I need to go auto... but which transmission is right for me.
What i know.
both transmissions are great and will handle the power.
They will both cost about the same, Th400 seems to be a little more, but not alot.
Glide weighs a little less, and also takes less power to spin


I would love to hear from shops that build transmissions, or people that actually have a glide in there car. I can find all kinds of people really happy with th400, but its harder to find people with a glide behind a ls1.


About the car.
Stock LS1
Stock Heads ls6 valve spring, tsp pushrods
ls6 Intake Manifold
PTE GT4276 1.12 AR
6.0 Truck Manifold Ceramic Black
Garret IC Core
Custom Turbo kit
Tial 44 Gate
Tial 50 Bov
Hallman Pro Manual boost Controller

The car made 467 rwhp on a mustang dyno @ 6 psi. 490 ft/lbs of torque.
I am going to try to go to 8-9psi this yr, and hopefully get the power to around 550rwhp or so.
The car will weigh around 3300 with a driver.

the car has a fab 9 with a 3.50 gear. Gear could be changed if need be, but for right now i think 3.50 will be good @ my power level.
Car is on a 26 inch tire.

With either the glide or a th400, i will want a transbrake. The car also has a 2 step with timing retard on it. Even with the 6spd i can make about 5 psi on a launch.

After the trans is done i am going to forge a motor and hope to make 7-800 rwhp on this turbo We will see where i go from there.

I have read the faq's. While it says glide in the title, it seems most of the info is meant for th400, so will i run into any suprises while trying to do the swap?

If any more information is needed please let me know.

Thanks in advance. Chris

 

Two words....











































******* GLIDE!!!

Sean

 

glide as stated above!!

 

how is a glide on the street or is that out of the question

 

2nd gear in a glide is the same as the 3rd in a th400. Its 1 to 1, so they should be similiar. I think the big thing with streetability with either trans will be the stall.



Chris

 

Go Glide and turn the boost up

 

I think the glide would be overkill, I think the 400 would suit your setup better.

 

Get the TH400.....you can get the same 60' with less boost (less time on the Tbrake)

 

i was also unsure if i am making enough power right now for the glide, but i will be within a yr. id like to think with a good stall and then two step and t brake the car would leave good. from alot of people on yb most have gone faster with a glid, which got me wondering

chris

 

http://www.theturboforums.com/smf/in...topic=118273.0

 

Simple fact, you will go faster with a glide than you will with a TH400.

Sean

 

GLIDE. We build both. We keep th400's and glides in stock.Give me a call or pm and I will work you a package converetr and trans deal.

Thanks,
Greg