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Hey good luck mate. The crew at Hi-Torque seem to know their stuff.

haha cheers. well im planning for the rebuild. cuz im sure its gonna need it asap. and im still contemplating on what box to do.

The upgrade options are C series or Powerglide but they aren't really a daily driver trans without an overdrive. As mentioned in my build thread, a 4 speed GM 4l65e has been built for my car and we are in the process of a conversion kit. We are having a full bellhousing made by Dellow, not just an adaptor plate, so it should be a very neat package. It will bridge the gap between the factory available 4 and 6 speed trans (which seem to max out at around the 400rwkw mark) and the next option of a C series or glide. A 4 speed overdrive drag box that can handle 500rwkw at the track is what we are aiming for.

If you aren't familiar with the 4l65e, they already have 5 pinion planetaries which means they are able to handle more power and torque. They were used in some light truck applications from factory due to their increased torque handling capabilities.

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hey guys, thought I would put up an update here. got the turbo on, fitted and tuned and boy does it go awsome! the pull of the big turbo is bloody amazing, breaks traction around 110kmh, changes gear and then when the boost fully hits again breaks traction at 170kmh.. havnt got a dyno print off yet, as I did hand the car over to hi-torque with bald tyres, and everytime it broke the 400kw mark it just would spin the tyres. I have got new ones now and just finding a time to get a dyno figure and add it up. when I get a chance I will also put up pics.

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youve got the zf dont ya matt? How are ya finding it with the bigger turbo as far as lag & what exhaust housing & compressor cover did ya go with? Just had a quick read through the thread & couldnt see what turbo you were running? Did they hold it back because of the stock gear

John

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should be good for some power then when its finished. I almost wish I had the courage to bolt my turbo to my engine when it was unopened. Ohh well guess I'll just have to have to ramped hard to make up for me being soft before. lol

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the box seems to be holding up not to bad, bit laggy and have to select the right gear before I boot it, I heard u got urs built? how are u finding that? it might be an option for me, as I like the box to much

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