John Shephard tranny test results are in! Options

[awd4kicks]

Well I now know that the Shepard tranny will hold up to the following:

7 VHT Full-on track launches
25-40 Street launches
Full drag pulls into fifth gear once
and about....oh say 4-6 months of daily driving.
And not one launch more!

Yep, I told you guys pulling the tranny becomes second nature.

I went over to Williams house tonight in Normal to check out his intercooler. Nice guy!

We took a ride in the FWD and he let me witness it's tire churning power. It's a hell of a car for the miles. Then we took my Talon out for some AWD action. Drove out to a nice straight barren road. I laid into it fairly hard and did some tire chirping on the launch and let her eat well into forth. We turned around for another go before heading home, but started to hear a funny sound. I rolled to a stop and prepaired to launch . This time I was intent on smoking the tires. The revs go up, up, up and as they swing by 6500RPM I let her out quick the car lurches and WHAM! Falls right on it's face as the RPM's are still in a climbing mode. Whoops!

Now, no first, and in second the tranny makes a horrible clunking sound. Oh well...That's what half of racing is about. Repairs. So I'll be flat bedding the car to Washburn tomorrow and yanking the tranny out for a look see. Thinking maybe I broke a few teeth off of my beloved GVR4 first gear.

Updates soon.

Marcus

[awdnot2]

Marcus,

Ouch. If I had to guess your first gear lost some teeth. I have a collection of first gears that are missing teeth. At minimum you'll need a new first gear and possibly a new input shaft. The other half of first gear is part of the input shaft.

If you need a 4 spider center diff we can hook you up with that, but I'm sure your current one is still intact.


Darryl