How much horsepower can a stock tranny hold?
07-16-2006, 09:28 AM
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How much horsepower can a stock tranny hold? I plan on going big cubic in with the LS7 top end, so i'll be looking for 600rwhp NA. Thats why i'm asking how much can the stock tranny hold?
07-16-2006, 07:57 PM
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If you drive it well and crunch gears or anything they can take a lot. My friend is running 615 rwhp with a procharger through his stocker. He has an 02 and I know there were some minor updates on the trannies after 2000. Sometimes it's a matter of luck also but if you don't have the funds to upgrade the tranny right now then stick with stock and see how it goes.
07-18-2006, 10:41 AM
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as long as you don't miss gears, it will take a LOT of power. I was running 680rwhp through it for about a dozen passes at the track with no issues. about 100 other passes with ~550rwhp. missing gears will fairly quickly destroy it.
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Transmissions do to see HP. They see torque. if you slap them hard , they see impacts that break things ( at very high levels). If you shift with sanity and avoid wheel hops, serious power transfer is attainable.
