Originally Posted by
Running925
Transmission problems.. it won't engauge a gear when leaving the previous gear anywhere above 8500 rpm's. Not quite sure how to resolve this yet but i'm trying to research it. (this caused me horrible times coz i had to let it rev down a bit to grab the next gear, and when i did get the next gear, i had to build boost again coz it took to long & dropped)
Sounds like you learned a lot! My 2¢ about piddly details.
You need less friction in your synchros if you want to shift that high. If your 2/3 shift is still a bit rough at those rpms, it's definitely the gear oil. If you're still running Honda MTF in your tranny, cut it out. You're shifting above 8500 rpms now. Remember that thinner oil = less friction and heat. Heat and gearsets = bad at high rpms. Too much friction or too little, and the synchros work against you. I'd still run the recommended weight of gear oil, but I'd run full-synthetic for the sake of the higher shifts.
I'd use something like BG Synchroshft or GM SynchroMesh. Plain-old Synchroshift is a synthetic blend. Synchroshift II is full-synthetic. You can probably find a BG dealer in your area, but Mach V and RoadRaceEngineering sell their stuff on-line if you can't find anyone.
If your ECU supports no-lift-to-shift, consider enabling it. You'll keep that turbo spooled if your right foot keeps holding the throttle plate wide open and then granny shifting wouldn't matter anymore since the ignition will take care of your shift RPMS, and the tranny will experience less shock. I say this as if I know, but I've never enabled it on mine. Tee hee hee.
Also, check the adjustment on your clutch hydraulics. You need a decent amount of pedal travel for when your clutch fluid is boiling. Maybe even use DOT 4 or 6. I use 4.
I'm glad to hear you running 110. That's what I was running all day on my last trip out. It's sorta hard to beat 1.9 60's if you can be consistent with it because For FWD, that's not so shabby. You'll make it up in 3rd gear.
Here's my 3rd cent... If you quest for 10's, you gotta run an 11 first. ;D
Shit ain't easy. But way to go and I'm glad you didn't break anything. I can't wait to see you guys down here! You're going to stick well on this toasty worn-in track. The weather's been awesome down here lately. Grill's ready to go. I'm lookin' forward to riding some roller coasters, thrashing some go-karts, and all the other rollin' and racing action going on.