Here's WHY the Demon Differentials are EXPLODING! | Under Investigation by Dodge SRT | Demonology

[@728GT]

The power of Christ is shattering those demon diffs

[@dream4dagreen]

Lmao!!

[@Demonology]

Amen

[@kjusticeg1]

Or the power of Fiat owning Dodge..

[@PcGames6]

Kinnis the Menace haha

[@TheBlackScatPack]

Man you wild for that one 😂😂😂

[@GearheadDaily]

Dodge: Shove a giant motor in it! Owners: won't that blow up crap? Dodge: Yep.

[@HOLY_FRIJOLES]

Gearhead Daily Dodge: it’s not our problem, it’s not like we’re going to pay to fix it.

[@cocoadog1998]

Dodge be like "LOL WARRANTY YE RIGHT"

[@EternalResonance]

should of gotten a Tesla.

[@HOLY_FRIJOLES]

Patriot Cat technically you’re not going home. Your car would no longer work. 👍

[@DieselRamcharger]

@@EternalResonance No. Junk pure fucking Junk. In 5 years Tesla will no longer exist. Maybe sooner.

[@azguitar]

Dodge. A verb. avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement. "He moved to the side of the track to dodge the shrapnel from the Demon’s exploding differential.”

[@Greywolf-mv1hx]

That car is heavy, the diff is light and aluminum, mystery solved.

[@kasuraga]

light =/= weak

[@jasonredepenning]

Lol if its aluminum diff they are dumb as hell. Every car of the 90s that was only 200 hp spun their aluminum differential.

[@cuphead8159]

@@orgillmathew I don't see you saying anything about words like colour/color

[@bri-manhunter2654]

And using slicks on a prepped track.

[@GaffaTV]

@@cuphead8159 - there's lots of British words that are different to American words. The point is, Aluminium is aluminium. There's no such thing on the periodic table as "Aluminum", even on US tables it's correctly spelt with the extra "i".

[@JavierGarcia-dv1sv]

A car built for drag racing cant handle drag racing. 🤔

[@loycletcheriii8737]

And all drag cars break parts!

[@Homogenisierer]

Cant handle drag races unlimited times. What a surprise

[@MrJjburgess11]

No different than when the Nissan GTRs first came out. They would say if you use launch control, it voided the warranty. A feature the car came with .

[@rampage3337]

A top fuel dragster prety mutch welds itself togheter after one run so

[@Chevyfan-tl2kw]

Standard

[@JavTheRipper]

The Demon’s been skipping leg day 😈

[@Demonology]

😂🤣😂

[@Maxxis1941]

The Rock just viewed this comment and laughed his ass off. 👍👍👍

[@irishsavage8715]

And we all know only pussys skip leg day.

[@tommyvercetty1898]

*differential days 😢

[@duncandmcgrath6290]

Obvious comment..... the road to better engineering is paved with broken parts.

[@AlanJWatkins]

Why does a Dodge break? Because it's a Dodge. That is what they do. They do look pretty sweet though!

[@peteloomis8456]

@@AlanJWatkins They all break lol no matter who makes it from the factory ! In drag racing they say if you aren't breaking stuff your not making enough HP lol . Actually Dodge used to make & use good rear differentials Dana 60 for the Hemi 4 spd cars while the Hemi & 440 automatic cars got the 8-3/4 rear which when set up right are just as strong as a Ford 9 inch & stronger than a GM 10 or 12 bolt. Everyone uses a Ford 9 inch because they are cheap & plentiful to build off of thanks to the stock car guys who mostly use them on dirt or in NASCAR.

[@justinw.2376]

Pete Loomis ...don’t think dodge made a Dana...

[@frankiereyes6588]

Amen.

[@HoweDoYouDo1999]

Duncan D McGrath heheh yeah can’t fix what never broke 😂😂

[@TheTarrMan]

Dodge is giving the Apple excuse. "You're using it wrong."

[@smoothcentral9242]

TheTarrMan They clearly are. That’s why their dif is breaking.

[@zuestoots5176]

yea, sorry we couldnt build a drive train that could hold the power we told the world we could produce... dont do this so it wont hurt itself

[@brentonhobson]

@@zuestoots5176 then dont bite off more than you can chew. Plus its their own fault for putting in an aluminum diff.

[@Biggjuggs333]

Lol

[@Mikey-xz4vn]

It's made of pure Moparium alloy

[@PS3TEKKENLORD]

WHY ARE THE DIFF's EXPLODING WELL HERE IS THE EQUATION: SUPER POWERFUL ENGINE + CHEAP METAL = AN EMPTY WALLET...............

[@Demonology]

🙄🙄🙄

[@m4rvinmartian]

@@Demonology you are showing your bias, he is correct. I have a 40 year old car, 40 year old diff. 500hp and I don't have to baby it whatsoever. I will embarrass a Demon, and I paid 1/4th for my setup. Demon and all new Dodges are for lazy wallet warrior racers. And they are getting what they deserve. A repair bill. Edit. Now that I know this, I'm calling every Dodge I see, out at the lights. So many LULZ!

[@dewalt1799]

First I would never buy anything thats called a Demon. LMAO! well said

[@Grimmsha72]

You must have taken your caps key in for repair at a Dodge because it's broke again.

[@PS3TEKKENLORD]

@@Grimmsha72 I THINK I WOULD RATHER GET IT REPAIRED AT FORD!

[@spicyboi522]

Demon- exploding diff Mustang- Crowd killer Camaro- Clutch destroyer 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BraveNewwor1d]

An the demon engine sends rods through the block at about 30k miles.

[@bradleyvantassal8328]

You left out one. Corvette-......... Wait, there is nothing wrong with a Vette.

[@HotRod8625]

Yeah in a Corvette you hit something your car explodes.

[@BraveNewwor1d]

@@HotRod8625 that's like every car.

[@ericochoa4271]

funny that the mustang is the one actually taking souls not the demon lol

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

This is THE FIRST TIME I've seen Dodge saying you shouldn't use Launch Control on a prepped track. That's just ridiculous. Thanks Demonology for the KNAWLEDGE!

[@alexjmtester]

Do you know how old the clip of Jim saying to not use launch control on a prepped surface is?

[@holyroncg]

That must be Dodge thing you shouldn't use launch control etc... My cousin has a 2009 Dodge 3500 Dulley with a 40 ft float, he kept having injector problems and the cats were getting overheated and burned the carpet. Dodge told him and others experiencing the same problems they shouldn't drive their trucks everyday. Go figure. There is a write up about it.

[@DHDaviesRacing]

Manual (Demon Supplement) says ….. This feature is intended for track use only, where consistent quarter mile and zero to sixty times are desired. The system is not intended to compensate for lack of driver experience or familiarity with the race track.... Use of this feature in low traction conditions may result in excess wheel slip outside this systems control...

[@petersouthernboy6327]

Why is it ridiculous? Would you rather they put a 9 inch Ford diff with racing axles and spool ?

[@ThePaulv12]

At least this Demon diff is stronger than a 9".

[@SuperfluousIndividual]

Wait, so you're telling me that modifying/upgrading the engine on a car to increase HP in a substantial amount shatters original diffs designed to run on the projected amount of power? *_NO WAY_*

[@Demonology]

🙄🙄🙄

[@campkira]

You don't buy car with warranty you buy a experiment for sale that they might repair it for you if you break it.

[@leyio7453]

You dont need to modify the pile of shit for them to break down...its a dodge thing.

