BadAss SRT-Z - 2.4L / A568 - Update!!!

[BadAssPerformance]

Lol...

[moparman76_69]

All joking aside, having something to lessen the torque shock to the drivetrain would help you out alot.

[BadAssPerformance]

yeah...

[BadAssPerformance]

Just drove it around the block. Seemed OK. Trans is a tad noisier than before.. still jumpy into reverse like it was before it broke... hmmm... reverse doesnt liek something about the twin disk or something

[Reeves]

Just drove it around the block. Seemed OK. Trans is a tad noisier than before.. still jumpy into reverse like it was before it broke... hmmm... reverse doesnt liek something about the twin disk or something

Try bringing the RPM's way up before engaging the clutch in reverse.....see if it gets any better.

[BadAssPerformance]

Try bringing the RPM's way up before engaging the clutch in reverse.....see if it gets any better.

Interesting... was yours jumpy too? Since the twin engages like a light switch (on/off) I ddi try to very carefully slip it and it seemed a little better (less jump) and I think it was at higher RPM doing that too.



Well went to the Grove for the Great Lakes Mopar Festival today and made it about 10" down the track... Immediate thought was mayeb Axle? then maybe input shaft? The input shaft I got from Jackson to get it running again had a ton more spline wear than the one that shed some teeth and the wear is from a single disk clutch and nto twin disk so th etwin was VERY chattery....

However, after getting ti home, pretty sure it was the passenger side axle this time. The track was definitely sticky, but wonder if something is goofy with the diff to cause some harm to the axles... haven't taken them out yet for inspection. The axles in it are a different set of DSS L5's that were in the T2 Shadow for 2010 & 2011, so they got some passes on it but not as much as the first broken one had

Also, as I am thinking teh next trans might be a 3.85:1...

what do you folks think about axle stress of the 3.50:1 vs. the 3.85:1?

what do you folks think about input shaft stress of the 3.50:1 vs. the 3.85:1?

Discuss

[2.216VTurbo]

Cricket JT,ordinarily I'd say 10" was a good thing but you just can't seem to catch a break at the track lately. My twin disc set up was also like 'a switch' but welding an extension of about 1.25" on the actuator arm helped quite a bit for modulating the engagement.

[BadAssPerformance]

Yeah, I did extend the clutch lever too, for fear of over compresing the diaphram. Does yours have any issues in reverse?

[turboshad]

You will be the first person I know who needs to upgrade his reverse gear for his racing tranny.

[BadAssPerformance]

LOL... prolly wouldn't have that problem if the others were straight cut too

[black86glhs]

Your starting to act like Simon, but in the manual trans realm. Please stop.

[BadAssPerformance]

LOL... I wonder if I have a list of how many times this trans has been apart

[86Shelby]

If you put a helicoil in the end each time you tear it down it will be easier to keep track. Heck, the case might be getting to that point anyways...

[135sohc]

stud it

[turboshad]

what do you folks think about axle stress of the 3.50:1 vs. the 3.85:1?

what do you folks think about input shaft stress of the 3.50:1 vs. the 3.85:1?

Discuss

Not considering traction I the 3.85 should be harder on axles and easier on the input shaft. Considering traction I would think a 3.85 would be about the same on the axles since you are most likely spinning anyway and the tires will still have the same static stiction peak regardless of the gearing.

[BadAssPerformance]

Hmmm...

[Reeves]

JT, mine was not like an on/off switch at all. It was a little chattery, but I really think that was because I had to go with the sintered iron discs instead of the recommended ceramic due to thickness. I did have my clutch arm lengthened about 1.5" IIRC. I measured the throw at the TO bearing and set it to the recommended .330"

[BadAssPerformance]

Good to know.. yeah, i think the ACt is iron too... definitely talkative.

Migh tpull the axles tonight to see whats up

[BadAssPerformance]

OK, some trans/reverse carnage pics...

R&R'ed it out the side, took a can and a half of break clean to get clear fluid out of the drain hole.

Reverse is not so happy

Bearing plate, bearing support plate, reverse gear and slider and input shaft all replaced

TIG glue on intermediate/pinion shaft bearing still holding up

New bronze pads went in... Odd that they are more yellow-grey than the original set of prototypes, maybe the stock the original ones were made from was different cuz it was a differetn bar diameter? Good to see that the bronze as hard as it is still squishes instead of chips and absorbs debris instead of chipping

[BadAssPerformance]

Looks like this one snapped a little cleaner than the last one... Hmmmm