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Originally Posted by ZeeYouLater
Also there are rumours that the turbo mods do not hold the torque with the smaler 6th and 7th gear diametor planetary gear brake bands.
Thats only my opinion
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This is not a rumor but ANOTHER MYTH being put forth by 6MT guys on this forum. NO ONE has blown a tranny OR HAD PROBLEMS with the tall gears on the 7AT except shumby. Truth be told......NO ONE KNOWS exactly why his tranny failed. We (FI 7AT guys) suspect the "clutches" between the tall gears are not strong enough to handle the torque (so most of us had line pressures increased in the tranny to keep clutch time between shifts to a minimum).
I will end this with a question......I have had 2 track days, 30 or so runs in the 1/4 and 1/8th mile, 4000+ miles of VERY SPIRITED driving with 500 rwhp.........Why havent I had any problems?
P.S. The truth is most of you nay sayers are working off hearsay like chuck05 above saying "I know a guy whos auto tranny didnt last 20k miles" and believing it without any proof or substantiation at all. Shumby is the ONE AND ONLY that is a proven failure.
P.S.S. Please dont bring up the thailand guy.....no one ever really figured out what he was saying happened.
P.S.S.S. Why is the rumor "turbo mods"??? Shumby in an SC guy???