[@johanneswarn5488]

Who woulda thought?

[@ChrisParayno]

Bwhahaha

[@2010svtraptor]

As soon as i installed my demon diff, i also installed a diff brace.

[@728GT]

Smart

[@freeaudiobooks7469]

Does it even make a DIFFernece?

[@TripAMD]

@@freeaudiobooks7469, haaaaaaa👍

[@jayc574]

@@freeaudiobooks7469 The purpose of the brace is not to prevent failure but to hold everything together if it does fail. It damages more than the diff when it grenades.

[@boi1146]

@@jayc574 you didnt get it, did you?

[@davidd8892]

Dont use launch control on the track.... Nissan is over there laughing at this..

[@Medic_312]

Imo muscle cars do not need a button to launch. They do it well on their own. Launch control for fwd and Nissan's.

[@benzintrinker5821]

@@Medic_312 lol yeah caus every1 knows that heavy 2wd muscle cars are always best at launching lmao fuck physics right?

[@deoncitizen921]

🤔😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@imthemistermaster]

Because Nissan don't have enough power to break anything with launch control

[@davidd8892]

@@imthemistermaster that is the dumbest thing evern 600 hp will break all kinds of shit

[@427SuperSnake1]

Drag racing puts a lot of pressure on the drivetrain. You will have some kind of issue at some point. They might have designed this car for the drag strip, but they did not build it for the drag strip.

[@Demonology]

Wow, that's powerful 🤔🙄🤨

[@truantray]

It comes down to America's love for second best. Be a drag race car, or just look like one.

[@cpaaretrofit]

Designed for drag strip but not built for dragstrip? Some heavy bullshit

[@427SuperSnake1]

Sezer Kurt I think from the video it shows some heavy truth, not bullshit...

[@cpaaretrofit]

@@427SuperSnake1 i don't know how you understood what I ment. I'm saying "desinged for dragstrip= built for dragstrip". The car was ment for dragstrips, but has a huge fabrication/design error.

[@hamonthvac]

Ford 9 inch. Proven rear end that ends up in nearly every drag car. From supras to Camaro's to old muscle cars.

[@hamonthvac]

@joshua7878 yea and who wants to spend big money to keep replacing dodge diffs over and over. And if you are not a demon owner you already voided your warranty going to the strip to begin with. What's there to lose?

[@kumaravel9076]

@@hamonthvac taking your car to a drag strip voids warranty?

[@peteloomis8456]

@@hamonthvac It's got a factory warranty Dodge is standing by the warranty , it should of had a straight axle Dana 60 in it instead much stronger than a Ford 9 inch like the old Hemi 4spd cars had years ago. The only reason the Ford 9 inch is used quite a bit is they are cheap & plentiful to buy parts for & use a little less power to turn them verses a Dana 60 but the down fall is the ring gear & pinion along with the axles aren't as strong as the 60 car rear so it can't take as much abuse that & the 9 is used in a lot of dirt track & probably all of the NASCAR teams which really helps as far as parts for racing in high demand which helps keep cost down for the guy who doesn't have big money to invest in a custom rear differential. I don't know why the hell Mopar stayed with the independent rear because they aren't as strong with more parts that can break especially in a car more designed to go straight & not around corners like a Vette or road race car would lol.

[@hamonthvac]

@@kumaravel9076 if you launch anything but a demon at a drag strip I do believe buddy said that in the video

[@neilbradley2150]

The reason the Ford 9 inch is the best design is "Hypoid distance" more pinion tooth contact at all times alot better than the king Dana 60 this is why the 9 is used over Dana 60 in more race cars with high horsepower not saying the Dana is bad just the 9 is stronger because of this tooth contact . Do the research.

[@XxAtomic646xX]

ford 9in swap. Bam done

[@bradleyjohnson1839]

That’s one way to fix it

[@anoint426hemi6]

Even the 9 inch Ford was junk at one time. It took a couple decades for it to get upgraded

[@XxAtomic646xX]

@@anoint426hemi6 Go with the tried and trued method. Cant wait 20yrs for dodge to get there shit together lmao

[@anoint426hemi6]

@@XxAtomic646xX they won't be making gas Challengers and Chargers then

[@anoint426hemi6]

You can blame the Germans for the irs. They(Diamler) wanted European touring suspension. At some point they'll or the aftermarket will make iron cases.

[@Cleto252]

So much torque, the chassis twisted coming off the line - Dominic Torertto

[@mrnobody9821]

Hemi44 COD “it doesn’t matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winning is winning”

[@bigTTTTT]

840 horses of Detroit muscle

[@mrnobody9821]

Classic Cars I’m mortgaged up to the eyeballs mate, please wait a while.

[@goodstuffohhyeah]

Yeah but Hector is going to be running 3 Honda Civics with spoon engines. And on top of that, he just went into Harry's, and he ordered 3 T66 turbos, with NOS

[@malmal1009]

Ya well I like the tuna here bull shit ass hole nobody likes the tuna here

[@vincealince_SRT]

Man, a car takes a lot of abuse, any drag car requires maintenance and beefy parts. I like the info Demonology

[@Nationof300]

Not a big deal it’s drag racing no matter what car you have or what parts you use it’s eventually gonna break

[@ne2i]

Because racecar

[@harley22x]

@awd protege have you ever seen a drag race or seen behind the scenes of drag racers? A 150k dedicated drag car will always break. Something will need replacing. There is no car that doesn't break and needs fixing.

[@ALMX5DP]

flumpy pig-skin are Cobra Jets and COPO Camaros having similar issues then? I haven’t heard of too many diffs exploding on those.

[@Martin-xh1hd]

@@ALMX5DP I have

[@ALMX5DP]

forbidden pollo any info to suggest the frequency of such events as compared to this?

[@135iN55]

Reason: crap quality. The real question is if the diff is acting like a fuse to prevent catastrophic engine damage.

[@djohnnineonesix820]

Is a reason why differentials where made of super strong steel not aluminum

[@Bartonovich52]

Why? The gearbox on my PT6-60 is made out of aluminum. It withstands over 1000 shaft horsepower and around 3000 lb ft of torque.

[@djohnnineonesix820]

@@Bartonovich52 a differential fights 3 torque direction forces and more on the one piece differentials that hold the weight of the vehicle and the severity of the road.

[@djohnnineonesix820]

@@Bartonovich52 and also when you install a posi o an Autolock or LSD you indirectly relieve some of the stress forced into the differential housing due that stock differentials are trying to rotate one tire on the opposite direction. Anyways aluminum differential housings are not a good choice. And yes on automatic transmission I always pick the MD8 casting of the 700r4

[@abelwoo]

Cheap material

[@Spinal2111]

They only made 3000 of these cars, couldn't they made it properly?

[@ryuzaki7.62]

Brad Viviviyal but why did they last?

[@sudznova4494]

you see how hard they launch

[@casemods]

Well it's dodge

[@x2xtreme360]

"Well it's dodge" is the typical answer from someone who doesn't know shit. I could also say "well it's *enter any vehicle manufacturer here*" to sound like an ignorant gearhead too

[@punker4Real]

dodge veachles are weak because FIAT are garbagee

[@hackerbota8679]

Dodge: Let's throw 840HP into this Challenger and call it a Drag Car. Dodge Worker: What type of differential should we use? Dodge: Yes. Dodge Worker: ...

