i'd venture a guess that slick 50's lubricant Vs. redline synthetic is not
like comparing similar materials. the smooth case uses a cone type
synchro. the wear on the cones over time makes them less and less effective
as they wear and wear . they tend to get rather sloppy over time and the
friction surface they mate on wears too. so adding a "super slipery"
lubricant well after the wear has occured is not going to gain much as far
as increased or improved shifting. now, if you have a NOS gear box(oh yeah
we all have those...right> :) ) this type of modern lubricant might be an
improvement and increase the life of the synchros. but! the smooth caes
gear box suffers yet another problem of having gears that can not withstand
much more torque than a stock 948. i have a stack of them here both
complete transmissions and a few handfull of loose assorted gears. i deem
them nothing but a component for the restoration crowd. they do have their
place in certain cars! but in my own personal world the only gear box that
has ever given me any decent service has been a rib case with straight cut
gears in it. wich is the gear box i have been using for over 20 years now.
i have had to replace first gear a few times though (not because i tore
teeth off of first! because it had become worn enough to warrant being
replaced!).....autocrossing and down shifting into first gear is rather
tricky on the fly but can be achieved with proper rear brake adjustment.
chuck.
29 years with the same car but not the same "significant other"..... :)
LOL!
-----Original Message-----
From David Ramsey <dwramsey at worldnet.att.net>
To: GMGoodman@aol.com <GMGoodman@aol.com>
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 4:45 AM
Subject: RE: smoothcase idea?
>Give it a try and let us know if it works. No need to waste more than
>one smoothcase tranny. Much better yours than mine.
> Crash
>
>I currently have a smoothcase in my "59 Bugeye....Read something the
>other
>day and this idea came to mind....looking of experienced opinions....
>The Smoothcase has slow syncros...and is pretty easy to beat
>shifting...here's the idea....I have heard that Slick 50 makes a
>transmission
>lubricant that makes shifting very smooth and quiets
>transmissions.....has
>anyone ever tried this product? It is supposed to be a SUPER
>Lubridcant...
>Could it make things more quiet...but more importantly speed up the
>syncros??????
>Thanks
>Jerry Goodma
>59 Bugeye
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