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Old 11-17-2008, 08:45 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by MattysTA View Post
while out tuning and progressively footbraking higher and higher 5 hours after i installed the converter at my buddies shop. launched it at 3400 rpm's with et streets on the last pass. then right after i hit second boom!. no forward gears but i still had reverse. im pretty sure i broke the rear planetary. i know i shouldnt have launched that high but i was having too much fun lol. that converter really woke the car up. so now shes down for a bit. im gonna pull it and build it up myself during the winter.
Ha ha that scares me i was launching mine at 3k last week. I guess ill move it back down to 2500. I have the stock shift pressure i was gonna tune it a little more aggresively but i guess ill hold off on that. Did you put a trans cooler on?
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