3rd gear blew while dynoing with zzp s256et kit on race gas. Power around 480whp and 420wtq and climbing at 29psi on 114 octane. A loud BAM! And then no 3rd gear. Sent them an email requesting a new 4.45 trans. Hope they come through.

 

You want to buy one or expecting them to replace it.

 

Ahh i remember those days. lol

 

I gotta buy one or source a trans from somewhere

 

That sucks....Are they hard to find right now?

 

im trying to get one too lol. i dont think they are doing them anymore though. pushing that F40 now which is mad expensive lol.

 

Yeah. But you gotta pay to play. For sure this car sees 500whp and 1/4 mile days so I'm not replacing the trans with an OEM unit. Its gotta be tough. Speaking to zzp/Powell/mongorat about sourcing parts and options before i lay down the dough.

 

this is true, id rather keep the 5spd though lol. i dont want the F40 so hopefully i can find a 4.45 F35

 

Holy Batman.. 480whp on stock internals...the 114 is really making good power.... Sorry to hear of your 3rd. It's time for a 6spd..

 

^ Car could have easily made 500whp...we were still crazy low on timing.

 

Fuckkkk, I never thought it would happen. On a dyno esp! What dyno was it? LOL must have had a crazy amount of load lol.

 

i myself had thought about the 4.45, but the 6speed is only about 500-1000 more depending on where you get your f40 from and what kinda deal you get on it. and with the nice tight gearing, spooling quick at just about any mph, and the power holding capabilities. i'm leaning more and more towards the 6speed each time i think about it.

 

I was told the gearing ratios of the f40 might not be ideal for drag.

Monograt told me the gear ratios from the older f40s and not the reveals are a bit better. I can't see how it would improve et speeds from the 4.45 only worsen. I dunno. Maybe I am overt think ng **** lol

 

Yeah I never thought it would happen on a dyno. It was funny as hell though. I was just bragging about how stout my car had been and how it had no problems after taking a beating for 4 years lol. The next pull - BAM!

 

Problem is, it always tends to happen when you least expect it.

 

I'd remembered hearing from Tim/zzp that you can pop your third on a dyno and or go WOT in a lower rpm for some cars making over 400whp. He warned me of that...

 

Stock internal LNF?

 

^ yes sir..82lb valvesprings only

 

In4pics.

Sorry for your loss op

 

so it didn't actually hit 480 eh?

 

vid of the BAM? mines too went on a third gear pull one time during a race and it was no joke haha. i shat my self as i lost control of the car haha

 

Nope it hit 460 at 5.7k, which was the previous pulls best at 7300. So we were just guessing, but it was gonna be alot more.

 

haha yeha i'm just messin with you. 460 at 5.7 is no joke.

 

Well apparently someone forgot to tell the trans that it wasn't a f*king joke!

 

Haha yeah. These big Borg Warners flow a **** tonne of air when you boost the **** out of them.