Subject	boom
Posted by	aliaZ on May 03, 2014 at 7:08 PM
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Message	Downshift from 4th to 3rd at TWS didn't go so well. This is a friend's transmission. He was running his 570ish rwhp e85 tune. I'm not sure why this happened, but I've read the shock loading of an unsprung puck clutch (he was running a SZ High 5) can contribute to early transmission failure: [ http://www.rsgear.com/blog/2011/5/23/understanding-and-analyzing-manual-transmission-failures.aspx ] This was a 98 spec transmission, so it should be rebuildable. 3rd gear is the only damage I can see off hand.
Follow Ups	boom - aliaZ 19:08:55 05/03/14 Nice.. - ztunerz 19:35:20 05/03/14 Mine won't go into reverse. (n/m) - Dustin 22:33:00 05/03/14 no reverse may be easy - SeanK (StL) 10:50:56 05/05/14 Thanks Sean. - Dustin 11:07:47 05/05/14 Normally just the aluminum shift fork... - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 09:05:41 05/05/14 Great, so maybe all is not lost. Just have to rip it - ztunerz 11:15:02 05/05/14 Impressive. (n/m) - spicyZ 21:21:31 05/03/14 Re: boom - cygate 23:14:00 05/03/14 yes.... the counter shaft is 1 peice so just 3rd gear cannot - Zvil (FL) 00:03:25 05/04/14 Why not hellical dog engagement gears? - puchy 17:53:11 05/04/14 Helical is great for noise - Zvil (FL) 18:56:50 05/04/14 The whine would drive me crazy. but if it is a race only - puchy 23:01:27 05/04/14 Welllll - Zvil (FL) 05:25:56 05/05/14 Damn. What other clutch is a good option @ that power level? - bartz32tt 23:52:25 05/03/14 I think drag racing is going to be hard on the drivetrain - aliaZ 08:23:42 05/04/14 I know, just shocked - given the manner in which it failed. - bartz32tt 09:28:19 05/04/14 I had a SZ High-5 explode on me at the track only at ~400whp - sdhsbaseball 17:55:28 05/04/14 Re: I had a SZ High-5 explode on me at the track only at ~400whp - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 09:58:40 05/05/14 South Bend Clutch.... - BOOZTD 3 23:16:41 05/04/14 That's a good endorsement. Can't seem to find it on Zspeed. - bartz32tt 09:36:48 05/05/14 Mine isn't listed - BOOZTD 3 15:08:26 05/05/14 RPS - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 09:45:26 05/05/14 Thanks for clarifying.... - BOOZTD 3 13:51:51 05/05/14 +1 for SouthBend and Joe - FlawleZ (San Antonio) 22:11:42 05/05/14 High 5 Clutch - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 09:40:12 05/05/14 I'm very happy with the hi-5. Another thing to consider - Turbodog (CT) 21:39:57 05/05/14 Can cooling have a positive effect? - Zvil (FL) 23:57:16 05/03/14 After a handful of track days mine wasn't shifting smooth - Turbodog (CT) 06:53:54 05/04/14 what fluid are you running? (n/m) - Attridge_300ZX 07:01:20 05/04/14 Redline MT90 (n/m) - Turbodog (CT) 12:56:50 05/04/14 sure it can - aliaZ 08:36:17 05/04/14 ding ding ding (n/m) - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 10:19:32 05/05/14 Agreed !!! For guys that road race it's best to build some - ztunerz 11:25:48 05/05/14 I would be interested to see what the needle bearings - HighPsi (NorCal) 10:19:20 05/04/14 I always found that over filling would lead to grinding of - sfarrah 11:04:48 05/04/14 I have mine overfilled to just below the middle of the fill - HighPsi (NorCal) 12:45:05 05/04/14 Overfilling does cause more difficult shifting... - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 10:06:15 05/05/14 same thing happened to me on road course...boom! - ZonaZ 10:26:25 05/04/14 John was running a sprung hub Kevlar clutch..... - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 14:59:17 05/05/14 maybe that's why my tranny started whining shortly... - arrowenterprises 14:20:51 05/04/14 High 5 has a lot of drivetrain noise transfer. May be normal - dvice 07:47:16 05/05/14 Aluminum flywheels, and solid hub disc's - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 09:12:57 05/05/14 Noticed this too, kinda depends on dumb luck, some driveline - ztunerz 11:28:42 05/05/14 Has to do with how well the trans is set up..... - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 11:52:54 05/05/14 are they still in spec? Or do the 98+ transmissions have a - aliaZ 16:15:55 05/05/14 I do not have the specs on the 98+ - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 20:37:39 05/06/14 thanks - aliaZ 15:33:54 05/07/14 so you're saying all this time i thought my tranny was going - arrowenterprises 21:25:22 05/05/14 Looked back, I emailed the same info to you June 2012 (n/m) - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 20:35:26 05/06/14 Re: Hi Don........... - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 09:00:30 05/05/14 Hi Greg! - aliaZ 10:24:33 05/05/14
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