Good point on the fluid.. I have seen lots of fried clutches though not too
many converters fail.
My big question and seemed to miss 650 hp at what rpm??
650 at 4000 is a lot different than 650 at 7000..
Think torque not hp when thinking about the trans.
and how much boost as well.
Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of 3 liter
> Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 4:50 AM
> To: land-speed submit
> Subject: Early Morning Breakfast Dyno Report
>
>
> Obviously, I'm shooting in the dark here because I don't know your torque
> converter or tannny set-up. But if it won't hold 650 hp (or even 314hp)
> then it can be one or two things wrong. How hot was the fluid?
> You said a
> couple of light runs. That will heat the fluid up nicely. Then
> you load 650
> hp to the converter and the fluid flashes to the boiling point! Did you
> have enough fluid in the first place? Did you check the level in the trans
> when hot? If the clutches are slipping (due to low pressure) the direct
> drive set-up (as previously mentioned) won't change anything. Something as
> simple as too hot, or the wrong fluid or quantity, could make the
> converter,
> clutches, or pump go south. My guess is the pressure went too low and the
> clutches were slipping. -Elon
>
>
>
> Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 From: drmayf
>
> (snip. . .) Made a couple or three light pulls to see if it was safe to
> lean on. Yup. Really fat but safe. Zowee, he pressed the loud
> pedal and the
> car climbed the rpm curve then the boost hit. Jumped to 650 hp
> and then the
> torque converter went away! OR at least that is my surmise. . .
> We tried a
> few more pulls with the car in second and manually shifting but
> the torque
> converter or tranny would not let us get beyond 314 hp
>
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