what EXACTLY causes these trannys to grenade?
05-03-2007, 08:18 PM
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what EXACTLY causes these trannys to grenade?
what is it that causes them to break?
the clutch being pushed in, revving to high rpms.. and the tranny trying to catch up to the motor when you fire the clutch?
what is it exactly?
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...oID=1201705259
(not my vid)
the clutch being pushed in, revving to high rpms.. and the tranny trying to catch up to the motor when you fire the clutch?
what is it exactly?
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...oID=1201705259
(not my vid)
05-03-2007, 10:08 PM
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RE: what EXACTLY causes these trannys to grenade?
ORIGINAL: blacknotchbob
Stock t5's are WEAK. Even a stock motor can break one if you beat on it a lot. A modded motor, forget it!
Stock t5's are WEAK. Even a stock motor can break one if you beat on it a lot. A modded motor, forget it!
05-03-2007, 10:12 PM
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RE: what EXACTLY causes these trannys to grenade?
t5's arent as weak as people say, they can hold 350 wheel no prob. itst he torque that these motors create tahts the problem. and yea my stock t5 109000 and still counting, no problems yet
ORIGINAL: VigCS
I stock motor will kill a ****ing TKO too. I really only push my car hard at the track...original T5, 103,000...no signs of breaking yet.
ORIGINAL: blacknotchbob
Stock t5's are WEAK. Even a stock motor can break one if you beat on it a lot. A modded motor, forget it!
Stock t5's are WEAK. Even a stock motor can break one if you beat on it a lot. A modded motor, forget it!
05-03-2007, 10:15 PM
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RE: what EXACTLY causes these trannys to grenade?
I've seen quite a few people road race 400hp engines on stock t-5's and they hold up. But that's some way different shifting than yanking so hard on the stick you'd think you were trying to bend shift forks
05-03-2007, 10:25 PM
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RE: what EXACTLY causes these trannys to grenade?
STOCK T-5's will hold a 10 sec. maveric my teacher has one running 10's (turbo car) one in the 11's (blower car)and a nother that hasn't been to the track yet (nitrous car 500 shot) ALL of them are STOCK t-5's the 11 sec. car has been going for 2-3 years the turbo car about 1.5 seasons and the nitrous car was built over the winter...
it's all in how u drive the car, i no lift shift my car all the time and with 134,XXX it's still holding up just fine... for the guy in the video his problem was the was only half way in 3rd when he let the clutch out there for the tranny breaking was driver error not a weak tranny...
yes a tko is alittle stronger and alot more idiot proof thats y they tend not to break as often... once i get things going good financialy i plan on showing everyone that a t-5 will hold alot more than everyone things
it's all in how u drive the car, i no lift shift my car all the time and with 134,XXX it's still holding up just fine... for the guy in the video his problem was the was only half way in 3rd when he let the clutch out there for the tranny breaking was driver error not a weak tranny...
yes a tko is alittle stronger and alot more idiot proof thats y they tend not to break as often... once i get things going good financialy i plan on showing everyone that a t-5 will hold alot more than everyone things
05-03-2007, 10:40 PM
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RE: what EXACTLY causes these trannys to grenade?
I hope i made a good choice about my swap, im just finishing up the crossmember and getting the driveshaft shotened to put a T5 in my 71! I hope it handles the pwr, that way i can spend the extra $$ on other stuffff! -Jon