[@bshinn4884]

HA! Fuckin great

[@yuribrandi8212]

Honestly can't believe it popped really.... Dodges/Chrysler are known for a shit transmission, solid engine, solid differential, and so many electrical problems you would honestly believe your car is haunted... so weird on that but I guess they're going for the full drive line replacement now need the cash from their owners somehow guess the transmission replacement/rebuild every 40k miles wasn't enough..

[@hackerbota8679]

@@yuribrandi8212 Yeah tbh I'm more disappointed than surprised. This is an eighty thousand dollar car with 840 HP. Dodge knew that this car would need some heavy duty parts to keep the engine from ripping shit apart, yet they still threw in that aluminum diff. I'd be furious if I owned a Demon and that happened to me on the strip, like I just pissed away 80K of my hard earned cash into the wind. Dodge really cut corners and now it's going to bite them back in the ass. I never understand why companies do shit like that and think there will NO POSSIBLE repercussions. You'd think they would learn from their mistakes, but no, it's the same stupid shit every time.

[@troylambert5140]

Yup

[@troylambert5140]

Dodge=junk

[@SoundFaithStudios]

For a purpose built, race ready drag car, the engineers really blew it, on the diff design! If they would of just used a stronger material, they could've dodged, this whole thing. Sorry, I had to.

[@jakefriesenjake]

You got it. If you can't ram it, dodge it

[@kihiable]

Damn naice. I guess Dodge is really dodging

[@DayCMeTrollinGaming]

its not just dodge, literally every American car manufacturer cheaps out on a few things here and there. It sucks but thats the reality of it. @@minkorrh

[@Peron1-MC]

just take a classic old ford 9" and youre good :)

[@jeroen9872]

@@minkorrh german cars arent that great either. VW and Audi arent that reliable BMW and Mercedes are a bit better. Just check which cars needs repairs most often and german cars are below average, japanese cars are usualy in the top 10.

[@brandonmurphy8837]

Quality Chrysler and fiat engineering

[@anthonymolina7416]

Yes better than Toyota engineering

[@brandonmurphy8837]

@@anthonymolina7416 sure it is that's what they are known for.lol straight up garbage

[@anthonymolina7416]

Brandon Murphy yeah cause we all know that fiat vehicles never ever breakdown

[@brandonmurphy8837]

@@anthonymolina7416 exactly Chrysler and Fiat the to biggest crap manufacturers merged

[@anthonymolina7416]

Brandon Murphy dodge fanboys be like we have the hemi

[@Subsurface123]

Quietly eating popcorn waiting on the Trackhawk problems to surface...

[@lindsayk41]

Takes a lot of load off the drivetrain if your all-wheel drive

[@BB-zv8tx]

@@lindsayk41 and obviously not having the trans-brake and 100 hp less might help reducing stress as well...also, I don't think they will be launched as often as a demon, still being an suv.

[@latrogeniwile58]

SHOCKER! You mean beating the hell out of a drive train leads to failure ?? Man ... I better go tell all my drag racing buddies.

[@Demonology]

😂🤣😂

[@JosephArata]

Well it does if the differential is made from swiss cheese and wasn't designed to be ran in a drag car.

[@michaelphelps5064]

precisely

[@Shane-Singleton]

At least Dodge is fixing them under warranty even for track use. Strange that they don't offer it for the standard hellcats or red eyes. But they did kindof market the Demon solely on its attributes as a 1/4 mile car so there is that.

[@Racso88e]

Shane Singleton facts

[@3rdcoastobs467]

Wow, the company is actually doing warranty work that they are supposed to do on a overpriced $85,000+ car?! How nice of dodge, lol. Not impressed.

[@anthonymolina7416]

Isn’t that supposed to happen on a recall

[@Shane-Singleton]

@@3rdcoastobs467 You'd be surprised how manufacturers try to get out of paying for work no matter the price point of the car. And if they found out you did it at a track then that's usually an instant deny.

[@Shane-Singleton]

@@anthonymolina7416 It would probably be in their best interest to put out a recall on it and fit those diff braces on them as a preventative measure.

[@30minforasn]

Dodge should ask Toyota how the supra was build to last so long.

[@Swerval]

Probably because it made 300hp and had no grip

[@davidmoody5219]

Toyota leans back and asks BMW for the answer

[@Luke-tm5oy]

@Patrick Wright i think thats kinda comparing apples to oranges supras and other toyota performace products are usually for twisty roads and more track oriented. They're not after quarter miles speeds.

[@jediael9906]

@@davidmoody5219 they're talking about the mk4

[@benjaminwayneb]

The Aluminum diff housings aren't strong enough.

[@ScoobyShotU]

Totally agree unless its aircraft grade aluminum I doubt even then it will be..

[@latrogeniwile58]

Not strong enough for built Corvettes either. No mystery.

[@myrongibson6314]

700hp and cheap China steel that's why.

[@bandwagon240]

The differential housing is made of aluminum.

[@chasemiller7974]

Isn't it more like 800?

[@SanMartianRover]

It's made of Chinesium

[@shaig2520]

America doesn’t make anything. Thank Ronald Reagan for that

[@jonalarcon8564]

Myron Gibson yep your right that Chineseuim pot metal just cant handle high hp loads

[@SVTsupercharged]

Literally the Demon lost its nuts. 🤣

[@Demonology]

😱😱😱

[@SegoMan]

@@Demonology Structural High Intensity Tear Or "SHIT" ---- It can be used to describe past or future events

[@deoncitizen921]

🤔😁😁😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣😃🤣😂🤣🤣🤣

[@johnbeer5242]

haha😂😭 hahaha

[@RJ-qm1gi]

And the decades old ford 9" rear end still makes it down the track 😂😂😂😂

[@michaelmorgan2880]

8.8 holds up better than that dodge crap

[@trevon638]

😂😂😂😂

[@frickenbored]

ZF has stronger better rear diffs but for some reason FCA decided to use the same diff from a red hellcat. This is what happens when you build a car that has more power than its components can handle. The trans, axle, shafts, ect..they're all tapped out on this car. Take the trans for example, the 8HP90 transmission is rated for a max of 900nm (664ftlbs), the demon produces 770ftlbs...The Demon is an awesome idea but it was doomed from the start.

[@off-roadnpew2183]

I quit buying dodge years ago, seems like everything comes with a cracked dash and fucked up transmission

[@slipsby2704]

chevy should help them develop a good RELIABLE car

[@off-roadnpew2183]

Rusty Climber lmao here it is folks, dumbest shit on the fucking internet. You nailed it man

[@Felipe-lp8tl]

@Rusty Climber What

[@gmmakesmehurl]

Funny. Been driving Chrysler vehicles for 22 years and have yet to have a trans failure.

[@razorramon8326]

I have lifetime Powertrain on all three of my vehicles. So many times they wanted to buy my vehicles but I told them where to put it! If only Dodge still had lifetime Powertrain.... of course even with a lifetime powertrain you have to read the fine print.

[@thisisthechannel7735]

When you've just got too much 'Merica

[@inquisitor3385]

Try not to ‘Murica too hard.

[@rogerstone9173]

It's built by Fiat in Canada. There's nothing American about it.

[@jonc1901]

That one guy had too many bald eagles and the other had too much freedom!

