well my 3rd gear just died on me... it does not grind going into 3rd but it wont grab the gear and it has a very loud clicking sound inside the tranny... its a brand new ******* tranny and it gave up on me after 5k miles!... i think this is the end of the balt...

 

what do u do to that thing anyway

 

Warranty?

 

where you beating on it one you ogt itinstalled.. or did you let it ride safe once you got pass at least 500 miles ?

to reck another tranny and the dealer is going to question this one, maybe void her altogether..

 

mmmm no warranty.. im red flag... and yes i drove it slow for about 1k miles... this SUUUCKS!

rissa would you like to buy my rims earlier?? ill trade urs + cash...

 

I wish :/

 

I don't understand how people are chewing through transmissions like this. U must really beat the shot out of your car

 

How much power are you making ?

 

haha probably he does have a big turbo kit and arent you the one that blew up your engine on a 24/25 pst tune?lol

 

who installed your trans buddy?

same person as the last?

 

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599 or best offer for an LSJ tranny w/o lsd. Maybe swap your diff into it or just put it together and sell it . Hell the shorter 3rd gear might help take some stress off with the 4.05 ratio

 

yep i just bought one. I offered 500 and they accepted! Freight is 175 to business or 225 residential

I got it shipped to the shop i work for for $675 OTD

 

It looks like one of the best deals on a new F35 that i've ever came across....they must have a deal with GM to take left over parts or something.

I always wondered how Morad get's new car's to dismantle .... they look show room new with 0-2 miles on them ..... but yet are torn apart anyways.

 

Yea but the 2nd gear on the LSJ trannys is a problem. One of the guys I was hanging with in AZ blew 2nd on 2 different trannsmissions in his LSJ. He was E-85, stage 3 pulley, injectors, the whole deal I'm not sure an LSJ trans would be the best option, jsut something to consider.

 

I put 36K miles on my LSJ with about the same setup minus E85 and my tranny was great .... I changed the tranny oil at 15K and it looked like garbage so even thou GM says it's good for 100K , people should be dumping it a bit earlier.

 

The car has an LSJ trans in it already...

Fabian, you gotta ease up on the shifting. No reason to be beating the car that hard.

 

I broke 3 gear and it didn't grind either it just ripped all the teeth off both gears. The clicking noise was from the pc's moving around in the tranny. I don't know what kind of power you are making but I am making trans last in my car as long as I don't NLS or run the car at 625whp every time I drive it. If your clutch is not disengaging all the way between shifts that will also cause very early trans failure. What kind of fluid are you using, or maybe you just need to not treat the trans like it's a dog box. You should also change the fluid after the break in period.

 

that sucks fabian i can tell mine is on its way out too. big turbo kits + stock tranny is not good. vendors we need aftermarket trannys

 

I def. agree, but it seems people in this market don't want to pay the money for a good gear set. To put in a quaife gear set you are looking at spending 5000 grand to get your tranny back in a usable condition. Our ZZP trans works great with the 4.45 final drive and a LSD. It still uses the stock gear pack so there are limitations. Also nothing will hold up to some one wheel hopping the car like an idiot, or side stepping the clutch and 6000 rpm. People have to use some common sense when beating on a trans with such low torque and hp ratings.

 

I have no problem dropping 5 grand on a transaxle (hell i've dropped 10k on 1 before) if i know it will last under ridiculous hp the probelm is that nobody ever tried it that i know of. so for all i know it will come apart at 450 hp. im sure there are a handful of other big turbo guys with the same mindset. im going to 27 psi next month and i dont know long the tranny will last but its already got 40k on it. Do you guys at zzp plan on offering up a tranny upgrade to the market? or maybe a built when ordered upgrade so you dont have to keep the inventory?

 

truth ( bolded)

we;ve only killed 2 transmissions so far and these cars range from 400-450whp (my car over 500whp) and I just don't know what you guys are doing to these things (op not zzp).

 

i would pay the money as well. im going to need a stronger trans. my built motor is going in next month as well as my turbo kit

 

Unbelievable. Car felt strong too. Not beast mode yet but decent.

 

My 3rd gear got mad at me too lo
Now i got a GMR lnf 4.45 gear trans and ill never look back l

 

yeah the problem is that i finished tuning it 2 days ago... rev. to 7k and more timing on it... it was moving waaaay harder than before.... def. on the 425-450 range...