correct... thats why you see them running such high gearing.I have a friend with a T56 and 76mm LS2 turbo camaro and it's vicious. Sometimes I think it would do better if he didn't have such a close ratio trans and the turbo was able to spool more between shifts.. By the time he's at full boost (which is a split second), he's shifting already, and that's with 3.55 gears. I plan on going the same route, only I got the wide ratio 5 sped TKO to allow more spool time. Turbos make more torque than any other power adder, close ratio gearboxes are not as necessary, imo...
correct... thats why you see them running such high gearing.
but im nor sure if a turbo makes more torque then a nitrous car. that would be a close one.
I've gone back and forth on this so often. I've always had a manual in my cars and its hard for me to think of going with an auto. But its also hard for me to imagine giving up so much performance, consistency, and stability. I cannot keep up with my car using the TKO, though it is notch as hell and needs a rebuild. Anyway, at the moment I'm really thinking about a lentech with a locking converter. That might be the best compromise on a street car.
I've gone back and forth on this so often. I've always had a manual in my cars and its hard for me to think of going with an auto. But its also hard for me to imagine giving up so much performance, consistency, and stability. I cannot keep up with my car using the TKO, though it is notch as hell and needs a rebuild. Anyway, at the moment I'm really thinking about a lentech with a locking converter. That might be the best compromise on a street car.
Only if you do not build it right, there are just as good of parts available for the C-4 as there are for any other 3 speed trans. It is not cheap to build, unless you build it on the cheap. But they are quite capable of taking 1,000 HP. and without rebuilding every year. The big upside is small size and weight, the down side is only 3 gears and that sucks for a street car.^they suck thats why. Nobody wants to rebuild a trans every year.
Only if you do not build it right, there are just as good of parts available for the C-4 as there are for any other 3 speed trans. It is not cheap to build, unless you build it on the cheap. But they are quite capable of taking 1,000 HP. and without rebuilding every year. The big upside is small size and weight, the down side is only 3 gears and that sucks for a street car.
depends on the C4 the converter and how well he cools it. turbos are hard asI'm going to take a shot in the dark here and say the OP isn't shooting for 1,000hp with a turbo 347.
400-600hp is more likely...which will keep a decently built C4 together just fine. Or a 4R70W for that matter.
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