RPM - TR6060 Level VII - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

BiggFoot · 04-19-2018, 01:35 PM

Gents,

Upon recommendation by my shop I am going with the RPM level 7 TR-6060 and was just wondering if anyone else has that particular transmission and/or any experience with RPM?

1911 1LE · 04-19-2018, 01:57 PM

Have you looked into the RSG with billet 9310 1st-5th gears? That's what I'm going with the RPS triple carbon clutch. BTW, love your car. I'm trying to get to your HP with my little Maggie

blake-b · 04-19-2018, 02:39 PM

I've got a Level VI TR6060 and have no complaints with it. When I thought I broke it, I called RPM and they were very helpful. Turns out what happened was my carbon fiber driveshaft came unglued from exhaust heat. That is what happens when you have the exhaust dumping not far after the turbos...

On a related note, DSS reglued it for free!! I have since made sure the entire exhaust was on and is wrapped with header wrap along the length near the driveshaft.

I haven't dumped the clutch or anything but so far, so good.

Pro-tuned · 04-19-2018, 08:33 PM

Interesting I might need to consider aluminum now...

BiggFoot · 04-20-2018, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1911 1LE

Have you looked into the RSG with billet 9310 1st-5th gears? That's what I'm going with the RPS triple carbon clutch. BTW, love your car. I'm trying to get to your HP with my little Maggie

Although I already ordered the RPM trans I did take a peek at RSG this morning. I am sure they make a great transmission, though finding detailed info on their site was nearly impossible. For my application I believe the RPM is a better fit, plus I trust my shop to steer me the right direction (since they always have).

Quote:

Originally Posted by blake-b

I've got a Level VI TR6060 and have no complaints with it. When I thought I broke it, I called RPM and they were very helpful. Turns out what happened was my carbon fiber driveshaft came unglued from exhaust heat. That is what happens when you have the exhaust dumping not far after the turbos...

On a related note, DSS reglued it for free!! I have since made sure the entire exhaust was on and is wrapped with header wrap along the length near the driveshaft.

I haven't dumped the clutch or anything but so far, so good.

Only difference between the VI and VII is the cryogenic treatment for hardening. I am not sure it is absolutely needed but for $350, why not. Thanks for the input. I am still trying to figure out my new clutch, but so far no rattling which is something the Centerforce did that drove me crazy.

1911 1LE · 04-20-2018, 08:19 AM

I have to agree with you about their site. I was looking at RPM as well and then got "steered" RSG's way. I think we are both in good hands.Good luck

acammer · 04-20-2018, 10:22 AM

Subscribed - definitely want to see what you think of it when you get it back in!

blake-b · 04-20-2018, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BiggFoot

Although I already ordered the RPM trans I did take a peek at RSG this morning. I am sure they make a great transmission, though finding detailed info on their site was nearly impossible. For my application I believe the RPM is a better fit, plus I trust my shop to steer me the right direction (since they always have).

Only difference between the VI and VII is the cryogenic treatment for hardening. I am not sure it is absolutely needed but for $350, why not. Thanks for the input. I am still trying to figure out my new clutch, but so far no rattling which is something the Centerforce did that drove me crazy.

I got mine used or I'd have done the level VII. I found a guy putting his camaro back to stock for a trade in. I traded my stock TR6060 plus a little cash for the level VI.

BiggFoot · 04-20-2018, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blake-b

I got mine used or I'd have done the level VII. I found a guy putting his camaro back to stock for a trade in. I traded my stock TR6060 plus a little cash for the level VI.

Sweet deal!!

When I get the trans in I hope to make it to the track b4 something else breaks, lol.

Been heavily debating having the suction restriction limiter pulled and retuned before I take it to the track. With the new heads it should lay down close to 1100 with the limiter pulled.

Wonder how long the SBE would last pushing 1100, lol.

BiggFoot · 05-02-2018, 12:52 PM

Camaro went to the shop today for the RPM TR6060 Level VII install. Shop owner was explaining how meticulous RPM is with their builds. A lot of polished billit parts inside and out. He says this tranny will shift like a knife slicing though hot butter.

Will soon see

1911 1LE · 05-02-2018, 01:06 PM

Sounds like you will be up and running before me. Mine got shipped off last Thursday for rebuild. I hope we see as big of a difference as they say. You should bring that beast down to Victoria in October for the Texas Mile.

BiggFoot · 05-02-2018, 02:25 PM

Getting a trans from RPM is different. You order what you want and they ship it to you (It came on a nice pallet all shrink wrapped). Then you ship back the old trans to RPM to be used as a core.

I am not set up for the mile and this old man doesn't really like driving that fast. I deal with it on the 1/4 but haven't been over 140 mph in the car ever.

BiggFoot · 05-12-2018, 03:45 PM

This is a copy/paste from my F-1X build thread so no new news here and probably my last post in this section about the new tranny.

