price to see if he had it wrong.. but i guess he wasnt..

gotrice93
09-14-2009, 11:11 PM
i wish my honda had enough power to break an axle! haha d15 ftmfw on reliability d15 ftmfl on power

TurboEp3
09-14-2009, 11:15 PM
well what do you espect from a turbo 2.4??? luckily i can get some srt axles for 50 bucks and they hold 500hp ;) oh and NAPA FTMFW, they rule, best parts store ever, but anyway, flinging axle didnt spin around and tear anything up?[/QUOTE]

yeah its true, they hold up some pretty hard miles. your lucky bout your axles. well as soon as i heard and felt the noise i new what it was cause it happen to me long ago on my jeta lol... so put it on neutral and let it coast to my friends house.

Domesticated
09-15-2009, 10:08 AM
yea ive seen some carnage before when that axle breaks loose and become an engine bay weed wacker

TurboEp3
09-16-2009, 05:30 PM
well, NAPA f*&(k up on my axle and ordered me the wrong one.

TurboEp3
09-24-2009, 05:58 PM
got my car done last sat, and just got tuned on monday.. my new numbers are pretty good... i got 305hp and 250 tq @10 psi.. what you all think

Domesticated
09-24-2009, 08:33 PM
thats a lot of power for a little car

TurboEp3
09-24-2009, 09:29 PM
yeah it pulls hella good and when I vtec kicks it>>>>>>>>>>wow lol

tevan
09-24-2009, 11:05 PM
Time slips!!!! Post them!!!!

TurboEp3
09-24-2009, 11:58 PM
we're heading to the race track tomorrow, i heard its goen to be packed cause it the last day of the season