The straw that broke the camel's back was a few weeks ago when I was lined up with a low 10 second camaro. I wanted to at least beat him to the 60' mark so I revved up to 3800 rpm for a wicked 2nd gear 4x4 launch. I cut a better light and about 5' into my run the tranny popped out of gear! I thought for sure I had broken something major in the drivetrain and panicked for a few seconds as it coasted till I realized it was out of gear. I still cut a 2.6 second 60' time even though 55' of it was coasting.
I don't know if tranny case flexed or if my 2nd gear is a little worn, all I know is it's not worth it to beat on a 1500 dollar transmission when an auto can go at least on second faster with the same horsepower.
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95' 2wd Junker Drag Truck
1502 HP Fuel-Only 12mm P7100 Pump
SXE 472 over GTX55 116mm
OEM 12v Block
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