Manual or Automatic
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i would never trade my t-56 for anything else... i love it.... much more fun than the a4... and mod for mod an auto will always get beat from a roll with a decent driver 
and unless your stalled you will not be able to out launch a 6-speed...
and unless your stalled you will not be able to out launch a 6-speed... 
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But lets get real. This is LS1tech and we are all here to mod our cars. Sooner or later it always happens. Best mod for the A4 is a stall which is why most eventually get one. I'm actually on my second
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haha... i have went through 3 sets 
and that was with stock and street tires... now im cammed and a little more things and i have a set of drag's and so far i have been lucky doesnt make sense lol... must be the Motive gears!
and that was with stock and street tires... now im cammed and a little more things and i have a set of drag's and so far i have been lucky doesnt make sense lol... must be the Motive gears! Last edited by 1996camaross; Oct 30, 2008 at 12:15 AM.
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When will my 10 bolt break?
Unfortunately, there is no 'set' horsepower where the 10 bolt will give out. It can break on stock power, at 350hp, 400hp, even 500hp+ for some lucky ones.
1. If you are going to be drag racing frequently and plan on running very sticky drag radials, you might want to think about getting to know someone who has a truck & trailer, just in case.
2. If you have an automatic car, you have a better chance of a longer-lasting rear end, due to less shock in the drivetrain. This does not mean it will never break - it'll just last longer.
Unfortunately, there is no 'set' horsepower where the 10 bolt will give out. It can break on stock power, at 350hp, 400hp, even 500hp+ for some lucky ones.
1. If you are going to be drag racing frequently and plan on running very sticky drag radials, you might want to think about getting to know someone who has a truck & trailer, just in case.
2. If you have an automatic car, you have a better chance of a longer-lasting rear end, due to less shock in the drivetrain. This does not mean it will never break - it'll just last longer.
And just out of curiosity, are you still running that 242/248 113 LSA 292xfi cam? Get any track times? That's a HUGE cam for stock dispacement and stock heads. I'm just curious how it performs.
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wow man cant believe you remember that... and yea stock 10 bolt sucks lol but i have been kinda lucky lately.... but the best i have gotten with my car on motor is an 8.507 with a 2.1 60' foot.... if i would hook and there were good conditions id say i should run easy 8.1's maybe 7.9's lol who knows!
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You don't have a clue my friend. I didn't have a stall when I first got my car and raced a few M6 from the dig and got them pretty much every time. Bring your M6 to Portland and I will prove it to you Bring a camera so you can take some pics of my *** end for me while I pull you from the dig.
Bring your M6 to Portland and I will prove it to you Bring a camera so you can take some pics of my *** end for me while I pull you from the dig. On The Tree
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naa just experience... and if they are getting you off the line they are prolly stalled.... i said stock vs stock with slicks am m6 car will get an a4 car... and from experience i know m6's pull harder from a roll than a4's.....and Elliott any time you come up to Mo give me a call lol... im down for a race
naa just experience... and if they are getting you off the line they are prolly stalled.... i said stock vs stock with slicks am m6 car will get an a4 car... and from experience i know m6's pull harder from a roll than a4's.....and Elliott any time you come up to Mo give me a call lol... im down for a race
done it before w/o a stall VS a M6 Last edited by Elliott's94Z; Nov 1, 2008 at 10:21 AM.
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In most cases this is correct. But if an auto has a big enough stall matched with 3.73 or 4.10 gears then the playing field is about even.
A friend with an f-body refused to use a good 4L60E builder and after getting a couple hundred miles at a time out of the badly built autos he put a T56 in and shortly thereafter he was calling for a trailer to get the thing home. Never bolted the slicks on, broken spider gear. So now he can't really enjoy the power he has because he is always afraid of breaking that glass axle you guys have to deal with. Wheelhop on street tires will break it just as fast as a clutch dump on slicks. The shock of a manual is just hard on parts period.
Trust me though I have considered a T56 for my car, I have not done it because at the power levels the car sees now I believe the auto is more reliable. If it were a bolton car then a T56 could be fun and reliable for me.
Trust me though I have considered a T56 for my car, I have not done it because at the power levels the car sees now I believe the auto is more reliable. If it were a bolton car then a T56 could be fun and reliable for me.
He knows about that option just a matter of having spent so much and gotten so little on everything else he has done that he has not modded it much in the last year or so.
Too bad you guys can't use the 8.5" easily. They are very reliable in the b-bodies unless you put a t56 in front of them then there can be some troubles once down in the 12s or lower.
Too bad you guys can't use the 8.5" easily. They are very reliable in the b-bodies unless you put a t56 in front of them then there can be some troubles once down in the 12s or lower.