[@noreason2701]

@@rogerstone9173 and fiat is Italian

[@cjanzen9]

242 years of not giving a shit

[@kencohagen4967]

Ouch. Stronger diffs are needed for racing! When I was I. high School we built a 10.90 bracket car as the class project. It was a 66 Chevy II with a 283 punched out to 292 cubes, roller cam, 12-1 compression and 1050 dominator. It ran consistent as heel at the 1976 Winternationals at Beeline Dragway in Phoenix AZ! Our biggest co petitor was a guy who bought a brand new Camaro and stuffed a 454 in it, and went racing. Every time we staged we laid down a nice burnout, a dry hop and then punched out a 10.90 or 10.91. We went round after round through the weekend in qualifying and then in Sunday we went round after round consistent as hell! The guy with the Camaro did a burn out, dry hop and then a wheelstand at every launch, round after round. We thought we were going to meet up with him in the final round, but we met up with him for the semi final round. We did our burn out, me holding the right side of the car in the water box, and Ken H, holding the left side. I got our teacher lined up after the dry hop and then jogged backwards away from the launching area. The lights cycled and when they hit green our little 66 arched up and ran away, fast! The Camaro roared, standing up to point at the sun, then dropped and stopped about ten feet from where it left the line. And behind it, sitting there in a pool of gear oil was the differential, lying there in pieces for all to see. Too much torque in too heavy a car for the task without being strengthened. In fact he would have done himself a huge favor if he had used a Dana 60 to Ford 9" rear in that car, but the GM 12 bolt just wasn't up to the task. We ourselves had installed an old OLDs rear end in our car that had seen years of duty in a 57 Chevy. In the final round we went up against another Chevy II, but it being the later body style right before they started calling it a Nova. It also had a big block, but I think it was a 427, a much more reliable engine back in the day. We burned out, dry hopped and staged, as they mirrored our every move. The lights cycled and hit green and our car was off like a rocket, with his slightly behind for the entire quarter mile. But when we reached the end of the strip, visibly ahead of our competitor the win light lit on his side of the track. The difference? Our 10.89 to his 10.93. Frick! Six months forts ending in an breakout. Sometimes you don't want to be faster than your opponent! Lol

[@Demonology]

Awesome story bro, I felt like I was at the track watching you😈😈😈

[@kencohagen4967]

It was a blast. Got me hooked on Drag racing. That same week we went to watch the top fuel guys in the pits and what they were doing after their tune up runs. Don Garlits was one of the first guys there and his pit security consisted of a velvet rope like they have aIn Bank lines. It was so close to the car that I could lean over and touch the slicks, which I did. Every team set their own standards but you were pretty much free to do what you wanted. Like me, a 16 yr old holding our car in the water box during the burn out. If a 16 yr old or anybody else tried to get that close today we'd get thrown out! Anyway, Garlits comes back to the pits after a tuneup pass and he and his one crewman started pulling the motor down to the point where they could see what was up. Today they tear the motor and clutch completely apart, but not back then. His assistant dropped a wrench so I reached down to pick it up and hand it back to him, just like you would with your buddy was wrenching on his car, but when I did Don took it out of my hand and said, thank you son! No shit! You can't get that close to the big guys today. Another kind of cool thing that weekend, cool for us, not the driver, was that there was a rocket powered funny car running exhibition passes, at just under 5 seconds. A Rocket field car. He was using Hydrogen peroxide and another fuel to fire his rockets. On Sunday, after the first round of competition this guy makes a pass to keep the fans into it. He makes the pass and pops the chutes at the tall end, but the chutes didn't slow him down and all I could see was dust and cactus flying through the air. This dud had just run over 300 mph off the end of the track and out through the desert when the fuel valve stuck open and he couldn't shut the beast down. Those cactus flying up as he plowed through them will always be imprinted in my mind. Totally Wile E. Coyote funny, but not for him. The rescue team finally got to him and he was ok, but the car was a total loss. After that pass the NHRA permanently banned all rocket cars, so all we get today are jet cars. Still quite a show, but no where near as fast!

[@GaffaTV]

@@kencohagen4967 - I loved the stories, but no offence you gotta learn to paragraph stuff...

[@teamhex]

2:43 - Amazing amount of force just letting loose. You see it in the body panels and everything.

[@therealist4006]

That's why Dodge should have made a live axle period....

[@poot111111]

Wow, being a Ford guy I just assumed it was with that much power & weight. It was meant for the strip right?

[@duaneobrien8500]

Keep making those diff housings oit of aluminum. Freaking stupid. Cast iron is so much stronger. Yeah 10 pounds heavier but no shattered diff. Common sense

[@davidmoore8741]

I bet if they weren't cast alumi and cnc' d high grade aircraft alumi they would be better

[@kattmann5056]

Cast Iron? Love to see you in the other lane. I have a real challenger RT/SE 426-4sp- 4.10 dana 60 and have raced it since new. In current configuration she is producing 861 fly wheel power and 770 torque running 9.10 @155 in 1320 on a well prepped NHRA track. The street danas were iron centered but this was race prepped and the center is machined steel. I have never met anyone who has ever seen another one in 40+ years.

[@duaneobrien8500]

Cast iron is much sturdier than cast aluminum. But yeah your right. I dont know anything. Have a great day

[@redneckwithajeep5001]

Duane O'Brien as a machinist I’ll say you’re not entirely wrong but the issue is cast iron isn’t really that much stronger you are always going to have pits and imperfections in a casting you can’t see forged steel and things like that are the way to go once you get into the territory the demon is in

[@jonlipton9079]

Prob a different alloy of aluminum may be better. A well machined 7075 Aluminum or a stronger alloy of steel would be better.

[@txrick4879]

All hot rodders know with big power you need to upgrade the diff too.

[@hmackprotection1]

🕵️‍♀️ “we must investigate this” - the morons at SRT.. Should’ve simply made sure the entire driveline was rated to handle at least 1000TORQUE & not just the 770Torque.. they should’ve over built the Axels, Dif, & the driveshaft. Instead of just making it so called “strong enough “ for a stock Demon.

[@dillionjohnson5545]

They were probably trying to save on cost for both themselves and the consumer. I am a engineer and we have to do stuff like that all the time. When your boss gives a budget, you better damn well stick to that budget.

[@hmackprotection1]

Dillion Johnson I understand, but hell just add another $5k to the MSRP when it comes to the Any of these $85-$95k high performance cars. An extra $5k wouldn’t deter anyone in the market for a Demon.. I’m still pissed at SRT for not just adding an extra $2,500 to the cost of every 2015-19 392 car, & just Forge the internals there at the factory (especially) since the 392’s direct competitor the 5.0 Coyote is forged & can hold over double the boost psi the 392 can handle.. Plus it would make great business sense in the long run because thousands of Mustang guys would gladly switch to a 392 if they knew they could mod the engine the same way the do the 5.0.. Keep in mind I own 2 SRT vehicles, & I love them. I just don’t like a number of things they’ve done here of late..

[@BaBaBooeyWRLD]

T U crazy right brotha. Thought I was gonna see ya on B Masons live yesterday

[@hmackprotection1]

jay poma right on. I was in & out on B. Mason last night. I had it playing in the background for a couple minutes

[@waynewilliams5353]

Any race car is going to break after several passes regardless of how well built it is. If this is what’s breaking after several passes then I’d say it’s a minor issue

[@AgiDaKinG]

Didn't Dodge release a introductory trailer video showing the Demon being raced at the drag strip and bragging about the specs? Where they were proudly flaunting the fact that the car was banned by the NHRA? Now customers are breaking their differentials and now all the sudden the Demon isn't supposed to see prepped tracks? That's a load of BS if you ask me.

