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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 11:07 AM
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What area power wise do the stock ones start to break, provided they have a good clutch setup and who can build a built one that can take 800 hp or so. I have been thinking about converting over from my th400 just so I can get more highway use out of it. Any idea or help would be greatly appreciated THANKS
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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The stock ones are rated to 450 ft/lbs of torque, but I've seen plenty of stock cars break parts that are shifting related. We offer three levels of upgrades to these things, and a bunch of options to even further beef them up. Check out our site for all the details:

http://www.tickshift.com
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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I would personally suggest going to a Viper spec unit at that power level . I usually tell people that the stock style unit will hold up to about 650 in a normal weight F body . At those levels , its pretty common to see yoke failure or breaking the input or output shafts . Converting to the Viper input and output adds strength to the unit in those weak spots as well as replacing the stock yoke with a better part as well .
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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Alright, that sounds good what clutch kits do you guys recommend with this kind of power level.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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Probably a street style twin disc .
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