Over looked power.... Options

[macavely]

Is it me or alot of people over looking something that would give you a lot more power to the wheels with out having to do one thing to the engine... Droping your car off at a good tranny shop and letting them rebuild you transmission so you could have 95% of the engines power to the ground....has anyone tired this yet? or is going to try this? i know you guys doing swaps and turbos might really want to look into this.... cause whats the point of having all that power if your losing 30% in side the tranny....


let me know why you guys think?

[97sccelica]

the problem is that all those modifications are $$$$

for i think $4k i could get a tranny from level10. it will come with a shift kit, performance TC, fully rebuilt with better parts, and the tap shift thing to control it if you want. after all that my ET might have 1/2 a second to 1 second shaved off(depending on the trannies condition before the rebuild/replacement)

that would make for some great gains in efficiency, but i think that the way some people see it is that they pay all that money to not technically gain any HP.

with 5spds, it is worth it to get a better clutch, but autos can have a lot more done to themfor a lot more $

if i had to spend another $4k on my car, i would put it into internals for the engine make more power that way.

personally, after i get a fmic and fuel pump, i will be done with my car performance wise. after that im gonna save up for another car.