[@scottthomas8376]

Dumbass they didnt say dont take the demon to a prepped track they said dont use the launch control on a prepped track. Pay a little more attention to things before you comment

[@scottthomas8376]

@Babylon falling and where might you be from may I ask

[@daytonsweet4645]

@Babylon falling thats a bold assumption to make

[@scottthomas8376]

@Babylon falling as soon as you can tell me where you read that at I'll look it up cause I myself and 99 percent of the people I've ever known and met can read higher than a 5th grade level.

[@scottthomas8376]

falling still waiting on your source for your claim?

[@TheTexican05]

Sad news: we figured this all out 20 years ago with the IRS Cobra Mustang Terminators. If you have an IRS and want to drive it hard: 1) reinforce the rear diff to eliminate movement and deflection. 2) Never wheel hop. If you hop (street or track), don’t stay in it. Get out of the throttle immediately. Abort the run, save your $2-4k diff. 3) Bias ply slicks with tall sidewalls do wonders to help absorb and dampen this driveline shock on the hit. Especially on stick shift cars. I ran this philosophy on my 640hp IRS GTO with an M6 trans and never had a single issue with the stock axles and driveshaft. Hundreds of passes on it. 1.67-1.75 60’ times. And those OE parts aren’t meant for sticky tires and big power. Hope this info hella the community. 🍻 Same principles and restrictions apply to all IRS RWD cars.

[@CarswithNash]

Just recall them all & put 9” Ford’s in them.😉

[@adampolodna7656]

Deadset

[@thesixgunfighter288]

Or Dana 60 like the old days

[@Bartonovich52]

Dodge already uses Dana axles in their trucks (along with ZF transmissions and Fiat and Cummins engines-shows you how much faith they have in their own running gear).

[@johnwilburn]

The 1971 Demon came with an 8 3/4" rear end that hardly ever broke. That flimsy over-engineered cast aluminum rear has no excuse, really, especially considering that the old 8 3/4 would better withstand the 2018 power levels than what the new cars come with.

[@CKDz]

Ford 9s and Dana 60 are live axles. The Demon has an independent rear end. You'd have to re-engineer the entire back half to switch it out. The challenges are completely different for an independent rear on the drag strip with 840hp.

[@rajgill7576]

Those wheelies finally caught up to these cars

[@joeMW284]

Would probably be cheaper to do a ford 9" conversion than fix the damage caused by the stock diff exploding.

[@KRAUSER0130]

SO MUCH POWAAAAAAAAA *BOOM* **someone in crowd got killed by diff shrapnel**

[@fbanda20]

ZL1 , Cast Iron diff. It’s heavy but beefy

[@60magras]

The cats and demons are cast iron forged engines, it's the stronger muscle car engine today I don't understand why they use shit materials on the diff

[@blue03r6]

the zl1 is a road race focused car and the diff works very differently.

[@orbital1970goat]

Yep. GM learned from the weak IRS diff in the 04-06 GTO. In those cars wheel hop was the enemy. 5th Gen ZL1 was very much an improved design.

[@halohunter5217]

Probably because it was the same diff used in a standard Holden Commodore.

[@Esdeath_0001]

A standard Holden didn't Rock such a big engine in Australia why you think the Pontiac GTO needed a new suspension every 30k

[@moviecars8792]

I mean i know dodge said that they did 5000 launches and the transmission didnt get shredded but they didnt mention the diffs

[@djohnnineonesix820]

I use to race baja style on a (400hp)1976 gmc high Sierra short bed rolling on 46"X16.5r15 Mickey Thompson tires. I make smoothies with the sungears (diff internals) but I never cracked a differential housing.

[@SomethingtoappeaseGoogle-1024]

It's Chrysler. What did you expect? hahaha

[@vapecatt]

I expected the transmission to explode before the rear end.

[@broadydelaney5508]

It's a dodge but k

[@Ryan-ir8yu]

mr steal ur tune chrysler owns dodge lol

[@MarcosGarcia-xg1rf]

@@broadydelaney5508 you must be a different kind of fucking stupid

[@Robreese24]

@@vapecatt LOL good point

[@JustinCrediblename]

Yo Dodge engineers - The Devil's in the Details.

[@Oldsoldiersays]

shit breaks in racing, we found the weakest link. Mustangs its the half shafts(or clutch forks but talking serious stuff), demons its the diffs. They are still amazing cars, even the most well engineered race cars aren't expected to make 100+ passes and not break something. Thats what they are, designed as race cars that can pass road tech. If you've ever talked with me in streams im a mustang guy so not a demon fanboy just love racing. Give props where due and all =)

[@Oldsoldiersays]

@@Executiveinvestments- butthurt much? Sounds like you are one of those who lust after exotic cars, always telling folks how the latest xxxx handmade 500k ++ supercar would smoke that shit. Got news for ya, the demon is a factory race car that is road legal. Its the only one, period. Its got all the toys for drag racing and yet it comes road legal and with a warranty that even covers drag racing. Thats it. That is all the proof you need. No other car in the world can claim that. None. Did they cut corners to make some profit. Hell yeah, capitalism. But they do warranty it. Its a risk matrix for them. Also, mustangs are made for drag racing....said no one ever! Have no idea where you got that I implied that. I'm a mustang guy. I race them. I've been racing them since my teenie bopper days in yellow belly in the early 90's. Making cars do things they were never designed to do is the definition of being a car guy!(person)

[@Oldsoldiersays]

@@Executiveinvestments- Im sorry what? You are all over the place there. Adhd much? First, anyone who goes around calling anyone else an idiot while at the same time refering to hillbillies as dumb while espousing their ingenuity needs to take a step back and rethink their views. Second: ALL DRAG CARS BREAK. *ALL* Every single one of them break. The faster you go the faster they break. At the top levels they literally destroy themselves every single pass. Third: No such thing as a 500k supercar? What in the actual fuck are you talking about? You *MUST* be one of those guys drooling after the hand built 10 per year koenigseggs or veyron or something. yeah those are 1-4 million. Not only can you not buy one, you can't drive them. They break, constantly. Ask anyone who actually owns one, if you can actually find someone. Plenty of 500k supercars by normal standards since I think the term for those hand built ones are *hyper* cars. But even the top of the line ferrari and lambos and such are trash, and break often and need complete rebuilds every 20k miles. Just ask ed bolian or rob ferretti, they own like 100 of them. Fourth: You ask if I am still triggered that a bone stock track car beat my one trick pony car. I own mustangs, i race mustangs, what car are you talking about? what track car do you mean? You confuse me with someone else? You don't make much sense honestly.

[@Oldsoldiersays]

@@Executiveinvestments- you say one thing then reference another. you are stuck on terms. You call me a dumbass for suggesting they are hypercars then confirming they are hypercars, then use that as proof that no supercar is 500k? what? explain. the 720? is that the 'track' car you were talking about? lol Its a great car, it *should* be at 300-400k, if you like those exotic car looks. Never much cared for that. Those things are wicked expensive to buy, drive, maintain and I wager even worse to race. Without research I won't guess but I bet its a good portion of my yearly income just to perform the 20k mile maintenance on them. Plus I don't see owners racing them for a full year and 100+ drag passes all while daily driving them before they do break. Because all drag raced cars break. ALL. You do see copo camaros break, alot, but they dont count, because they are sold as shells, rolling chassis, you have to provide the motivation for them, but again those are over 250k after everything is put in. You keep calling stuff fiat, like the company that bought dodge had real influence on the SRT team. Maybe you should learn the pedigree of SRT, hell learn the pedigree of fiat even. SRT is to dodge like shelby is to ford. I don't care what destroys demons. My car, more often that not, track conditions providing, beat demons, and I have less than 15 grand in it, car included! Get your head out your ass 'kid'. Beating a car isnt a real thing, its the persuit of it that counts. I can take a damned shit box civic and a couple grand and run the same times as those cars, its not the point, its easy to go fast. Its hard to go fast from the factory, with the factory backing you up with a warranty, and its nearly impossible to go fast, drive 20k a year, make 100 passes, have a warranty and not give up any comforts in a car for under 100k. Get over yourself.

