Engine & Drivetrain Durability With Edit

[jordak]

  Eugene said:

My Story so far.

My Ute now has 64,000km, auto, cooler fitted.

I fitted an xede, injectors and high flow cat at 4000km, car was running 266rwkw.

tuned and new exhaust fitted at about 34000km, running 285rwkw.

edit fitted at 52000km, run with xede for a while and stand alone too, now has 290rwkw on pump fuel and 12psi boost, car has a sh*t load more torque, second gear smokies in the dry are easy.

So far, zero driveline/engine drama's, it is service every 7500km, I use Castrol 10w60 syn oil, transmax Z in trans, LSdZ syn in diff.

I have run it down the strip about 15 times at wsid, and belt it a bit when driving.

I could not be more happy with how it is.

I will be on the dyno this arvo, fine tuning (live tuning) with the xede and edit.

I wont be going over 320rwkw on stock auto/rods/pistons etc. but it will be nice to get it spot on.

230-240 rwkw, it will last forever, fit a good cooler to the trans, change the engine oil regulary, and enjoy.

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That certainly is a bit of a success story

2nd gear smokies require a good amount of torque and we've heard of a number of tranny's failing with alot less power as well, even with some level of modification.

Are you saying that you change the tranny oil every 7500k's along with the engine oil?

[Eugene]

  jordak said:

  Eugene said:

My Story so far.

My Ute now has 64,000km, auto, cooler fitted.

I fitted an xede, injectors and high flow cat at 4000km, car was running 266rwkw.

tuned and new exhaust fitted at about 34000km, running 285rwkw.

edit fitted at 52000km, run with xede for a while and stand alone too, now has 290rwkw on pump fuel and 12psi boost, car has a sh*t load more torque, second gear smokies in the dry are easy.

So far, zero driveline/engine drama's, it is service every 7500km, I use Castrol 10w60 syn oil, transmax Z in trans, LSdZ syn in diff.

I have run it down the strip about 15 times at wsid, and belt it a bit when driving.

I could not be more happy with how it is.

I will be on the dyno this arvo, fine tuning (live tuning) with the xede and edit.

I wont be going over 320rwkw on stock auto/rods/pistons etc. but it will be nice to get it spot on.

230-240 rwkw, it will last forever, fit a good cooler to the trans, change the engine oil regulary, and enjoy.

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That certainly is a bit of a success story

2nd gear smokies require a good amount of torque and we've heard of a number of tranny's failing with alot less power as well, even with some level of modification.

Are you saying that you change the tranny oil every 7500k's along with the engine oil?

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Thanks,

No, I dont change the trans that often, first lot did um 55000km, sorry Mr BTR.

I was lazy, and kept expecting the box to go pop, but it hasnt, so now I run good oil, and will put in a prestons when it does start to flare/slip.

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  jordak said:

  citricxr6t said:

  j-bomb3000 said:

Hi guys I am interested to hear from anyone that has had only the edit done with no other hardware mods, and has covered a fair amount of k's with it. Just interested in the long term effect of taking one up to 230 - 240 rwk. I've had my T for 2 weeks now and am thinking about the edit + custom tune once run in. I want to run only edit so I can re flash to stock for waranty work. The only concern I have is the long term durability of the car (I have the auto) while I generaly don't drive like a complete loon I like to stretch it's legs every now and again. I would also be interested to hear what sort of boost levels you would need to run to achieve the above power figures. Any help or experiences would be appreciated.

Hi mate.

I have an auto like urself. Recently got edit (custom tune) from HPF in Dandy (EXCEPTIONAL TUNERS), and received 247.5rwkw. I must admit am very happy with the drive line- running like a brand new baby.

The other mods I have are 2ndcai, cntr mufler rmvd and twin exhaust tips.

So far its good, any probs down the track (fingers crossed), will notify.

But, would definately recommend edit, its totally a different car now!!!

I sh*t all over HSV's now!!

GO FORDS!!

At that level I would strongly recommend a good tranny cooler at least and even then depending on how you drive it, some degeneration of the auto to occur over time.

How much does the tranny cooler cost inc. installation? How much power will I get from the tranny cooler?

[Paradoxx]

I had a Starion with a VR4 Motor, Supra gearbox (which is strong, I admit) and a stock LSD. The engine was completely stock internally, it was tuned to run 22psi max boost and it was pretty tight on the AFRs. This car ran like this for over 2 years and I never had a problem as far as physical driveline parts goes... now as long as manufacturers are still producing engines and what-not to similar tolerances, I would say you should be pretty safe with long term durability. If something is going to break, it will probably do it within a relatively short period. This is not to say wear will not occur, but as long as it is serviced regularly you should be fine.