I just read this entire thread, and I think I have a brain tumor.
That being said, I'll tell a quick story. Back in '02 I bought a Sentra SE-R SPEC-V. Nice little car, and pretty quick. They used a very weak tranny the first year. (This is why you never buy the first year of a new model).
The problem was the main bearing was too small to handle the torque. The motor put out 175/180. It also had a weak 1st gear lock out, and a sloppy shifter. My car was bone stock.
Long story short, when racing, it was easy to miss third and go back into 1st. This would instantly destroy the main bearing. I did this at 3k, and the dealer replaced the tranny no questions asked. It happened again at 6k, and the dealer told me, "We're not going to keep putting trannys in this car." I told him he would as long as the warrenty was good.
He asked if I was racing the car, and I said 'Yes". He said, "Well there you go. you voided the warrenty." I told him to turn around and look at the poster behind him. It depicted an SE-R SPEC-V hitting an apex on the track. Under the picture it said, "Race on SUnday...drive to work on Monday." Kind of like the 60's muscle cars. At this point the Asst. Service manager was in corner laughing. The Manager still refused to fixed it. I went home, called Nissan North America, and opened a claim. I recieved a call from the Service manager within 45 minutes apologizing and trying to back peddle from his comments. They ended up putting in an '03 tranny which had larger main bearings and an improved lock out.
TLDR:
Don't post mod info on this site.
The GM Reps on here are not always here to help YOU.
You can race a car without voiding your warrenty, IF it was designed that way (1LE, ZL1, Z-28)
The internet is forever.
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