**Went to the track-VIDEO-another tranny bites the dust---> Sam@GTM where are you?**
10-23-2006, 07:47 AM
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Yes-gearset are expensive. A lot of time/research goes into designing, developing, then testing them and pulling tranny out inspecting for for flaws etc. Sure is expensive but in the grand scheme of what most guys spend on a TT + Build + supporting mods + labor + tuning, Im really surprised its not done more. This may all change soon
10-23-2006, 09:01 AM
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I hear ya. The money I have spent already on my build is nutZ! When all is said and done I should be close to 20K. I know another 4k for the gears is a good move. I just figured at that amount there are other options.
Are the gear sizes set? or are they made to order?
JUST wanted to add, Im not saying its not worth it. Just curious if going with a RACE built tranny for alittle more is a option?
Are the gear sizes set? or are they made to order?
JUST wanted to add, Im not saying its not worth it. Just curious if going with a RACE built tranny for alittle more is a option?
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10-23-2006, 09:28 AM
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damn that sucks dude, and has me even more scared now because I am planning to build similar power but since I have to have an auto tranny because of my arm I'm not sure an auto is gonna like that power if the 6mt doesn't handle it.
10-23-2006, 09:41 AM
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identical to my tranny failure!
Alberto...
I went through the same exact thing to the T a few months ago...violent shaking...sounds, then 3rd gear was gone...all of my other gears were perfectly fine though....
Good luck with the GTM gearset...I swapped in a stock tranny back in my car when my first one broke, I'll be having Sam build me a crazy tranny soon enough as well...let us know how it goes!
Ok Sam, you better eat your wheaties and get some sleep, with the stroker feedback and now the need to build some beefy trannies, you better be on your A-game to keep up with this demand!
-TODD
I went through the same exact thing to the T a few months ago...violent shaking...sounds, then 3rd gear was gone...all of my other gears were perfectly fine though....
Good luck with the GTM gearset...I swapped in a stock tranny back in my car when my first one broke, I'll be having Sam build me a crazy tranny soon enough as well...let us know how it goes!
Ok Sam, you better eat your wheaties and get some sleep, with the stroker feedback and now the need to build some beefy trannies, you better be on your A-game to keep up with this demand!
-TODD
10-23-2006, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 350zDCalb
Alberto...
I went through the same exact thing to the T a few months ago...violent shaking...sounds, then 3rd gear was gone...all of my other gears were perfectly fine though....
Good luck with the GTM gearset...I swapped in a stock tranny back in my car when my first one broke, I'll be having Sam build me a crazy tranny soon enough as well...let us know how it goes!
Ok Sam, you better eat your wheaties and get some sleep, with the stroker feedback and now the need to build some beefy trannies, you better be on your A-game to keep up with this demand!
-TODD
I went through the same exact thing to the T a few months ago...violent shaking...sounds, then 3rd gear was gone...all of my other gears were perfectly fine though....
Good luck with the GTM gearset...I swapped in a stock tranny back in my car when my first one broke, I'll be having Sam build me a crazy tranny soon enough as well...let us know how it goes!
Ok Sam, you better eat your wheaties and get some sleep, with the stroker feedback and now the need to build some beefy trannies, you better be on your A-game to keep up with this demand!
-TODD
10-23-2006, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Alberto
Im gonna change my motto from "Never lift to Shift" to "dont even race with our POS Nissan tranny's and if you do shift like grandma and hope for the best...."
I had a clutch problem this year too --- turned out to be the diaphram on the clutch lost a spring which broke a metal guide which completely destoyed my flywheel ---- luckily my gears were fine and all that was needed was a new clutch/fly combo (this was on a B series Civic hatch with lots of hard shifts and launches)
Any chance its not the 3rd gear? Guess we wont know until you drop the tranny --- in my case it wouldnt go into any gear so I had it towed home
Good luck and god speed
10-23-2006, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Alberto
So 3rd gear was damaged, or just the synchro??
don't know, never pulled the tranny apart...but the fork was not bent, i knowe that for a fact
-TODD
10-23-2006, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by taurran
That sucks. So how have all these other built motor folks been getting down the track with major power? Just slowly I guess.