[Marv D]

Myself, I'd call Tony at Hughes, tell him what your dyno sheet says, tell him what you have (as in core TH400) and he will put together a 'care package' full of all the parts and pieces you need to build it to Hughes spec. I POUNDED on a Protree brake 400 hughes built for my Nova for 7 years without a hint of a problem. When your doing somewhere between 5-20 transbrake launches a month, on a prepped track, 10-12 months a year in a 3000 pound car, behind 660HP, on 14" slicks... you expect things to break eventually. Well they did,, the driveshaft, U-joints, the 4-link, the richmond gears, the strange axles, sheared all the lugs off once,, everything broke but the trans.

It's not all just about rebuilding with a quality stock component rebuild, it's abut knowhing what components your going to stress and replacing them with more durable items. That's where guys like Tony earn their bacon. Get a list of your combination, dyno sheet and give thm a call.you might find you can buy a new bulletproof Hughes TH400 for not that much more than you can accumilate the parts and buiuld yourself. Or Tony will get you a shopping last together and let you do it yourself.