[@peteloomis8456]

@@Executiveinvestments- Copo is a factory drag car can't be titled or driven on the street it's a purpose built drag car with no warranty & yeah those cars break parts all the time & are torn down & inspected after each day's race to keep them safe & not grenading parts all over either driver people or the track the other thing is those cars do not use a factory assembly line rear differential they use either a Ford 9 inch or Dana 60 car rear set up for racing using soft gears for 1/4 or 1000 ft it is now for NHRA so you are comparing a stock off the assembly line show room street car that can be raced just like any car to a fully modified factory drag car which is totally different lol.

[@peteloomis8456]

@@Executiveinvestments- Look dumb ass the Copo Camaro has been around since my days late 60s & after with the 427 back then & the B.O 29 Hemi Barracuda fastback & Hemi Dart factory race cars killed those & won the superstock nationals back then ! Guess what or who won superstock this year again numb nuts over your CoPo Camaro? Yeah a Hemi Challenger drag pack car beat both GM & Ferd with a hot chick Leah Pritchard driving lol. There is a reason why those old 68 - 69 Hemi cars back then have their own class today that run 8s to high 7s all motor no nitrous turbo or blower only old school 2 x4 dominator carbs race fuel & modern chassis & tires lol with a 426 cube old school Hemi . Your Copo Camaro as well as the Yenko Camaro Nova & Chevelles didn't stand a chance proven fact as its in the record books ! You are just another punk kid keyboard warrior who wasn't around back then to know any better or been at the tracks like I was to see it happen back then so don't give me this BS sob story I don't know what a COPO Camaro is or the Fords version of the Cobrajet factory drag car lol, hell my neighbor up the road from me owns a real Yenko Nova beautiful car bright yellow with the black Yenco stripe on the 1/4 panels & even admits this lol !

[@manowar5516]

I know there a few Modded Demons switching to aftermarket center sections. I would do the same if I were going beyond my warranty. I'm sure SRT will make this right. Sometime consumer testing is the only way to truly test OEM parts. And personally I think ALL unibody independent rear suspension performance cars should come standard with a diff brace.

[@redneckwithajeep5001]

Funny thing is I run a diff brace on my trans am and I don’t race it though that’s because I still have that cursed 10 bolt under it

[@Ryan_Harkin]

A Lego diff would've been a better option.

[@gavincurtis]

You could put it back together each time.

[@Honja999]

@@gavincurtis and you can buy em at walmart for cheap 😎

[@bobsponge1315]

that's a good idea m8

[@evanferguson4026]

Why? Because it’s a Chrysler product

[@nah6430]

Fiat bought Chrysler right? So are they not the ones making these?

[@evanferguson4026]

Lsd Bread what difference does it make what the name of the parent company is? Chrysler was previously garbage, and continues to be new garbage.

[@nah6430]

@@evanferguson4026 I was just asking a question calm down lol

[@Bartonovich52]

The car was designed by Mercedes over a decade ago to be a midsized luxury sedan.

[@SecretSauceyjuice]

Dingdingdingdingding Right again!

[@modsquad8817]

High horse power comes with a price in my opinion. Parts ware down when abused/ having fun over time depending on how often you go 0 to 60.

[@scottyd8]

I'm not a Dodge fan and don't really care. Although, demons are cool. This video was well made and very interesting and entertaining. Big thumbs up.

[@493john]

Need a Dana 60 or 9" ford.

[@Demonology]

Yes sir

[@michaelking1869]

No... it doesn’t take 50+ year old technology to work. The aluminum housing is the issue. There will be a fix for it.

[@traxxasguy1777]

Michael King sounds like you’re mad your dif blew up

[@steve19745]

the ford 9 inch is far better i went through 3 rebuilds with my dana 60 swapped to a 9 inch and never had another problem. the mopar dana has too much friction the 9 inch will shave about half a second off the et as well it has little friction and weighs far less

[@493john]

@@steve19745either with a spool and axles will hold up just fine. no et difference between a D60 and a 9".

[@stevemarroquin9766]

When it’s named after a doomed space shuttle it’s a dead given gonna blow to smithereens

[@JolleBoiii]

The fact that the Dodge Challenger came out 8 years before the space shuttle was built makes your already bad joke redundant as well.

[@JonR35]

Any racers watching this, pay attention. Anything breaks or goes wrong pull to the side asap to keep from oiling the track

[@MrDavidelliottjr]

Ford 9 will fix that right up.

[@TravisFabel]

All this talk about a brace, and no talk of a driveshaft loop.

[@rajgill7576]

Is thst to protect the undercarriage when the diff fails?

[@OnlyKaerius]

@@rajgill7576 Both "solutions" are. What it really need is a replaced diff, in a stronger material than aluminum, like a titanium alloy(such as Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al), or inconel.

[@rajgill7576]

@@OnlyKaerius you're not wrong, but you would get laughed out of corporate. Ti is so expensive and hard to work with

[@OnlyKaerius]

@@rajgill7576 At least they could've used maraging steel instead of aluminum. Maraging steel is easy to work with.

[@franktib]

@@OnlyKaerius how bout TI6/4. alot cheaper than 10/2/3

[@QsMxVoltz]

It’s a dodge... what do you expect?

[@Name-kd5jj]

You would have thought that they would have taken it down the track a few times before selling production units. Nope, not from Chrysler. You know they never track tested these cars cause their claimed 0-60 and quarter mile times were miles off from reality. Chrysler sells cars through shock factor. Calling them cool names and making crazy unrealistic claims.

[@viperstrike3827]

the problem is the diff is too small my 250 hp truck has a diff just as big

[@jonathanpalmer228]

All about that weight reduction lmao. Yeah my 130hp v6 1994 Nissan pathfinder has a bigger dif.

[@Adierit]

size doesn't really equal strength, its material strength, they're using cast aluminium on something that should be forged steel, sure the aluminium is lighter, but steel is stronger

[@kasuraga]

@@Adierit forged aluminum would probably be fine too tbh

[@halohunter5217]

The Lincoln MkVIII had a nice aluminum diff with IRS. Probably couldn't take that kind of power though.

[@tracycolorado]

also need a Drive Shaft Loop to keep Drive shaft from tearing up car

[@southjerseysound7340]

Yeah I'm surprised that they're allowed to run as fast as they do without one.

[@mr.diodez8334]

Drag racing any car with as much power as the demon, using fat sticky drag slicks, breaking shit is all part of the game.

[@TOMBSTONESTAN]

Good ol steel Dana 60. Aluminium case too weak

[@anoint426hemi6]

Been saying that all along brother

[@Msalazar6sicVI]

They explode because they're made by Dodge (fiat)

[@AlahuSnackbar]

@silverbird58 ? All of their stuff breaks down they have terrible quality control but they won't get better because dumb people like you will buy it anyway...

