The lesson learned today was don't EVER use performance transmissions for anything. THEY SUCK!! My transmission is toast. My car will likely be down for quite some time. :nonono:
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Races 29th, 30th and 31st
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The lesson learned today was don't EVER use performance transmissions for anything. THEY SUCK!! My transmission is toast. My car will likely be down for quite some time. :nonono:
Tommy
New Member
Lesson of the day:
Nitto Drag Radials = [FAIL]
Nitto Drag Radials = [FAIL]
Who was your tranny from Bobby?
PERFORMANCE TRANSMISSIONS. I was ripped off. Chuck the owner took advantage of my lack of knowledge on auto's and charged me the price of a PA transmission and I got a stock rebuild with some racing clutches, manual valve body and hardened input shaft.
Of course after the fact I've heard nothing but bad things about him at Barona and even a few people here posted stuff about them in the sorry mustang shop forum.
My transmission should have came with an upgraded 6 pinion forward planetary, pro shift servos, upgraded pump and rollerized bearings, etc. I paid $2600 for them to build and install the transmission. I told him I could install it, but he insisted that they would do it.
Live and learn :nonono:
Ouch man... Think it will be up for MVTW?
With my wife not working and me being the only income for her and my 2 little ones it's doubtful. I need to unload all of the nitrous stuff I just bought to fund the transmission rebuild. :nonono:
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Mustangcwo
Guest
I hate shops...ALL SHOPS. Good luck on the rebuild and I hope someone out there actually provides the service they boost.
sdsubzero4
Spring Valley, CA
Sorry Bobby.
Have you tried to make things right with them? I have never used them nor know anything about them but with a receipt for 2600 bucks I believe they would be fixin my tranny!!!!!!
There are no warranties with racing. It's been a year. It's not so much that the trans is toast. It's the fact that I thought I was getting a trans that was beefed up with good parts and in fact it wasn't. I can't find the f'ing reciept anywhere either! :nonono:
spdpilot
Well-Known Member
My lesson learned is.....READ!!
I went to Barona on Sunday, thinking thats what you guys said.
Anyways, it was the slowest day at Barona I have ever seen.
I made several single runs because there was no one to race!!!
But despite that I missed having you guys around, it was a lot of fun.
The 98 Cobra is still not registered yet (just bought the parts to fix it).
The Shelby suddenly developed a slipping clutch.
So, I took the truck. I pulled all the tricks out I could think of. Removed spare, removed headlight for cold air, cooled the supercharger between rounds, aired up the fronts to 40+ pounds, aired down the rears to 25 pounds. I tried manual shifting.
I set a new low ET for the truck! 8.90!!!
I went to Barona on Sunday, thinking thats what you guys said.
Anyways, it was the slowest day at Barona I have ever seen.
I made several single runs because there was no one to race!!!
But despite that I missed having you guys around, it was a lot of fun.
The 98 Cobra is still not registered yet (just bought the parts to fix it).
The Shelby suddenly developed a slipping clutch.
So, I took the truck. I pulled all the tricks out I could think of. Removed spare, removed headlight for cold air, cooled the supercharger between rounds, aired up the fronts to 40+ pounds, aired down the rears to 25 pounds. I tried manual shifting.
I set a new low ET for the truck! 8.90!!!
Good times man. Your creepin on down into those 8's.