06-29-2010, 09:01 PM | #141 |
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I"m proud to do it
I'll be back state-side in decemberish to start my power modding and hopefully check out your car
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06-30-2010, 12:08 AM | #142 | |
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Sleeper cars can be so much fun. I remember some years ago a guy put a World War II Rolls Royce Merlin V12 engine from a Spitfire in an actual Rolls Royce. From the outside it looked like a dead stock Rolls Royce. He said it was hilarious to pull up behind a Ferrari or Porsche doing 180 on the autobahn and flash his brights for them to move over. I can only imagine what Ferrari drivers must have thought looking in their rear view mirror and seeing that barn door front end of a Rolls flashing its brights at them at that speed LOL. And then blow past them. It could cruise at 200 mph. Of course I think it got something like 6 mpg but he was rich and didn't care. I can't wait to see what yours can do. I'd love to see it if you'll be showing it anywhere in southern California.
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06-30-2010, 04:27 AM | #144 |
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Im in awe right now!!
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06-30-2010, 07:43 AM | #146 |
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Just let me know when; Tuesdays or Wednesdays would be the easiest days for me to drive up and meet you and see your fantastic car.
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06-30-2010, 06:37 PM | #147 |
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Next on the list is the transmission. We tried and tried to find ways to utilize the 6L80E but at this point this is too much TQ and HP for presently available configurations. In addition - the 6L80E actually has too many gears for the SST. (It would have to be set up to start in 2nd at a track - as a general rule, the higher the output the more you want the engine to do the work and the less you rely on the multiplication of the transmission and rear gear ratio.
So after lots of digging around we settled on a Bowler 4L85E transmission. We spoke with many shops and top builders kept saying Bowler, so that is where we ended up. This transmission is the closest thing to bullet proof (outside of a non-street friendly Powerglide or Lenco) that we could find. I will not bore you with the gory details but every part but the case is HP specific and has been replaced. We stayed with a 2.48 first gear ratio. The transmission is 100% programmable and computer controlled. On the fly we can change transmission programs between street/strip/road race/long cruise. These programs can optimize it for power/economy or cool running. This transmission has an extra deep pan to clear the transbrake and allow for additional fluid capacity. A neat feature alluded to earlier is that the transbrake is controlled by the right TapShift button (along with a hidden arming switch) and the left TapShift button controls the LineLoc. Stealthy. The converter is a HD billet one that has the stall optimized for the torque curve of this engine and still retains lock-up capability. Another reason for going to this level is that old adage - you get what you pay for. This 4L85E has already been broken in and fully dyno tested under EXTREME loads at their shop. Actually Mark (Bowler) knew the capability of the motor and after running it on the dyno, took it all back apart to check for any wear marks. He found one spot and machined that part to perfectly match its mate with a close tolerance and then put it all back together and repeated the process until it was perfect. That is just way cool... So here are the transmission pics. First Pic - The transmission is here ! Second Pic - Bowler 4L85E Extreme Third Pic - Deep pan to clear the transbrake, add more fluid and strengthen the lower tranmission case. Fourth Pic - This is the Input Shaft made from 300M. All shafts in this unit are 300M. Fifth Pic - CNC Billet Converter - you can even see the marks in the metal where they mounted it to test it. This converter is also designed for a 6 bolt connection to the flexplate. Sixth Pic - Note the massive welds and the thickness of the output flange. Heavy Duty stuff they built. Last edited by speedster; 08-28-2010 at 07:07 AM. |
07-01-2010, 09:41 AM | #148 |
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I can't wait to see this thing.... I have a feeling that when Radz28 sees these tranny pic... he's gonna...
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With all due respect to everyone who's got build threads going: I have to say this is probably the coolest one yet. OMG!
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07-01-2010, 10:26 AM | #151 |
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07-01-2010, 10:28 AM | #152 |
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I'm betting you could shoot that Billet Torque Converter out of a Battle ship's 5" gun and you would just need to dust if off and slap it back in SST and be good..
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07-01-2010, 10:56 AM | #154 |
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Are you back in town?
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