I just added a TA49 to my car on Saturday, along with a new down pipe and an SMC alky kit. I am now able to run 20lbs of boost with no knock. The thing flies. I have been beating on it as anyone else would probably be doing. I have had no complaints.
I also received an LT1 starter for Christmas and was installing it today with Herb (Turboregal84) watching. While I was under there I checked out my recently replaced trans which has approx
3k miles on it. I installed it last September. It was bone dry and I was very pleased. The fluid is still cherry red. I have noticed a slight 2-3 flare at times. Now here is the kicker.
I dropped my girl off tonight and was driving down her street and I heard a loud thud. I figured I ran over something, so I backed the car up and saw my bright red pinion snubber laying the street. I got out and picked it up. When I got home, I crawled under the car with a flashlight to inspect for damage. I saw something splattered on the rear bumper. I crawled under the middle and the entire exhaust aamd undercarriage was soaked with trans fluid. I jacked the car up and saw a puddle on the driveway from it that appeared in the 2 minutes that it was parked there. Closer inspection saw the driver side was dry. The passengerside was wet. I pulled the convertor dust shield and it was bone dry in there, thus eliminating the front seal. The wetness on the trans was entirely below the top cooler line fitting. I sprayed the side of the trans and the crossmember
with brake clean and dried it off. I tried tightening the cooler lines and both were tight. I then started the car and noticed the top cooler line leaking. No matter how much I tried to crank down on it, it continued to leak. Why would this happen all of a sudden? What a strange night!
I also received an LT1 starter for Christmas and was installing it today with Herb (Turboregal84) watching. While I was under there I checked out my recently replaced trans which has approx
3k miles on it. I installed it last September. It was bone dry and I was very pleased. The fluid is still cherry red. I have noticed a slight 2-3 flare at times. Now here is the kicker.
I dropped my girl off tonight and was driving down her street and I heard a loud thud. I figured I ran over something, so I backed the car up and saw my bright red pinion snubber laying the street. I got out and picked it up. When I got home, I crawled under the car with a flashlight to inspect for damage. I saw something splattered on the rear bumper. I crawled under the middle and the entire exhaust aamd undercarriage was soaked with trans fluid. I jacked the car up and saw a puddle on the driveway from it that appeared in the 2 minutes that it was parked there. Closer inspection saw the driver side was dry. The passengerside was wet. I pulled the convertor dust shield and it was bone dry in there, thus eliminating the front seal. The wetness on the trans was entirely below the top cooler line fitting. I sprayed the side of the trans and the crossmember
with brake clean and dried it off. I tried tightening the cooler lines and both were tight. I then started the car and noticed the top cooler line leaking. No matter how much I tried to crank down on it, it continued to leak. Why would this happen all of a sudden? What a strange night!