OK Ladies and Gents, I have driven the car twice now with the new RPM Level VII TR6060 tranny and I am impressed so far. The shifts are crisp, clean, and tight. Sort of hard to describe the difference in feeling from the stock TR6060. The gears feel like they "plant" upon every shift. The pattern is tight and solid feeling.

There is ~ 200 mi break in for the rings and pads to set but it is basically good to go. I'm not going to lie, it is an expensive transmission and I wouldn't recommend "just switching" arbitrarily, but I am currently and in the future gonna throw a lot of power at this tranny and it is built to take it so that is why I bit the bullet and made the upgrade.

dreksnot · 05-12-2018, 04:46 PM

I see either RPM or RSG in my near future....

04-19-2018, 01:35 PM	#1
BiggFoot Drives: 2010 Camaro (M6) 1000+ HP SBE Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 1,391	RPM - TR6060 Level VII Gents, Upon recommendation by my shop I am going with the RPM level 7 TR-6060 and was just wondering if anyone else has that particular transmission and/or any experience with RPM? __________________ F-1X, Cog Drive, ATI Super Pulley/Sprag ~ 19 psi Blower Cam Brodix BP BR 3 Heads Kooks LT Headers and full 3" exhaust Fore Triple Pump Fuel System with ID 1700X Injectors - E85 conversion DSS 9” Conversion (1400 hp axles, driveshaft, pumpkin) & Strange 3.70 gears McLeod RXT Twin HD Clutch & Upgraded Slave RPM Level VII TR6060 BMR Drag Suspension Package w/Strange shocks Carlyle 15" and M/T ET Street R radials 10.1 @ 143 mph 1/4 mile

04-19-2018, 01:57 PM	#2
1911 1LE Drives: 2015 SW 2SS 1LE Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: 78155 Posts: 308	Have you looked into the RSG with billet 9310 1st-5th gears? That's what I'm going with the RPS triple carbon clutch. BTW, love your car. I'm trying to get to your HP with my little Maggie __________________ Maggie 2650 @ 18psi/ 75mm 10 rib/ Dual alky nozzles/ Roto-fab/ ARH 2" Lt's/ GT-12 cam/ ZL1 3.23 Conv./MGW/RPS triple carbon clutch/RSG tranny upgrage/Pedders Ex. XA w/ remote cans and a lot of other crap 897/8??@tires

04-19-2018, 08:33 PM	#4
Pro-tuned Angewendet Ingenieur Drives: 14 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: USA Posts: 401	Interesting I might need to consider aluminum now... __________________ ———— LQ9, Iron Block, Forged internals, 408CI, Jannetty custom cam, TS short block, Whipple, Hardened Jackshaft, PRC 260, 2X3 Dynatech Full Competition, HF Cats, CAI, NW 103, Chee, ID 1300, COPO Breather, MSD, Fore Dual Pump, ultratorque, E85, dual Meth, True Trac, 3:45, 1500hp axle-shafts, DSS CF, BMR, custom Pearl/Candy paint by Jaidah.

04-20-2018, 08:19 AM	#6
1911 1LE Drives: 2015 SW 2SS 1LE Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: 78155 Posts: 308	I have to agree with you about their site. I was looking at RPM as well and then got "steered" RSG's way. I think we are both in good hands.Good luck __________________ Maggie 2650 @ 18psi/ 75mm 10 rib/ Dual alky nozzles/ Roto-fab/ ARH 2" Lt's/ GT-12 cam/ ZL1 3.23 Conv./MGW/RPS triple carbon clutch/RSG tranny upgrage/Pedders Ex. XA w/ remote cans and a lot of other crap 897/8??@tires

04-20-2018, 10:22 AM	#7
acammer GPI Sales Consultant Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS SGM Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Weedsport, NY Posts: 2,794 View My Garage	Subscribed - definitely want to see what you think of it when you get it back in! __________________ GPI Max Package 2.0: Brodix BR7 heads/GPI porting, MAX3 cam, ST2116LSR, BSR Max Lift rockers, LS7 LSXR with 103mm TB, Vararam OTR, Mcleod RXT, G-Force/Strange 9" IRS setup with 4.63 gear. 551whp, 11.1@124mph. *Got a question about a GPI product? Feel free to shoot me a message!*

04-19-2018, 02:39 PM	#3
blake-b Drives: 2009 ZR1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,205	I've got a Level VI TR6060 and have no complaints with it. When I thought I broke it, I called RPM and they were very helpful. Turns out what happened was my carbon fiber driveshaft came unglued from exhaust heat. That is what happens when you have the exhaust dumping not far after the turbos... On a related note, DSS reglued it for free!! I have since made sure the entire exhaust was on and is wrapped with header wrap along the length near the driveshaft. I haven't dumped the clutch or anything but so far, so good.

