I finally busted a T5!!

Ahh I remember when I broke my first T5. Back when my car was the commuter car (still turboed and running 11s). I was getting onto 526 with two of my carpool buddies in the car and rolled into it in 3rd gear and right at torque peak, blammo. I ended up limping it to work and even limped it home 40 miles at about 35 mph. Ya gotta love that big magnet on the botom of the case.
I ended up taking that trans and 2 others and making one that worked, but it howled like a SOB. Matter of fact I took it to the track that way and heard a guy tell his kid as I was passing on the return road that my car sounded like a plane taking off. Between the turbo and that trans it probaby did. Oh well it got me by till I got my Tremec.
The last one I broke was in my four banger car. The tailshaft bushing let go on the freeway and lunched the output shaft, that was wierd.

I busted 5 of them,...... 2 were WC lol. Good times.

This is bad Karma.

i grenaded 3rd taking 2nd and 4th out in my 351w's first t5 after the swap. that good ol' turbocoupe tranny lasted a good 3 months with the extra 150lbs over rating, even with hellish driving. so i threw another turbocoupe tranny in! i just love the shorter gears...