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UPDATE:
Something finally gave.
- now 161 20-25min track sessions (about 54hrs of 'racing')
- 9300 miles on the setup
- 5 years going...
At Pocono raceway, you know it has those long tri-oval sections where you can go wide open on the banked turns? Well, apparently the stock 6-spd transmission decided enough was enough, and I grenaded it while somehow decelerating into the North coarse infield. It pulled hard in 5th, slammed the brakes, car got jolted from the transition to the infield, I downshifted to 4th, took the apex and hit the gas, nothing but a box of marbles at that point.
The transmission seemed to be stout enough for 500wheel torque all these years, but I probably reached the limit of power.
I suspect I overheated the fluid - this was my 5th session of the day, 20 min on, 40 min off. Fluid was 3 events old Motul 300 75w90. I'm also not sure if the high sustained G-forces from the tri-oval banking may have starved the trans of oil? No idea if this is even an issue but who knows.
I can officially say that the only main mechanical component left that still hasn't failed is.... drum roll: the 2JZ
I'm sure I'll eat that statement next time out but what a workhorse.
The bright side is I have another transmission ready to swap in, but this time I need to invest in a trans cooler and figure out how to mount it.
I also ran 0.57sec laps that day, fastest I've ever been on this course, and what a rush!
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