It all depends on how hard you hook and launch. A stock 8.8 with slicks and a WOT launch on a stick car or an auto with a transbrake and a shiftkit might go boom at stock power levels. By the same token, if you're spinning off the line and the car doesn't launch like a raped ape the 8.8 will hold up to some light(In mullet terms) modding.


With MT drag radials, a gear, and drag suspension, if you're pushing any kind of pwoer you need to upgrade. You can build your 8.8 without spending TOO much money, or opt to swap in a 9", which is a good bit heavier, but beefier. Kinda like the C6 in relation to the C4 transmission.