How much power will the stock c5 ('01) drivetrain handle?

[Rayde]

Wondering how far i can go with the engine mods before everything else starts to blow up? I have the a-4 with g90 3.11 axle option.

No plans to ever use slicks, no tracks anywhere near me.

 

[Keith Tedford]

Automatics are gentler on the drivetrain and if you are not using slicks, then the tires will generally break loose before anything will break. Loose torque converters, slicks and a steady diet of hard, dead hook launches will generally bring out the weak spots. Wheel hop in the old "A" body cars was a real driveline breaker too. Videos of newer Corvettes have a sound some times that sounds like wheel hop but it it very well may be the traction control working.

 

[DrJer]

experience tells me that 600 hp is too much for the 3/4 clutches in the 4l60e

 

[Riley P]

Automatics are gentler on the drivetrain and if you are not using slicks, then the tires will generally break loose before anything will break. Loose torque converters, slicks and a steady diet of hard, dead hook launches will generally bring out the weak spots. Wheel hop in the old "A" body cars was a real driveline breaker too. Videos of newer Corvettes have a sound some times that sounds like wheel hop but it it very well may be the traction control working.

It could also be drivetrain shake. I get that in my stockish car when it is cooler out and try to launch it or the back tires get loose on a roll. Feels like wheel hop but I don't think it is. It's a pretty bad banging sensation coming from the whole car and it feels like the rear end is going to drop out. A rear brace and new engine mounts is a cure for it.