Here is broken piece in my tranny
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Here is broken piece in my tranny - What 422+Blown can do to u The tranny is getting fixed. Here is the piece that broke:
I should have the tranny back when I return home from the weekend. The builder says it may be a fluke that this piece broke. I'll try it and see. I'd just had the thing rebuilt with the Z-Pak, hoping 3/4 would last longer. But, then I broke this.
I should have the tranny back when I return home from the weekend. The builder says it may be a fluke that this piece broke. I'll try it and see. I'd just had the thing rebuilt with the Z-Pak, hoping 3/4 would last longer. But, then I broke this.
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The 4-Pinion stronger. That's interesting... hmmm. I'll mention that idea to him.
He showed me another one that he said the manufacturer claimed is a bit stronger (he put it on scales and it weighed about 1/2 lb. more). He would have put it back together then and there, but he said he wanted to take the valve body out and clean the whole thing and make sure no as-of-yet unseen pieces had lodged anywhere else. There were two small pieces from those cracked sides that we found. But, the splines were ground down a bit.
I drove it backwards about two miles before I shut it down.
He showed me another one that he said the manufacturer claimed is a bit stronger (he put it on scales and it weighed about 1/2 lb. more). He would have put it back together then and there, but he said he wanted to take the valve body out and clean the whole thing and make sure no as-of-yet unseen pieces had lodged anywhere else. There were two small pieces from those cracked sides that we found. But, the splines were ground down a bit.
I drove it backwards about two miles before I shut it down.
Yeah I have been hearing the same Brains only time will tell the truth. That Z-pac has been working well in a friends car. He's not makeing the power you are but he's pretty hard on it so well see if it holds up. Good luck with your trany.
MIke i thought you were ditching the 4L60E?????????? What happened to the Powerglide?? Your probably just like me and you want to keep driving it on the street...... thats why i ditched the 4l60e......
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I have the powerglide. I had an offer to get a TH400. I just don't know.
One buddy thinks it'll be a pig driving around town, but Clay Loving has a PG and he said the torque is so much, he just doesn't feel any bog.
I have to fabricate a tranny mount, get or cut a driveshaft, figure out what to do about the dipstick and do something about the speed sensor.
I DID consider going back down to a 3.42 rear and see if that calmed things down enough for me to get a hookup AND save my 4L60E. But, I'm just tired of spending money and time experimenting. I'm ready for a dependable setup I can mostly forget about now. At 13 PSI, I want to see what the dyno says the power is and what it does at the track. If I stay consistent mid 10's, that's all I want.
The only other thing I considered is degreeing the camshaft to shift the torque curve up more on the top end.
One buddy thinks it'll be a pig driving around town, but Clay Loving has a PG and he said the torque is so much, he just doesn't feel any bog.
I have to fabricate a tranny mount, get or cut a driveshaft, figure out what to do about the dipstick and do something about the speed sensor.
I DID consider going back down to a 3.42 rear and see if that calmed things down enough for me to get a hookup AND save my 4L60E. But, I'm just tired of spending money and time experimenting. I'm ready for a dependable setup I can mostly forget about now. At 13 PSI, I want to see what the dyno says the power is and what it does at the track. If I stay consistent mid 10's, that's all I want.
The only other thing I considered is degreeing the camshaft to shift the torque curve up more on the top end.
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Verdad Gallardo I keep breaking my A4 thats why im ditching it and going with a 6 speed...... i know my ET would go down if the kept what i have now...... but the more HP with the new turbo i should be alot faster even with a 6 speed and on Drag Radials...........
Kyle
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Is that a true GM 5 gear setup or aftermarket. I understand that the 4 gear GM is stronger than the 5 gear aftermarket, but the true GM 5 gear setup is the strongest (and most expensive).
Don't know the brand, but my local tranny parts supplier offered me a 5 pinion set pretty cheap that was not OEM! (accouring to the parts guy) I had been warned not to buy an aftermarket gear set, so I stayed with the stock 4 gear sets.
I broke that in my Tahoe and drove it backwards for two miles until I got to my buddy's house.
Might want to look into a 4L80E swap. Heavy, but durable. A P'glide is for a light race car.
Might want to look into a 4L80E swap. Heavy, but durable. A P'glide is for a light race car.
