LV Slow WS6

I have a 2014 Camaro SS, I have been is the 9s with this car and recently it's been fighting me tooth and nail when I try to go deeper into the 9s. Last race we were at we tried to make improvements to the 60 foot while making shock adjustments, ride height adjustments to get more squat ect and no luck car runs dead 9.90s. My tuner came to the track to data log it, after the pass he was able to tell me that the Transmission is on it way out. I'm looking for a Transmission that keeps the stock daily driving ability but be able to hold between 1000 to 1400 rwhp. Any ideas of where I could find this would be a great help. Thank you

SLOW SEDAN

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1000-1400hp and its running 9.9's? I've seen 6L's from just about everyone (Circle-D, Century, ATI, etc) and they all need some love over 1000hp. Maybe someone else can build one that will last at that level but they are few and far between.

You looked into a trans swap? Some guys swap 6L90's for a little more strength, otherwise swap it out for a 3/4 speed unit that can take the abuse for a lot longer between rebuilds.

LV Slow WS6

Yes car has been 9.90ET at 143MPH with 1.49 60ft at 3600 above sea level. No we don't make 1000 rwhp yet but I'm only a couple lbs of boost away from that, hard to wick it up to much on the stock bottom end. As the driver I wasn't explaining to my tuner what was going on the right way, car felt and sounded like it was blowing the tire off between 1 and 2 shift. So I went to town trying to get the suspension to work that 60ft down double adjustable, bmr drag kit for the rear of the car. First Pass blew passenger axle. Had axles replaced with some DSS axles and 3rd pass blew driver side axle. Pulled axles and sent back to DSS who took care of it and sent it back. We were at MATSLV for a track day didn't matter what I did to the suspension car was dead consistent 9.90ET with the 60ft hovering around 1.4-1.5. Data logged the car round the issue I've been chasing is the Transmission is on its way out. I've seen a couple cars running into the 8s with the 6l80e, I'm just looking for input on the best Transmission to with hold the power we are currently making on the stock motor because we all know it will get a built motor here in the future. I'm not looking to swap into a 3 or 4 speed really want this car to be little less race car then my trans am. I'll definitely look into the companies you have referred me too thank you.

wannafbody

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I've heard Cahill Transmission has a good reputation

Pro Stock John

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Do you mind shipping it out?

dw456post

I have one that I could ship out. Do you have a recommendation?
Thanks

Pro Stock John

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I would talk to the following:

Gwatney Motorsports (GPI), Arkanas
or
Asylum Motorsports, Louisiana
or
Rick Crawford, VA?

dw456post

Thank You!

LV Slow WS6

I have no problem shipping the transmission out. Thank you for the recommendations going to look into them now.

Pro Stock John

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Asylum (Justin Covington) and Rick Crawford both are running 8s with a 6L80E. I'm not sure who does GPI's transmissions.

senicalj4579

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From what I gather, Century has led the way with building 6l80s. Other well know companies like RPM wont even touch them. No matter what builder it is they so no to a 1000hp build unless you want to build it all over again really soon. I'v heard 950hp tops. Maybe some things have changed these past few years but IDK about that.

LV Slow WS6

Thank you for the insight And help I reached out to Tim King at TK Performance he has a max effort transmission he said should help solve my transmission problems. Thinking I'm going to go that route and see if we can get this car into the low 9s.

Omega Doom

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Century Trans is a very knowledable shop

Pro Stock John

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Tim King is a good guy, he has a c7 that's been well into the 8s though he put a powerglide in it.

Century has been around a long time, not sure if they have the rep, I know Rick Crawford and Justin Covington have been mid low 8s with a 6L80E.

LV Slow WS6

Thank you for the the input by any chance do you have a contact for the 2 gentle men your referring too. I can't find any info on Rick crawford unless it's the nascar driver which is in prison at the moment. . . . .
Mr King said his transmission should handle the power im throwing at it and a little more seems like he is the only one really diving into that transmission.

dw456post

Rick Crawford Racing on Facebook

LV Slow WS6

Man thanks for the help but I don't have a Facebook so if you can grab some contact information for me I would greatly appreciate it.
thank you in advance

motion427

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Another option that you can consider is going with the 6L90 instead of the 6L80.
My 6L90 is still bone stock except for the Circle D triple disk converter. Been 5 years now, no issues so far. I've been up to 1100 RWHP so far on a dynojet.