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Fri, 21 April 2017 00:35

Francois

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Speaking as someone who has recently rebuilt my transmission, (relying on YouTube and other written guides) I do see a problem with a high horsepower modification. For my tranny, I was able to find plates and seals. I even grabbed a Ragusa pan for the unit. The thing shifts great, stays cooler, doesn't leak and I call the rebuild a success. But there was one part I was unable to get - the drive chain. I tried a dozen transmission shops, a dealer and the rest of our usual sources. I know Manny has a few, but I don't blame him for keeping those for his rebuilds.

Straight to the point, I figure the drive chain could more easily stretch and fail in a high horsepower/torque environment. I already had the maximum play allowable, but had to put the used chain back in because I could not get a new one. So I'm kind of babying it. Good shifts at 5-7 mph and 23 - 25 mph, but I keep thinking about that stretchy drive chain.

Sure, who wouldn't like fuel injection and variable valve timing and maybe even a computer controller ?? But I do think that the best new engine would be one that comes matched with a modern transmission. I am pretty sure these 40 - 50 year old transmissions are going to start to go fast if we mate them to much môre powerful engines.

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