400ft-lbs of Torque?
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St Louis SHO
Rollin' coal
I'm doing one right now.
93rev2sev
SHO Member
Does the install come with a wavetracked 3.2MTX swap?
Izzmo
SHO Enthusiast
Yeah.. on a gen3? I don't think the tranny would last long.
Be pretty sweet though.
Be pretty sweet though.
luigisho
SHO Member
It wouldn't last long on any old ATX SHO. But then you go back to FPS and get a beefed up one... or you get it at the same time. Good business sense. Also the cost to play.
Izzmo
SHO Enthusiast
I don't think the shift kit will help. I mean.. you would have to beef up all the planetary disk's and the braking plates along with it for it to last longer... I mean.. think about it.. ~400 ft/pounds.. that's essentially 100% increase in torque.
luigisho
SHO Member
I think Doug uses a little valve body voodoo and other tricks but yes ~400 ft/lbs is alot. It may be less bad if the power comes on later in the power band vs from a start. Surely true for MTX, probably true for ATX.
Izzmo
SHO Enthusiast
You make a good point. I guess it's just a matter of waiting until someone does it and see how it does.
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Izzmo
SHO Enthusiast
lol.. well that's what I was alluding too.
What would a "kit" like that cost....not including install??
somedude_001
SHO Member
i don't know how much first hand exp you have with the ATX and their ability to hold power, but if you don't get stupid with boost they will hold 6-8psi just fine as long as you don't over heat them. I can't comment on the V8 engine because I have no first hand exp with them.
And yes 6-8 psi is a lot of fun to kick around with.
E1 v2
crash tested
With a positive displacement blower, and the early onset low end grunt, my stock tranny lasted only 160 miles.
I'd expect a later boost onset - like a turbo or centrifugal supercharger - to be more gentle on the trans, but not to the point where I'd expect it to survive for much longer.
Especially on a well worn trans. TQ converter doesn't stand much of a chance either.
somedude_001
SHO Member
to be fair driving style has a huge factor in its lifespan. To be perfectly honest I think it is a decent transmission but I DON'T think it was at all designed for high rpm. All of the transmissions in my car shift harder at 5500 or 6K than at 7 and they shift horribly slow at 7500+. So with that theory your PD blower probably extended the life of your tranny because you probably didn't wind out the engine like I do with my big turbo.
Siman
New Member
mazda 6 tranny? with work done from the people at the mazda forums?
What about with a built tranny? Mine was rebuilt with heavy Duty internals...
somedude_001
SHO Member
doug from FPS (SHO Dude) told me to not run more than 8psi if I wanted a reliable fun setup. 4 transmissions and 40K (miles) later I realize that I should have listened. from what I have learned our transmissions are just not up to taking a huge amount of power. 8psi is a blast to drive. it is not 400tq but it will keep a smile on your face and that little turbo would probably do well through the top end too at the lower boost.
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