[@xwarped83]

silverbird58 so, quality control.

[@DaytonaBlueHr]

Msalazar6sicVI wait so is my dodge stealth r/t gonna blow up then cause its made by dodge :(

[@Stoned420Guru]

I thought it was chrysler? By chrysler for jeep for dodge. That's what my 85 ram custom says at least.

[@mr.crocker4921]

@Stone420guru it is Chrysler

[@mattd1188]

3:06 "That car will never be the same with that much damage" lolol wuuuut lololol. The car is never the same after it's raced either.

[@orbitaljellyfish808]

Wait... 90k factory drag car With crate o sticky Has launch control But don’t use it at track??? 🤔

[@Sooper_B]

You know we are asking a lot out of Dodge.. they built a 4200lbs street car that runs high 9s and has all the comforts of any car with full warranty. Some of these Demons have over 600 passes on them. It’s an amazing accomplishment that NO OTHER manufacturer has had the balls to attempt. Saying that, I believe the weight of the car is it’s achilles heel. Thus causing more strain on all driveline components. Great vid as always 👌

[@Sooper_B]

Totally fine you like to mod a Camaro. But I stand by my statement that NO OTHER North American manufacturer has the BALLS to offer a car running high 9s with full warranty. Period. And the Demon for the most part has been extremely reliable. I hope Ford and Chevy get some KAHONAS and join in. Would be great to see!

[@eichler721]

@@lt1z350 to bad a Demon already ran 8.9 with a pulley swap, E85 and a 100shot of NOS. So ya get with it. Hell multiple Demons are in the low 9's and with a aftermarket diff they are crapping on Corvettes and Camaro's. Speedcore Demon ran 8.77 at 161mph as well. Get with it dude. You can beat any stock car with a modded one but you have no warranty after you add engine internals and NOS.

[@eichler721]

@@Sooper_B I agree weight is the only issue. Once a new chassis is dropped under the next car that issue will be solved

[@Demonology]

@@lt1z350 we shall see

[@TheMoparsrule]

That's the real truth

[@mws3779]

This is a clear demonstration why I would never purchase a Chrysler product regardless of what it is.

[@gorgonbazil2652]

I have a 2008 RAM 3500, I have pulled more weight than the Chevys and the Fords, no contest, never had to perform a Single, thats right a single repair, just oil changes and other fluids that a strict maintenance cycle requires. BTW, I am a Ford guy! I have a 850HP GT500 amongst other badass vehicles!

[@celebritywatch386]

U dont know dodge very well, when the viper engines were blowing up left and right due to oil starvation and it needed a new oil pan design dodge left all the viper owners hanging. 2005-2008 vipers will spin a bearing in high G turns all day everyday. Of course dodge blamed the customer. 👍🏼

[@DaytonaBlueHr]

Is my dodge stealth r/t gonna blow up too :(

[@9Apilot]

9 second cars breaking driveline parts? My shocked face.

[@peteloomis8456]

Yeah especially this one being it's so damn heavy putting those kinds of numbers down lol.

[@searchingshropshire]

Never happens on street outlaws.

[@kurtzimmerman1637]

Aluminum. Should have been steel solid axle.

[@russellmooneyham3334]

Bottom line. Aluminum is too weak for the torque and hp these critters are making.

[@jonathanpalmer228]

I seen CV axles and I'm just like wait are you serious?

[@HoweDoYouDo1999]

Hehehehehehe mustang territory 😂. Shit bout to swing to the left😂😂

[@JuanMoreno-pv3jt]

What did you expect from a Chrysler product?

[@joaquinporcile3504]

Lo barato, cuesta caro

[@JuanMoreno-pv3jt]

@@joaquinporcile3504 Exactly

[@fransiscoh9450]

Its not cheap dumbasses if your differential held up a year with constant drag racing then that was a good differential. if you race the shit out of your car then something is bound to break. the people that only use their dodge demons for show well their cars are in perfect condition the only demons that broke are the ones that are used strictly for drag racing yall haters look for anything to hate on.

[@joaquinporcile3504]

@@fransiscoh9450 un producto de calidad no deberia romperse, especialmente si es el demon fue diseñado para carreras de 1/4 de milla. El Porsche 911 turbo S puede hacer mas de 100 salidas con launch control seguidas bajo 3 segundos de 0-100, y no veo videos del auto fallando.

[@fransiscoh9450]

joaquin porcile okay pero ese producto nomas es de correr siendo de dos puertas mientras este carro pesa mucho mas que el Porsche tambien siendo 4 puertas con lujos pa manejarlo todos los dias so obvia mente si andas corriendo tu caro que pesa mucho se va quebrar algo por el peso que tiene que sostener el differencial. Ninguna compania se atreveria aser un carro que pesa 4,600 libras con 840hp por estos problemas y asta me sorprende que este carro a podido aser pases ya por un año sin tener ningun problema.

[@Dudemieser]

Regardless of what,when or how. Racing costs money. Anyone who knows anything knows a driveshaft loop is right there with the basics.

[@19504x4]

Aluminum diff in a 9000 lb land yacht, what do you expect

[@captain8960]

@@tinfoilhat38 point is challengers look like boats

[@SuperNarion123]

19504x4 aluminum has a higher chance to bend under like more brittle metals like iron . Iron is very brittle and can just snap. Look at Rockwell values and Brinell hardness values for the metals . The differential was just poorly engineered to withstand all the force being thrown at the drive drain which I’m not surprised coming from an American car lol

[@OnlyKaerius]

@@SuperNarion123 Honestly for this high power application they should use a better material than aluminum, its got shitty yield strength. They should probably be using inconel or a titanium alloy like Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al, or at least a high grade maraging steel.

[@tikiolealewis]

A whole lot of excuses to not warranty... a lot like how all new jeeps have Grenades for diffs.. good ol MOPAr lmfao

[@gmmakesmehurl]

Mopar today is not Mopar 30-45 years ago.

[@davidalphin6626]

My bro bought a 2016 wrangler unlimited brand new. At 13,000 miles he went in for a free oil change/inspection from Jeep before he drove back across the country and they came out and told him is differential was done and probably wouldn't make it back to VA from Seattle. $2,200 worth of warranty work done and he was back on the road. Stock tires and suspension, pathetic.

[@davidalphin6626]

@Justin Walters funny, his jeep now at 53K miles is having his axle seals replaced under warranty. The inside of his rear wheels were covered in oil.

