2004r died - under 200 miles self built

[CamaroMan]

hi all - man i thought sth was wrong on the last trip out.. anyway - went to move the car and took a drive around the block, when cold it drove fine, after heated up (10 mins) the car literally wouldnt move. Came back next morning and managed to JUST get it up the hill and back in driveway.

I followed chris's book but the tolerances were so darn tight and pics lacking - maybe sth went wrong. Had some sonnax pump upgrades up front, and the art carr kit/mods in the VB.. sonnax billet servo ( i should have opted for the adjustable one!)..

Possible i need to adjust/check the band / servo play of tranny toast? might drain a bit of fluid and check (i installed a drain valve).. wondering if hard launches with stock filter/pan are the issue too.. i dod do some REAL hard launches

 

[Chuck Leeper]

Pressure gauge time.

 

[CamaroMan]

ok -will try get to it next few days and post back tx..

 

[dynoman]

If you're a DIY trans guy , you need to talk to Dave Husek , he can steer you through the proper rebuild .

 

[CamaroMan]

ok sorry for the late reply- finally got the psi gauge hooked in this evening-

at idle in park psi is around 50, when i blip the TV cable by hand it jumps to around 235 psi- cant find my psi chart cos i moved my shop 2 months ago and everything is in chaos state incl my driveway which is full of engines-

i tried to get hold of a few o fthe guys but they seem very quiet about checking the 3 end plays, i own chris book and pretty much followed what i could-

 

[Mr.Spool]

ok sorry for the late reply- finally got the psi gauge hooked in this evening-

at idle in park psi is around 50, when i blip the TV cable by hand it jumps to around 235 psi- cant find my psi chart cos i moved my shop 2 months ago and everything is in chaos state incl my driveway which is full of engines-

i tried to get hold of a few o fthe guys but they seem very quiet about checking the 3 end plays, i own chris book and pretty much followed what i could-

Call dave husek,period.
Unless you want to keep chasing your tail.
But 200s are an art into themselves.
Others think they can build them untill real power is applied.
Good luck

 

[CamaroMan]

ill try get hold of him again thanks-

 

[77 cruiser]

He's not hard to get a hold of, or he didn't used to be. Seems like you have to call I thought he was a bit slow on Emails.

 

[CamaroMan]

ok - fired her up last night for the first time in almost a year. New TC from edge racing - hoping that was the issue. bumped it into D on stands with foot on brake pedal and it def lurched telling me the TC is engaging. will finish up exhaust and ebrake and get it out-

I did notice the trans pressure around 55 at idle and 250 when i mash the pedal.

is it more critical to have max pressure at wot or a little higher at idle?

Ive always made sure I have max TV at WOT and never had an issue -