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Old 06-26-2014, 09:58 PM
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About a month ago, I gave my car a little nitrous smack on a back road and the transmission started whining. TH200-4Rs always whine in 1st, but it started whining louder in 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

I called my trans guy and told him about the situation and he said that my car should not be able to break that trans and to send it up to him. So, I pulled it out and put it on a truck in his direction. He sent it back the next week free of charge with a fried planetary pinion gear zip tied to the side of the transmission for me to add to my killed parts collection. One side of the gear was torn up and discolored. Oddly enough, that is literally that only thing I can ever remember breaking on this car...... knock on wood.

So, hopefully I can find time to get the trans back in this weekend. I am going through horsepower withdrawal. Time to start planning my assault on the 9 second barrier.
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Well at least you got it fixed quickly, pretty cool that the builder fixed it for free.
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I think this was the sign from God to go T56...
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Who built your tranny? I'm seriously considering going to a 200 4r.
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Well, glad it want something that caused serious damage to other parts. Speaking of 9 seconds, I need to clean my plate and get to work on the mustang, maybe 2015?
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Testing a 300 hit on the street ?

At least it was a quick turn around.
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Testing a 300 hit on the street ?

At least it was a quick turn around.
300 was just the first stage.
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Originally Posted by Pop N Wood
I think this was the sign from God to go T56...
The thought crossed my mind, but I want my 10 second N/A and 9 second nitrous timeslips first.

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Who built your tranny? I'm seriously considering going to a 200 4r.
Lonnie Diers @ Extreme Automatics

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Testing a 300 hit on the street ?
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300 was just the first stage.
LOL. No, just a little 81n jet tune. From a 45 MPH roll it hits pretty hard.
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Trans back in and working great. Happy day. Using my buddy's lift sure does make trans work more enjoyable.
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Lonnie is a great guy. I may get him to do a 200 for me when I Turbo LS swap the T TYpe
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Garage lift FTW! Glad to see your guy standing behind his work and making short time on the turnaround. Hopefully you are now on track to hit the single digits.
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Took the car out for a while tonight. It is really running well. I am always surprised at how enjoyable it is after I have been out of it for a period of time.
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Man, my mustang is going to feel like a rocket!
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That thing close to back on the road?
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Has anyone swapped a 200 into a 4th gen lol
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Why use a 200 when you can use a 80? Lol
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That's a tough transmission to take that amount of power.
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Which level 2004-r are you using? I'm looking at having Lonnie build one for me...
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Originally Posted by ZONES89RS
Why use a 200 when you can use a 80? Lol
The 200 is faster. Lonnie tells me I would lose 2 tenths or more if I went to the 80.

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Which level 2004-r are you using? I'm laooking at having Lonnie build one for me...
Level 2. I actually went 10.26 with the Level 1 trans, buy it was not recommended LOL.
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