New 5 and 6-speed auto tranny's?

[MAP]

Hi Brad Man,

I agree with you - get everything possible out of a four-speed, and then five, six, seven, etc. BTW, I need to be a little careful - this story is not solely about torque. Power really does enter the equation, but only rather indirectly: this has to do with engine reciprocating mass, RPM, and firmness of shift. At high RPM's the engine internals have a lot of momentum, and a sudden gear shift creates a high impulsive load on the tranny due to the sudden change of momentum imposed on the engine iternals. And the firmer the shift, the higher the peak impulsive load. This can kill trannies even with low-output motors.

Best,
MAP

 

[MAP]

Greetings,

It's been about nine months since the last post on this topic, and I was curious if there may have been any updates during the interim. To increase the probability of identifying viable candidates, I would like to modify the key characteristics as follows:

1.) Lock-up converter. 2.) Weight with fluids not to exceed 220lb. 3.) High reliability behind as much as 700 lb-ft of engine torque on an indefinite basis. 4.) Engine bolt pattern to match, or to be adaptable to, Chevrolet or BOP engines. 5.) A top-to-bottom gear ratio spread of 5:1 to 7:1.

Thanks,
MAP