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Originally Posted by Decep
Do they just let go all of a sudden? My trans feels fine after 14k Edelbrocked miles.
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Depends on your driving habits (how much sudden load you're putting on the transmission).
in other words: Are you putting it into first from 900 rpm and normally driving, or are you dumping it at 4k rpm and constantly ripping through your gears?
Do you have normal street tires, or do you have super grippy tires while you shift aggressively into high RPMs from lower RPMs.
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Originally Posted by Bodalenko
Fourth gear is the issue and isn’t the I know enough. Can be remedied with strengthening rebuild.
I’m running a Harrop on e85 and FlexFuel outputting 226kw and have had no issues. You just don’t floor it at low revs in fourth. I do have a spare transmission ready to install though.
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4th gear is a Common issue due to the single cone compared to triple cones 1, 2, and 3 (one third of the surface area of gears to spread the loads). Doesn't mean gears 5 and 6 are free from this problem. Other parts of the transmission are also not designed to hold more loads, as CSG Mike mentioned.