Stock trans strength ?
05-26-2011 | 12:03 PM
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05-26-2011 | 12:07 PM
#5
Too MANY varibles to calculate as factors such as weight, gearing, clutch, horsepower combo will weigh in.
Also the biggest factor is the driver, they can make a very tough/built trans blow up under stock power and a another who is careful make one last well into the 600 HP range.
I will let the Sponsors weigh in on this as they see more examples then I have in my years with the T-56.
Also the biggest factor is the driver, they can make a very tough/built trans blow up under stock power and a another who is careful make one last well into the 600 HP range.
I will let the Sponsors weigh in on this as they see more examples then I have in my years with the T-56.
05-26-2011 | 02:57 PM
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It let go at my current power listed in my sig.
I was cruising at 100mph in 6th, downshifted to 5th and rolled into the boost. (20lbs) Ran it to about 150+ and then put her in neutral. Coasted to a stop, without a hitch. When I went to put it back in gear she was toast. Sounded like a barrel full of wrenches. lmao Prior to that, there was not a single indication that anything had gone wrong. No weird vibrations, smoke, noises, nothing.
I chose 5th because I didn’t want to spin. All my down shifts before this are usually to lower gears, but result in serious traction loss which is scary @ 100+
The fact that I was actually hooking instead of spinning is what I believe destroyed my tranny. Otherwise, I think my tranny would have died much sooner. I've been told that with turbo’s the load is far greater in the higher gears.
As far as other variables, I have pix of my used flywheels and clutch disc’s to illustrate their even wear, and lack of any abuse or “hot spotting”. The car is a bit heavier than stock, stock gearing, with a OEM weight flywheel and a hendrix 6 puck. The rest of my drive line is built, (save for the diff for now ). The tranny was the weak link, and far over due to fail. I was on borrowed time.
I was cruising at 100mph in 6th, downshifted to 5th and rolled into the boost. (20lbs) Ran it to about 150+ and then put her in neutral. Coasted to a stop, without a hitch. When I went to put it back in gear she was toast. Sounded like a barrel full of wrenches. lmao Prior to that, there was not a single indication that anything had gone wrong. No weird vibrations, smoke, noises, nothing.
I chose 5th because I didn’t want to spin. All my down shifts before this are usually to lower gears, but result in serious traction loss which is scary @ 100+
The fact that I was actually hooking instead of spinning is what I believe destroyed my tranny. Otherwise, I think my tranny would have died much sooner. I've been told that with turbo’s the load is far greater in the higher gears.
As far as other variables, I have pix of my used flywheels and clutch disc’s to illustrate their even wear, and lack of any abuse or “hot spotting”. The car is a bit heavier than stock, stock gearing, with a OEM weight flywheel and a hendrix 6 puck. The rest of my drive line is built, (save for the diff for now ). The tranny was the weak link, and far over due to fail. I was on borrowed time.
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05-28-2011 | 02:49 AM
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It let go at my current power listed in my sig.
I was cruising at 100mph in 6th, downshifted to 5th and rolled into the boost. (20lbs) Ran it to about 150+ and then put her in neutral. Coasted to a stop, without a hitch. When I went to put it back in gear she was toast. Sounded like a barrel full of wrenches. lmao Prior to that, there was not a single indication that anything had gone wrong. No weird vibrations, smoke, noises, nothing.
I chose 5th because I didn’t want to spin. All my down shifts before this are usually to lower gears, but result in serious traction loss which is scary @ 100+
The fact that I was actually hooking instead of spinning is what I believe destroyed my tranny. Otherwise, I think my tranny would have died much sooner. I've been told that with turbo’s the load is far greater in the higher gears.
As far as other variables, I have pix of my used flywheels and clutch disc’s to illustrate their even wear, and lack of any abuse or “hot spotting”. The car is a bit heavier than stock, stock gearing, with a OEM weight flywheel and a hendrix 6 puck. The rest of my drive line is built, (save for the diff for now ). The tranny was the weak link, and far over due to fail. I was on borrowed time.
I was cruising at 100mph in 6th, downshifted to 5th and rolled into the boost. (20lbs) Ran it to about 150+ and then put her in neutral. Coasted to a stop, without a hitch. When I went to put it back in gear she was toast. Sounded like a barrel full of wrenches. lmao Prior to that, there was not a single indication that anything had gone wrong. No weird vibrations, smoke, noises, nothing.
I chose 5th because I didn’t want to spin. All my down shifts before this are usually to lower gears, but result in serious traction loss which is scary @ 100+
The fact that I was actually hooking instead of spinning is what I believe destroyed my tranny. Otherwise, I think my tranny would have died much sooner. I've been told that with turbo’s the load is far greater in the higher gears.
As far as other variables, I have pix of my used flywheels and clutch disc’s to illustrate their even wear, and lack of any abuse or “hot spotting”. The car is a bit heavier than stock, stock gearing, with a OEM weight flywheel and a hendrix 6 puck. The rest of my drive line is built, (save for the diff for now ). The tranny was the weak link, and far over due to fail. I was on borrowed time.
