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[QUOTE=Ratchthed] Chris for the win!!! 
Originally Posted by Ls1Envy
Is there alot more than just getting the quality parts and putting them in? QUOTE]
Only from the perspective of having my hat handed to me build after build, unit after unit, time and time again for over a year, in a 1998 Z28 that had an engine built with countless mod combinations by a SAM Graduate level LSx engine builder who is damned good at what he does... after learning a whole new level of humble can I honestly say... yes.
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Only from the perspective of having my hat handed to me build after build, unit after unit, time and time again for over a year, in a 1998 Z28 that had an engine built with countless mod combinations by a SAM Graduate level LSx engine builder who is damned good at what he does... after learning a whole new level of humble can I honestly say... yes.
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Originally Posted by usd2sing
Chris for the win!!!
I look back on those days fondly now, back then it wasn't so fun let me tell ya! But that's why we called it a Research and Development program. It was absolutely not about getting one unit to live to a given power level, but getting many units to live in severe duty situations constantly. He was at the track every night it was open looking for info about his engine and trying to break our unit.
At the end of the day we had a 4L60E that could take what they were able to throw at it, when Chris told me it was doing just fine, hitting hard after several months of constant hammering in the low 7.xx's at Texas Raceway I knew we had something!
Cool times indeed!!!!!!!! I had a blast with that car and owe the boys at Xtreme a bunch.
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Well I finally got around to pulling the tranny out, and he FINALLY got around to tearing it apart this weekend. As of now he is saying that some of the 3-4 Clutch packs are burnt up along with the band being totally toast. I asked if he saw any indication of what might of happened, and he said no, he then said that these trannies just can't handle my power (400hp) and that he wasn't surprised as of what had happened but was surprised of how soon it happened. >1000miles. I then asked what kind of shape the drum was in, and he said it was scoured up, that there was metal rubbing on metal, and that no, it should be fine though.
I tried telling him there were countless people with my kind of power and even more, he doesn't believe they were street cars, and said that even after he fixes it, he gives the tranny 10,000-30,000 more miles before I'll have more problems.
He keeps talking about how there isn't enough pressure for the servo to apply the band. Thinking back, he went ahead upon himself and put a longer pin and smaller servo for the 2-4. Maybe that's the problem? isn't the stock setup short pin, big servo?
At this point I don't know what do. He is covering labor/parts and money is tight right now for me. Maybe If I could locate a good builder in driving distance (Central Florida) then maybe I can have him inspect this guys work.
**** with this guy is getting pretty shady, I guess that's what you get when trying to do things cheap. I knew I should have went with a sponsor.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I tried telling him there were countless people with my kind of power and even more, he doesn't believe they were street cars, and said that even after he fixes it, he gives the tranny 10,000-30,000 more miles before I'll have more problems.
He keeps talking about how there isn't enough pressure for the servo to apply the band. Thinking back, he went ahead upon himself and put a longer pin and smaller servo for the 2-4. Maybe that's the problem? isn't the stock setup short pin, big servo?
At this point I don't know what do. He is covering labor/parts and money is tight right now for me. Maybe If I could locate a good builder in driving distance (Central Florida) then maybe I can have him inspect this guys work.
**** with this guy is getting pretty shady, I guess that's what you get when trying to do things cheap. I knew I should have went with a sponsor.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Last edited by Ls1Envy; Aug 27, 2007 at 06:19 PM.
Sorry to hear of your missfortune and its dosent sound good what the builder says . The longer band pin yes could have contributed if the didnt have the band clearance correct it may have been partially applied which could have smoked it and the 3-4 clutch in a short time. Let me know if I can be of any help and good luck in your endever. Perhaps if you cant aford a built unit you should get with a vendor who sells the kits and instructions we dont but several do and it dosent sound like you could do alot worse than this guy.
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yeah, unfortunelty i'm out of money with this thing, I already have 1300+ in this tranny. I guess I need to find a good builder to look over it after he is done with it. I'm confident I have all the right parts, I'm not so confident that they are being put together properly. Do you guys do any other work than just selling built units?
well we have gone through a few sent in from other builders I would have to get a price but shippings the killer in that deal. Also my couter part is there in florida performabuilt2 northern area I can see if he might could look at it for you his name is robert.Ill ask him
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I guess the guy said he would get the frictions for me, but said the regular alto clutches(tan) and thin steels, run 90$ at his supplier in orlando. Am i getting hosed?
