TRANSMISSION DONE AFTER 7k MILES
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TRANSMISSION DONE AFTER 7k MILES
I have had my transmission for 3 years and it has a little more than 7k miles on it. I am currently on my 4th 4l65e transmission on my 2005 C6 corvette. I talked to a Transmiss specialist in my area and he said I had too high of a stall. (Yank 3600 stall) I had my transmission built by Finishline. He asked me why my stall was so high and I told him that's what was recommended to me. He said drain your fluid and I bet it's black, and he said I guarantee your 3/4 clutches are burnt out because I could manually shift but no OD. I could manually shift and no overdrive. He said that's the weak link on those transmions and if you have a high stall the heat makes makes them go bad even faster. H said if I was hammering it hard at every light it would be ok, but the slower the take off the more heat with that high of a stall. I thought it would be exactly the opposite. I used the best Amsoil tranny fluid, motor oil, 2 transmission coolers, 1 stack plate, and one Derale with a fan and it still died. Does anyone know of a transmission shop that builds a transmission that can handle 6-700 hp and will last over 7k miles? Please don't say monster, 2 days and it was toast. I saw mad dog transmissions, and RPM, so far but any help would be nice. I am seriously going to drive the tires off the car with the next tranny so I can make sure it can take a beating.
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I have had my transmission for 3 years and it has a little more than 7k miles on it. I am currently on my 4th 4l65e transmission on my 2005 C6 corvette. I talked to a Transmiss specialist in my area and he said I had too high of a stall. (Yank 3600 stall) I had my transmission built by Finishline. He asked me why my stall was so high and I told him that's what was recommended to me. He said drain your fluid and I bet it's black, and he said I guarantee your 3/4 clutches are burnt out because I could manually shift but no OD. I could manually shift and no overdrive. He said that's the weak link on those transmions and if you have a high stall the heat makes makes them go bad even faster. H said if I was hammering it hard at every light it would be ok, but the slower the take off the more heat with that high of a stall. I thought it would be exactly the opposite. I used the best Amsoil tranny fluid, motor oil, 2 transmission coolers, 1 stack plate, and one Derale with a fan and it still died. Does anyone know of a transmission shop that builds a transmission that can handle 6-700 hp and will last over 7k miles? Please don't say monster, 2 days and it was toast. I saw mad dog transmissions, and RPM, so far but any help would be nice. I am seriously going to drive the tires off the car with the next tranny so I can make sure it can take a beating.
Last edited by irok; 07-10-2016 at 10:14 AM.