tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 7m 20d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 08/06/08 01:04 PM Share Posted 08/06/08 01:04 PM Ford are quite smart though...they've built in a 'safety mechanism' in the sedans. CV joints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groper Member 611 Member For: 17y 10m 14d Posted 08/06/08 10:53 PM Share Posted 08/06/08 10:53 PM there has been a few die but the main issue with them is they just wear out quicker when you boost them... the input shafts twist and the clutch packs wear out, and the flex plate has some issues aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcl Toughest BA Turbo Lifetime Members 3,408 Member For: 21y 11m 21d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 08/06/08 11:30 PM Share Posted 08/06/08 11:30 PM Brian (BCL) has over 400rwkw's with his stock ZF box and has taken it down the strip several times with no dramas!!!Not just me; F6BF (Jim), Mauz, and FSIX (Mark) have done a lot more passes than me with more power.Make sure you change the pan and oil if you have quite a few k's on the car. I have 33k km on mine, used as a daily driver.Mauz upgraded his ZF.Around 400rwkw would seem to be OK. I doubt the 500rwkw would last, and would most likely break the input shaft, as Tom did in WA when he tried big power.Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Member 109 Member For: 17y 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 09/06/08 01:20 AM Author Share Posted 09/06/08 01:20 AM that's really impressive. I would have thought I would have seen more responses regarding blown ZFs given the amount of modded T's in here, but looks like they can take quite a beating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSIX Member 566 Member For: 19y 1m 20d Posted 09/06/08 01:39 AM Share Posted 09/06/08 01:39 AM (edited) that's really impressive. I would have thought I would have seen more responses regarding blown ZFs given the amount of modded T's in here, but looks like they can take quite a beating.44,000 klm's many many 1/4 mile passes, 360rwkw street, 385rwkw track, I changed my fluid to trans max z after slight delay from 1st to 2nd at the track that was over 12 months ago.Auto is fine, just seems to change slow compared to a build one.Dont abuse it on the street, save the abuse for the track, a factory zf auto is good enough for a 10sec pass as long its boosting of the line.beware dont use trans max z if you want to keep your warranty Edited 09/06/08 01:42 AM by FSIX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6speedxr6t Member 4 Member For: 17y 2m 27d Posted 15/06/08 09:26 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 09:26 AM What warranty with 360rwkw??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6speedxr6t Member 4 Member For: 17y 2m 27d Posted 15/06/08 09:37 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 09:37 AM My BF XR6T sedan has a totally unmodified zf and handles 345rwkw. It will go into "safe mode" if over-reved or pushed to hard on a track day. I cannot drive in manual mode at Wakefield as it will continually shut down. In performance or auto it is usually ok. Eastern Creek is different as it suits the heavier cars. On the street no problems at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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