Spinning tires 1st into 2nd...4r70w..how bad is that..?

[chris kelvin]

Hey whats up guys, haven't posted in a while glad to be back here. Well today me and my 95 4.6 thunderbird almost got t-boned...it would have been BAAAAAD. I was at a red light, waiting to turn right with the signal, so my signal comes on and i go to take it (thinking the guy coming from my left is going to slow down cause his light is CLEARLY RED) and had to slam on my brakes cause this SOB in his ford econoline van screeched his tires to stop....i was like "you sob ****sucker"..lol.

Anyway i took my turn and smoked my tires for a good 3 car legnths which mean the A/T burned through 1st and into 2nd. How bad is that for the forward clutch plates, or the tranny in general. I was cracking up watching this dude keep his distance behind me after my "antics" lol.

Sorry for the somewhat "16 year old" post....haha. BTW my traction control was off, i hate having traction...

 

[trailblazr81]

Worse on your tires than tranny. I wouldnt worry about the tranny. I spin all the tires constantly in my truck while 4wheeling. I run a tranny cooler, but this is cuz it has to live behind 450HP. I doubt you did enough to heat it up a couple extra degrees.

 

[chris kelvin]

Thanks bud, yeah honestly it's not like i drive around all day burnin up tires. I was just so pissed off, i mean i would have been HURT if this guy braked and extra 5 feet or so. I was just curious cause i read somewhere that if you do burnouts, you should leave an AT in 1st, or 2nd...just watch the rpms.

 

[03ghoststang]

yeah you really did no harm to the tranny but i would consider a tranny cooler if you havent got one on there already

 

[trailblazr81]

Yeah yer good til the fluid bubbles out the dipstick tube... Seen that out on the trail. Havent seen it on a street car, but Im sure it could be done.

 

[Gearbanger 101]

Hey whats up guys, haven't posted in a while glad to be back here. Well today me and my 95 4.6 thunderbird almost got t-boned...it would have been BAAAAAD. I was at a red light, waiting to turn right with the signal, so my signal comes on and i go to take it (thinking the guy coming from my left is going to slow down cause his light is CLEARLY RED) and had to slam on my brakes cause this SOB in his ford econoline van screeched his tires to stop....i was like "you sob ****sucker"..lol.

Anyway i took my turn and smoked my tires for a good 3 car legnths which mean the A/T burned through 1st and into 2nd. How bad is that for the forward clutch plates, or the tranny in general. I was cracking up watching this dude keep his distance behind me after my "antics" lol.

Sorry for the somewhat "16 year old" post....haha. BTW my traction control was off, i hate having traction...

Who do you think you're kidding.....T-Birds/Cougars can't spin the tires!

 

[chris kelvin]

Well from a stop no spinning, but as soon as you take a mild turn, and gun it....smoke...

BTW that's the only time i can get BOTH wheels to lay rubber, if i do a brake stand burnout....one wheel wonder lol. Forgot to mention my bird is a tad lighter than the average bird...!!! No sound deadener or carpet from the dash to the trunk, completely stripped trunk just fix a flat and a quart of oil...no back seats just the V brace to maintain some body rigidity. Next i'm gonna get lightweight seats to save an extra 30lbs on the drivers seat and about 20 on the passenger.

Overall so far she's about 180lbs lighter then stock. PS if your thinking about removing the sound deadener.....DONT. My back is still fhugged up from using a heating gun and scraper sitting in odd positions..omg what a pita..

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Ain't nothing wrong with it, I do it at least once a week or so

 

[chris kelvin]

lol good to hear that Kilgore.. It never gets old, that spinning burnout sound going into 2nd and climbing to like 4K and hooking.

Cops don't like it though...

 

[Gearbanger 101]

Overall so far she's about 180lbs lighter then stock. PS if your thinking about removing the sound deadener.....DONT. My back is still fhugged up from using a heating gun and scraper sitting in odd positions..omg what a pita..

Naaa, I'm content with my Cat being a fat-ass. I'll just add more power to offset the effects of the weight.

 

[007]

I spin them all the freaking time. Always chirp third.

Your car loves it very much. Enjoy.

 

[03ghoststang]

hey you should get one of these the part number is 70264 and i got it for 70 bucks

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[Kilgore Trout]

hey you should get one of these the part number is 70264 and i got it for 70 bucks

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What is the website? Do the hose connectors match right up?

 

[03ghoststang]

What is the website? Do the hose connectors match right up?

i'll find out this weekend cause the old one i had i just rigged it up and its leaking now....i got this from a mustang shop out here in Cali i get hook ups,..the shop is gtr high performace, their web site is gtrhipo.com................ and the one for B&M is bmracing.com

i'll let you guys know and i'll do a how to install write up on it