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I had my trans rebuilt at a cost of $2400 with a 2800 stall converter also.

Power was just a tad over 300 rwkw with a Unichip tune, and no probs.

But it is not a question of the peak power capability, but rather the torque peak which causes the damage.

I upgraded the tune using Edit, gained a bit in peak (315 rwkw) but substantially increased the power at the lower end. This results in a big increase in torque!

To give some specifics on my daily 98 Ron tunes....

. .............. Previous ............ current ...

. rpm ....... Unichip tune ......... EDIT TUNE (HP-F) ..........

3000 ...... 160 kW/510Nm ..... 230kW / 730 Nm

4000 ...... 230 kW/550Nm ..... 265kW / 630 Nm

5500 ...... 300 kW/520Nm ..... 300kW / 520 Nm

The trans worked well with those power / torque outputs.

:laughing:

I recently retuned at the big vic weekend 2, and requested a race tune using some additional octane booster..... Power and torque increases were phenomenal.

. rpm ....... RACE TUNE (HP-F) ..........

3000 ...... 260kW / 825 Nm

4000 ...... 290kW / 690 Nm

5500 ...... 315kW / 550 Nm

Not much increase in peak power, but HUGE increase in low-mid range torque!

The car accellerated like a bat out of hell.... awesome.

But my 2~4 band failed. Totally wore the kevlar off the band, and ended up wearing into the drum.

As there is a fair bit of electronic trickery in the ECU control of the box, there are some parameters the tuners can play with.

But the tradeoff is driveability. To get the band gripping tighter, which is necessary to reduce slippage with huge torque increase, results in quite a drastic gear shudder when engaged. This also causes more stress throughout the rest of the drivetrain.

From my experience, I would say the torque rating of the modified boxes is about 700 to 750 Nm, and even then they will require maintenance on a regular basis.

I'd like to hear from guys running big power at low rpm, with stallies, who have NOT experienced problems in their autos.... ( lets say >250 rwkw at 3000 rpm)

maybe there's another trick available.

(lets exclude the 3sp C4/C9 installs)

tom

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I was quoted approximately $3K drive in-drive out through Nizpro (who use Yarra Valley Automatics). No idea what power/torque it can handle, suggest you contact Nizpro or Yarra Valley Automatics for more details.

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$900 from Preston Automatics.

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- Resealed and reclutched forward cylinder (HIGH ENERGY)

- Replaced front band (HIGH ENERGY)

- Drilled out drum and machined band drum

- Replaced C1 steels

- Modified vavle body

- Replaced pump seal and gasket

+ $450 for a 2600rpm hi stall from Kewish Automotive as a recent addition.

Over the past year it's handled power from 250-300rwkw's.

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