car:
ford taurus sho - gen 2 - 3.2l w/ autotragic tranny
mileage:
10k miles on the car since everything was installed
mods:
the indestructible doug louis slushbox (ford rebuild+ shift kit + bulletproof TC + misc shims and alterations)
67mm turbo w/ high quality supporting mods
12psi, with the occasional 15psi+
no engine internals besides 3.0 cams
how it worked before:
first and second gear never really felt "positive" even when we cranked up the line pressure up .... they always seamed to slip a bit, but we could never be sure
3rd gear ... in 3rd gear the car pulled like a freight train ...for the first 8k miles, then 3rd gear started missing
once a week or so the car would "miss" 3rd gear, and we couldn't get a straight answer on what it could be
electrical ? solenoid problem ? clutch pack ?
but slow down, put it in second, stick it back in 3rd, and away you go in 3rd again
that is, until the last time the car was beat on ... on a highway on ramp we were making a hard pull to catch up with the rather fast traffic on the highway ... it was a downhill slope and alex was using 3/ throttle
first... second ... neutral with muffled scary noises .... 3rd gear refuses to re-engage like previous times
we drive home another 200+ miles using 1,2 and 4 ... they give us zero problem
so now the trans is apart on the bench, as shipping alone to and from FPS is $500
yay for a spotless 1st gear
2nd gear: 2 hot spots visible, 2more on the flip side
close up of one of the hot spot sections ... notice how localized they are, i believe this is important
other 2nd gear hot spot, again very localized
3rd gear: notice again that all the hot spots are localized, but this time the clutches are annihilated (clutches in front in the first pic, plates in the back)
notice how one clutch disk seams to have survived unscathed ???
same with one of the steel plates ...
ford taurus sho - gen 2 - 3.2l w/ autotragic tranny
mileage:
10k miles on the car since everything was installed
mods:
the indestructible doug louis slushbox (ford rebuild+ shift kit + bulletproof TC + misc shims and alterations)
67mm turbo w/ high quality supporting mods
12psi, with the occasional 15psi+
no engine internals besides 3.0 cams
how it worked before:
first and second gear never really felt "positive" even when we cranked up the line pressure up .... they always seamed to slip a bit, but we could never be sure
3rd gear ... in 3rd gear the car pulled like a freight train ...for the first 8k miles, then 3rd gear started missing
once a week or so the car would "miss" 3rd gear, and we couldn't get a straight answer on what it could be
electrical ? solenoid problem ? clutch pack ?
but slow down, put it in second, stick it back in 3rd, and away you go in 3rd again
that is, until the last time the car was beat on ... on a highway on ramp we were making a hard pull to catch up with the rather fast traffic on the highway ... it was a downhill slope and alex was using 3/ throttle
first... second ... neutral with muffled scary noises .... 3rd gear refuses to re-engage like previous times
we drive home another 200+ miles using 1,2 and 4 ... they give us zero problem
so now the trans is apart on the bench, as shipping alone to and from FPS is $500
yay for a spotless 1st gear
2nd gear: 2 hot spots visible, 2more on the flip side
close up of one of the hot spot sections ... notice how localized they are, i believe this is important
other 2nd gear hot spot, again very localized
3rd gear: notice again that all the hot spots are localized, but this time the clutches are annihilated (clutches in front in the first pic, plates in the back)
notice how one clutch disk seams to have survived unscathed ???
same with one of the steel plates ...