[@drubradley8821]

This might be a silly question, but wouldn't it be cheaper for Dodge to just "right out of the gate" put in a larger diff, in turn, ring & pinion set installed, even after warranty work??? to stave off future failures, or limit failures..??? Or does it factor into "no more room" to fit anything larger then what is already there, meaning, it was under sized from the get-go? Next, it appears, that those housings are cast aluminum, I'm I correct, or is the cover the only cast part in aluminum, and the housing is high ductile iron cast? 2nd next, what is failing, the housing flexing, causing misalignment in the gear set, or are the gear sets letting go, from being pushed past their yield point?.. I suppose, I could look up this next question, but who makes the diff's, is it a DANA product line, or Daimler Chrysler product, or other?... Yes, I am aware of the initial cause of the tension point caused from induced shock loading from the ever clear and present amount of torque from this performance machine, but, the diff brace making the claim that it is helping in a huge way, leads me to think, the housing is spreading open to them cause misalignment issues in the gear track... Although, a stamped metal diff cover is not as cool looking, they are 5 to 10 times stronger then the cast aluminum units. I rock crawl, and I will never use fast aluminum diff covers ever again, unless machined very thick walled, and then heat treated, & cryogenically treated, vs, a stock stamped steal cover never had failed me... Now, I will say, the high ductile iron cast diff covers are tougher then stamped sheet steal covers, but, wow, $$$$$!!! I am just curious, as this is actually interesting what is happening to folks who paid some pretty big bucks for this amazing machine, to have such a weak point, is so shocking... The diff!!!! Is like the 3rd most important critically required, for safety, as many owners, will be simply using this car as a summer car, and less then 1% of that time would get aggressive with it, pretty scary... I hope Dodge steps up to the plate for their fan base... the fan base has for sure paid well for the desired happiness, and to be afraid to drive the car out of fear that the diff could drop out at 40,000 miles, of calm driving, let alone, a racing rig setup, guaranteed to let go... Oh, and one last question, what does this IRS diff compare to of an DANA 8.8 and or a Ford 9.0... I did just try to find some info upon this factory installed diff, and most sites want me to join their forum... Not going to do that, as I don't have one of these units, I am a JEEP guy, and I don't race anymore, I'm to chicken!!! Lol thank you in advance, to any person(s) who takes the time to answer my questions, Dru

[@MrDavidelliottjr]

Dribble = tire shake for the guys that don't know. 😀

[@cooldbz12mach1padilla]

wheel hop?

[@SnazzyZubloids]

This is a real shocker, people. Guys are slapping sticky tires on a STREET car, launching the hell out of it dozens or hundreds of times on a sticky, prepped track, and things are breaking after a while. How is this even possible??! Good thing that Demon crate comes with a floor jack.

[@flubyux2]

Never heard wheel hop called “dribblin” lol But man...all that car and you get an aluminum diff case. That’s messed up.

[@SecretSauceyjuice]

I genuinely didn't know what he was talking about until like the third time where I put it together from context.

[@SecretSauceyjuice]

@@theflyingscotsman9902 Whether there's wheel hop or not, dribbling is the term that he used in the video to refer to it.

[@eldoradoboy]

wheel hop has been a racer's achille;s heal all along.. id be interested to know how many broken diffs were from seasoned racers vs guys that just bought a car and took it to the track to run that have never run anything old school.. you can usually tell when the track is gonna suck.. not to mention ya gotta run the right rubber and pressures..

[@makemwunder]

hard launching with drag slicks on a stock diff and they wonder why they're breaking........duhhhh

[@moosemechanic4591]

Mike Smith that’s why he is saying they shouldn’t have stock diffs

[@bally856]

Mike Smith apart from the exploding diffs

[@Aarejayy]

Moose Mechanic 🤦🏽‍♂️ I think what Mike was saying is that the STOCK diffs should have been made to handle the STOCK power of a purpose built drag car FROM THE FACTORY.

[@moosemechanic4591]

Gucci Flip Flops right I’m saying the demon should come from the factory with an upgraded diff but instead it comes with the same thing as it’s 300 hp model which obviously can’t handle the power, we are in the same boat here

[@Aarejayy]

Moose Mechanic does it? LOL I had no idea no wonder they’re blowing up left and right! So DODGE is just a bunch of dumb sons of bitches is all

[@rvilla4257]

BECAUSE FIAT/CHRYSLER QUALITY, THAT'S WHY... DUUUUH!

[@beardedslavbrew615]

I tell this to everyone

[@Homogenisierer]

Never had bigger issues with my Fiats. (All 2010+)

[@DH-rt3fk]

Do not use an aftermarket diff brace. FCA has officially stated the brace puts additional pressure on other components that were not designed to handle stress. You will void your warranty.

[@challengersrt9626]

Dodge, doing dodge thing again...

[@AlanJWatkins]

After extensive research they will discover the source of the issue is that it's made by dodge

[@challengersrt9626]

@@AlanJWatkins 😂 😂 😂

[@captain8960]

And your car looks like a boat on wheels😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnogo7886]

Just yank that differential and replace with a Dana 60 with 5.13 gear ratio and you’ll be alright!

[@PacoRobbins]

Holy shit they'd be topping out at 30 in 5th gear with that rear end 😂

[@Bartonovich52]

Just need some big tires and you could plow fields with it too!!

[@malaudisa]

Wow, that's crazy! Reminds me of a class action suit launched against Ford because their Mustangs Shelby GT350 were supposed to be designed for track use, but they were overheating and going into limp mode after 15-20 minutes (not enough radiators)

[@EpicBenjo]

The Dodge Demon was built on the same line alongside the regular Dodge Challengers, Dodge Chargers and Chrysler 300's, at the same assembly line speed. It didn't get any special care to assembly other than aesthetics like sealer and paint to make sure it looks nice.

[@IRONMIKE_D]

I'm sorry but if I'm gunna be spending that kinda bread on a car im buying a zr1. In every category the zr1 is way better. . . . Let the hate comments commence 😁✌

[@Demonology]

😂🤣😂

[@nightwolf7609]

God bless you 😅

[@parentaladvisory66]

You're not going to be spending that kind of money so go back to having neither

[@IRONMIKE_D]

@@parentaladvisory66 u must be the hater I was referring to in my comment. Sup dude. I do have a vette. Not a zr1 but a regular zo6.

[@IRONMIKE_D]

@@littlevman2997 no actually u dont break anything. Go to 1320s video they have a zr1 track day.

[@mechwarrior13]

I suspect it's because of the gear supplier/manufacturer, any minute imperfections in any of the components will cause certain disaster. Also if they didn't properly calculate the fatigue life strength then yea that'll do it.

[@bacaca]

I'll take a wild guess here, Shitty Dodge?

[@godallmighty1204]

@Daniel55556 yeah, FIAT= Fix It Again, Tony!

[@iseehowitis9382]

@@godallmighty1204 Dead Or Dying Garbage Emitter.

[@upliftmofopartyplan1156]

Why would you drag a Fiat?

[@kleetus92]

@@iseehowitis9382 Drops grease drips oil everywhere.

[@ChrisParayno]

Bingo

[@joedirt7716]

Thats what u get for buying a Dodge 70 Grand and a broken diff ...

You really do get the full dragster experience.

[@blackburd]

Drag racing is expensive. Drag racing a new $85,000 dodge and crying about broken parts and warranty??? That's just comical. I want to see more tears. The problem is obvious from the video. They went overboard on track prep and the car was not up to the task.

[@cpaaretrofit]

Than why is advertised as a "ready to go drag car" and "built for the dragstrip". Buuulllshit a factory produced car for a certaîn purpose should hold up.

[@blackburd]

@@cpaaretrofit even a cusory glance under the car shows that this thing is not sporting the proper hardware for these kind of launches. Just go to the races and look under literally any bracket racer to see what you need. (Spoiler: Ford 9")

[@cpaaretrofit]

@@blackburd english is not my 1st language so maybe i am misunderstood, I'll try to explain. I afree that the car is seemingly not up te spec to literally use at drag strips, but it is advertised as one. Someone before me said that the " car is designed for dragstrips but built for it" I called bullshit, with that I mean that that sentence is meaningless. In a short way, a demon is just garbage because it has 1 strict purpose and that is to dragrace (the car is delivered with extras like small front wheels, apart racing ecu etc...) but isn't even good at it. On a regular road the car doesn't have the traction to get those 3s to 60mph performance. Even shorter, crappy American car, isn't good for anything.