kuntzie Posted October 10, 2006 Report Posted October 10, 2006 ya so i blew my transmission today (5-speed getrag 284) only lasted for 3500 miles in my car and had 10 000 km on the rebuild.... so like 12 000 miles and the tranny blew... oh well thank god for spares.... (carnige pics to come tomorrow) Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted October 10, 2006 Report Posted October 10, 2006 Holy powar! Arnt you gonna do that 6spd swap? Quote
Q-Ball Posted October 10, 2006 Report Posted October 10, 2006 Wow, you put a lot of hard work in your car and things are always breaking. Sorry to hear the bad news. Quote
digitaloutsider Posted October 11, 2006 Report Posted October 11, 2006 Something tells me that they probably weren't designed to handle 300 WHP Quote
5speedz34 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Posted October 11, 2006 Damn, I was always under the impression the 284's where made to handle around 350 whp/wtq. Well, that's disheartening. Quote
kuntzie Posted October 11, 2006 Author Report Posted October 11, 2006 Damn, I was always under the impression the 284's where made to handle around 350 whp/wtq. Well, that's disheartening. i dont think the stage 3 clutch was helping much... maybe my clutxch got a little fucked i dont know... ill be swaping in a new one tomorrow Quote
mfewtrail Posted October 11, 2006 Report Posted October 11, 2006 You'll probably end up grenading that 6spd you were talking about swapping in there too. I think you might want to start considering a beefed up auto. Quote
SigEpCutlass Posted October 11, 2006 Report Posted October 11, 2006 How many transmissions have you gone through now? I want to say 3 at the minimum now... Quote
5speedz34 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Posted October 11, 2006 Damn, I was always under the impression the 284's where made to handle around 350 whp/wtq. Well, that's disheartening. i dont think the stage 3 clutch was helping much... maybe my clutxch got a little fucked i dont know... ill be swaping in a new one tomorrow What exactly happened? You sure that tranny had only 10km? I mean you got it from that yard in Kitchener right? Quote
skalor Posted October 11, 2006 Report Posted October 11, 2006 How many transmissions have you gone through now? I want to say 3 at the minimum now... As far as I know that's only the second getrag 284 in the car, and the one that was in there a crappy 2nd gear snycro. Jeff, sorry to hear that the trans let go. One thing to think about is whether or not it was rebuilt correctly. I know a lot of Fiero guys talk about shiming the differential during rebuilts so the differential doesn twist in the case. What do you think broke?? Quote
FordBoy Posted October 11, 2006 Report Posted October 11, 2006 How did you do it?? Were you haveing fun poping the clutch one to many times LOL. Kiding Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Posted October 11, 2006 You'll probably end up grenading that 6spd you were talking about swapping in there too. I think you might want to start considering a beefed up auto. Beefed up autos can get very expensive. Especially with the power hes making and the engine work thats going to be done.... Your looking at several thousand dollars to handle 500ft.lbs.tq. Quote
5speedz34 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Posted October 11, 2006 You'll probably end up grenading that 6spd you were talking about swapping in there too. I think you might want to start considering a beefed up auto. Beefed up autos can get very expensive. Especially with the power hes making and the engine work thats going to be done.... Your looking at several thousand dollars to handle 500ft.lbs.tq. Agreed. Not to mention auto's aren't nearly as fun as shifting for yourself. Doesn't that 6speed hold less power than the 284? I mean, honestly I would reconsider that swap for maybe a 5speed out of a Cobalt SS with the LSD, or a built 282. Quote
slick Posted October 11, 2006 Report Posted October 11, 2006 You'll probably end up grenading that 6spd you were talking about swapping in there too. I think you might want to start considering a beefed up auto. Beefed up autos can get very expensive. Especially with the power hes making and the engine work thats going to be done.... Your looking at several thousand dollars to handle 500ft.lbs.tq. Agreed. Not to mention auto's aren't nearly as fun as shifting for yourself. Doesn't that 6speed hold less power than the 284? I mean, honestly I would reconsider that swap for maybe a 5speed out of a Cobalt SS with the LSD, or a built 282. A 282 would be the better idea. Easier and lest costly to rebuild, and you can have parts made for it. Quote
mfewtrail Posted October 11, 2006 Report Posted October 11, 2006 You'll probably end up grenading that 6spd you were talking about swapping in there too. I think you might want to start considering a beefed up auto. Beefed up autos can get very expensive. Especially with the power hes making and the engine work thats going to be done.... Your looking at several thousand dollars to handle 500ft.lbs.tq. That holds true if you have someone else build it. Built 4T65-E HD's are withstanding 9 second 1/4 mile passes now for a good many runs(there are a few built 4T60-E's that are holding up well behind enough power to run 11's or better also)...so Jeff would easily be covered w/ a built 65-E HD(. They sell all the upgrade parts, so if you can install them yourself, your wallet won't take a huge hit. Quote
Euro Posted October 11, 2006 Report Posted October 11, 2006 damn that sucks man. with all this talk of what trans holds what high hp rating, anybody know the limits of a 3.1? Quote
5speedz34 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Posted October 11, 2006 damn that sucks man. with all this talk of what trans holds what high hp rating, anybody know the limits of a 3.1? What do you mean the limits of a 3.1.....the trannny in it? Quote
kuntzie Posted October 11, 2006 Author Report Posted October 11, 2006 THE TRANNY IS STILL GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ya after all those broken axles, mount changing, time and effort, my clutch took a gian shit after only ~4000 miles.... chunks have same off the pucks it all makes sense now why the axles kept breaking, a bad clutch can do that i was told but thought nothing of it as the clutch was good for about 2000 miles well at least i hope the tranny is alright, seems ok, no holes, ect ect. Quote
slick Posted October 11, 2006 Report Posted October 11, 2006 damn that sucks man. with all this talk of what trans holds what high hp rating, anybody know the limits of a 3.1? What do you mean the limits of a 3.1.....the trannny in it? I think he means how much power a 3.1 can handle. Well... how much money do you want to throw at it? Pick up an aluminum bow tie block with completely custom internals, and your talking serious power it can handle. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted October 12, 2006 Report Posted October 12, 2006 THE TRANNY IS STILL GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ya after all those broken axles, mount changing, time and effort, my clutch took a gian shit after only ~4000 miles.... chunks have same off the pucks it all makes sense now why the axles kept breaking, a bad clutch can do that i was told but thought nothing of it as the clutch was good for about 2000 miles well at least i hope the tranny is alright, seems ok, no holes, ect ect. Well thast good news.... I guess.... depends on how you take it Put a new clutch in and see if you still have your axle problem.. Quote
mfewtrail Posted October 12, 2006 Report Posted October 12, 2006 well at least i hope the tranny is alright, seems ok, no holes, ect ect. Good to hear Jeff. Quote
jdcutty Posted October 12, 2006 Report Posted October 12, 2006 awsome, glad to hear that the tranny is ok. Quote
dohcfiend Posted October 14, 2006 Report Posted October 14, 2006 btw what brand of clutch are you running? i have a stage3 clutch, 2x plate and aluminum flywheel i am about to install tomorrow hopefully. Quote
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