Transmission Strength Comparison

[FR-S Matt]

Did Full Blown blow (lol) their 604 whp engine yet?

[jamesm]

Originally Posted by Don@Accelerated

Its only a matter of time before these guys step up to the plate with the built engines and go for big boy power levels.

if it's only a matter of time, that means that for now, it is premature . i get the point though, just noting that 90+% of us will never need to worry about any of this. don't want to freak out the new guys lol.

[hmong337]

So 400hp and whatever tq seems to be the destroying point?

[cdrazic93]

Originally Posted by hmong337

So 400hp and whatever tq seems to be the destroying point?

350 tq seems to be the threshold between "you need a trans cooler" and "you need another transmission"

[driftartist]

Originally Posted by Wes B.

Toyota used the W55 because it was deemed more apt to handle the 2JZ-GE's power.

the supra used a w-58 transmission. both in the mk2 supra and the mk4 supra....not the w-55

[Bach415]

Originally Posted by driftartist

the supra used a w-58 transmission. both in the mk2 supra and the mk4 supra....not the w-55

Just FYI, you just bumped a thread from 2014 still good info though.

[driftartist]

Originally Posted by Bach415

Just FYI, you just bumped a thread from 2014 still good info though.

oh i know i did but i couldn't let that stay there incorrectly lol. it would have bothered me so much lol.

[smudge]

Originally Posted by Don@Accelerated

If you exceed 500hp. Your on borrowed time. You will be buying another transmission. I've cooked 2

Manual transmission?