05-02-2018, 12:52 PM	#10
BiggFoot Drives: 2010 Camaro (M6) 1000+ HP SBE Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 1,391	Camaro went to the shop today for the RPM TR6060 Level VII install. Shop owner was explaining how meticulous RPM is with their builds. A lot of polished billit parts inside and out. He says this tranny will shift like a knife slicing though hot butter. Will soon see __________________ F-1X, Cog Drive, ATI Super Pulley/Sprag ~ 19 psi Blower Cam Brodix BP BR 3 Heads Kooks LT Headers and full 3" exhaust Fore Triple Pump Fuel System with ID 1700X Injectors - E85 conversion DSS 9” Conversion (1400 hp axles, driveshaft, pumpkin) & Strange 3.70 gears McLeod RXT Twin HD Clutch & Upgraded Slave RPM Level VII TR6060 BMR Drag Suspension Package w/Strange shocks Carlyle 15" and M/T ET Street R radials 10.1 @ 143 mph 1/4 mile

05-02-2018, 01:06 PM	#11
1911 1LE Drives: 2015 SW 2SS 1LE Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: 78155 Posts: 308	Sounds like you will be up and running before me. Mine got shipped off last Thursday for rebuild. I hope we see as big of a difference as they say. You should bring that beast down to Victoria in October for the Texas Mile. __________________ Maggie 2650 @ 18psi/ 75mm 10 rib/ Dual alky nozzles/ Roto-fab/ ARH 2" Lt's/ GT-12 cam/ ZL1 3.23 Conv./MGW/RPS triple carbon clutch/RSG tranny upgrage/Pedders Ex. XA w/ remote cans and a lot of other crap 897/8??@tires

05-02-2018, 02:25 PM	#12
BiggFoot Drives: 2010 Camaro (M6) 1000+ HP SBE Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 1,391	Getting a trans from RPM is different. You order what you want and they ship it to you (It came on a nice pallet all shrink wrapped). Then you ship back the old trans to RPM to be used as a core. I am not set up for the mile and this old man doesn't really like driving that fast. I deal with it on the 1/4 but haven't been over 140 mph in the car ever. __________________ F-1X, Cog Drive, ATI Super Pulley/Sprag ~ 19 psi Blower Cam Brodix BP BR 3 Heads Kooks LT Headers and full 3" exhaust Fore Triple Pump Fuel System with ID 1700X Injectors - E85 conversion DSS 9” Conversion (1400 hp axles, driveshaft, pumpkin) & Strange 3.70 gears McLeod RXT Twin HD Clutch & Upgraded Slave RPM Level VII TR6060 BMR Drag Suspension Package w/Strange shocks Carlyle 15" and M/T ET Street R radials 10.1 @ 143 mph 1/4 mile Last edited by BiggFoot; 05-02-2018 at 04:30 PM.

05-12-2018, 03:45 PM	#13
BiggFoot Drives: 2010 Camaro (M6) 1000+ HP SBE Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 1,391	This is a copy/paste from my F-1X build thread so no new news here and probably my last post in this section about the new tranny. OK Ladies and Gents, I have driven the car twice now with the new RPM Level VII TR6060 tranny and I am impressed so far. The shifts are crisp, clean, and tight. Sort of hard to describe the difference in feeling from the stock TR6060. The gears feel like they "plant" upon every shift. The pattern is tight and solid feeling. There is ~ 200 mi break in for the rings and pads to set but it is basically good to go. I'm not going to lie, it is an expensive transmission and I wouldn't recommend "just switching" arbitrarily, but I am currently and in the future gonna throw a lot of power at this tranny and it is built to take it so that is why I bit the bullet and made the upgrade. __________________ F-1X, Cog Drive, ATI Super Pulley/Sprag ~ 19 psi Blower Cam Brodix BP BR 3 Heads Kooks LT Headers and full 3" exhaust Fore Triple Pump Fuel System with ID 1700X Injectors - E85 conversion DSS 9” Conversion (1400 hp axles, driveshaft, pumpkin) & Strange 3.70 gears McLeod RXT Twin HD Clutch & Upgraded Slave RPM Level VII TR6060 BMR Drag Suspension Package w/Strange shocks Carlyle 15" and M/T ET Street R radials 10.1 @ 143 mph 1/4 mile

05-12-2018, 04:46 PM	#14
dreksnot Served USN - Atomic Chimp Drives: 13 Camaro LSX434 TT M6, 21 ZLE A10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,603 View My Garage	I see either RPM or RSG in my near future.... __________________ In excess of 1,000WHP LSX434 \| AGP 65/65 TT \| BTR Equalizer Intake \| Trickflow 245cc cathedral \| BTR custom cam \| Cortex EBC \| n2mb WOT \| ID-1700x \| Brisk GR12S \| RPM Lv 7 TR6060 \| AGP's Triple 525LPH Fore Fuel \| Monster LT1-S Triple \| 4.11 DSS Proform 9", CF driveshaft, 1400hp axles \| Hurst Line Lock \| MGW Retro Short Throw w/old skool Hurst T-handle \| ADM solid subframe mounts \| Prothane Motor Mounts \| Revshift Poly Trans insert \| Moreno camber/caster plates