t-45 guys(or any other tranny knowledge ppl)
07-18-2007, 12:56 PM
#11
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RE: t-45 guys(or any other tranny knowledge ppl)
Pick your poison.
They both suck, and the 3650 is NOT "considerabably stronger" They may be rated differently, but both will take a beating(some of them)
They both suck, and the 3650 is NOT "considerabably stronger" They may be rated differently, but both will take a beating(some of them)
07-18-2007, 01:03 PM
#12
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RE: t-45 guys(or any other tranny knowledge ppl)
i happen to like the t45 trans i speed shift every chance i get and it has over 80000 miles on it, i do have a pro 5.0 shifter and centerforce clutch only mods,it is a little noisy i do know thatthe shift forks are weak in them though because thefoot was faster than the hand on my first trans broke 3/4 shift fork but i have seen stock t45's run in the 10.0's dumping the clutch at redline with slicks i dump mine with 100 shot of nos at 4000 hasnt broken yet
07-18-2007, 11:20 PM
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RE: t-45 guys(or any other tranny knowledge ppl)
both transmissions are built very well and use good parts. The weak part of the T-45 isn't neccesarily the syncros, because i used to shift with out the clutch on occation, speed shift and every light and stop sign and when i pulled it apart they looked perfectly fine with hardly any wear, if you fucck up a syncro then you are doing something wrong...period. The weak point especially would be the shift forks, after speed shifting the hell out of one for a few years you are bound to break a shift fork, they are cast aluminum which is week as hell and i would think that is why contentsunderpressur had his shifting problems. and as far as the one blowing to pieces, the bearings were not preloaded correctly for beating it. Its all on how a trans is built, the T45 is beefy as hell but it has some weak points....what the hell...its a stock trans in a $22K car.
as far as the first year grinding, yea its the synro or the clutch. could be that your clutch is not adjusted properly and the shafts in the trans are not speeding up together perfectly. You SHOULD NOT be shifting it into first while you are moving anyway, thats what destroys syncros! Only shift into first when you are at a DEAD stop otherwise shift into second and deal with 500RPM's. This is why many transmissions have problems, they are not driven correctly. Its not your fault your not a perfect manual trans driver, 98% of people are not...which is why there are so many posts about "oh, my tranny is making a funny noise". just stop shifting into first when you are rolling, mine did it to which is when i was taught that it was incorrect.
as far as the first year grinding, yea its the synro or the clutch. could be that your clutch is not adjusted properly and the shafts in the trans are not speeding up together perfectly. You SHOULD NOT be shifting it into first while you are moving anyway, thats what destroys syncros! Only shift into first when you are at a DEAD stop otherwise shift into second and deal with 500RPM's. This is why many transmissions have problems, they are not driven correctly. Its not your fault your not a perfect manual trans driver, 98% of people are not...which is why there are so many posts about "oh, my tranny is making a funny noise". just stop shifting into first when you are rolling, mine did it to which is when i was taught that it was incorrect.
07-18-2007, 11:36 PM
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RE: t-45 guys(or any other tranny knowledge ppl)
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both transmissions are built very well and use good parts. The weak part of the T-45 isn't neccesarily the syncros, because i used to shift with out the clutch on occation, speed shift and every light and stop sign and when i pulled it apart they looked perfectly fine with hardly any wear, if you fucck up a syncro then you are doing something wrong...period. The weak point especially would be the shift forks, after speed shifting the hell out of one for a few years you are bound to break a shift fork, they are cast aluminum which is week as hell and i would think that is why contentsunderpressur had his shifting problems. and as far as the one blowing to pieces, the bearings were not preloaded correctly for beating it. Its all on how a trans is built, the T45 is beefy as hell but it has some weak points....what the hell...its a stock trans in a $22K car.
as far as the first year grinding, yea its the synro or the clutch. could be that your clutch is not adjusted properly and the shafts in the trans are not speeding up together perfectly. You SHOULD NOT be shifting it into first while you are moving anyway, thats what destroys syncros! Only shift into first when you are at a DEAD stop otherwise shift into second and deal with 500RPM's. This is why many transmissions have problems, they are not driven correctly. Its not your fault your not a perfect manual trans driver, 98% of people are not...which is why there are so many posts about "oh, my tranny is making a funny noise". just stop shifting into first when you are rolling, mine did it to which is when i was taught that it was incorrect.
both transmissions are built very well and use good parts. The weak part of the T-45 isn't neccesarily the syncros, because i used to shift with out the clutch on occation, speed shift and every light and stop sign and when i pulled it apart they looked perfectly fine with hardly any wear, if you fucck up a syncro then you are doing something wrong...period. The weak point especially would be the shift forks, after speed shifting the hell out of one for a few years you are bound to break a shift fork, they are cast aluminum which is week as hell and i would think that is why contentsunderpressur had his shifting problems. and as far as the one blowing to pieces, the bearings were not preloaded correctly for beating it. Its all on how a trans is built, the T45 is beefy as hell but it has some weak points....what the hell...its a stock trans in a $22K car.
as far as the first year grinding, yea its the synro or the clutch. could be that your clutch is not adjusted properly and the shafts in the trans are not speeding up together perfectly. You SHOULD NOT be shifting it into first while you are moving anyway, thats what destroys syncros! Only shift into first when you are at a DEAD stop otherwise shift into second and deal with 500RPM's. This is why many transmissions have problems, they are not driven correctly. Its not your fault your not a perfect manual trans driver, 98% of people are not...which is why there are so many posts about "oh, my tranny is making a funny noise". just stop shifting into first when you are rolling, mine did it to which is when i was taught that it was incorrect.
07-19-2007, 05:14 AM
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RE: t-45 guys(or any other tranny knowledge ppl)
ORIGINAL: ZW99GT
Pick your poison.
They both suck, and the 3650 is NOT "considerabably stronger" They may be rated differently, but both will take a beating(some of them)
Pick your poison.
They both suck, and the 3650 is NOT "considerabably stronger" They may be rated differently, but both will take a beating(some of them)
07-20-2007, 03:32 PM
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Replace your T45 with the new T45R/RS
I hope everyone has seen our announcement that is all over the forum in the sticky section. There is a new T45 in town, the T45R (and race version T45RS) that rids the T45 of all of it's poorly engineered features. No more hard shifting into first and third, no more popping out of reverse and no more gear grinding. Call me or e-mail me for more information or for pricing. These transmissions are ready to ship but the first batch is selling very fast.
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