Automatics And Turbo's

[Epyon]

ok ... im sorry if this is covered .. but i couldnt find anything...

Now im looking to buy a R32 turbo ... however it will be a automatic since i am not the only person driving it ....

now my question is since an automatic gearbox is 90% of the time constantly slipping slightly (except in overdrive when they lock) will the slipping cause major damage if the driver tromps down on some serious accelerator?

will there be too much power for the gearbox? also i have heard of a "shift kit" and this is meant to be legal to drive with an auto liscence? and how do they work?

Sorry if thats a dumb question

Any information would be appreciated thankyou

[Rancher]

Yeah, more then likely the clutches will slip when you stand on the go peddle. The whole torque converter and clutches can be replaced. Its like servicing a gearbox basicly.

Shift kits, Now there are several ways to shift kit an auto.

One is where they tighten the bands in the G-Box, making it shift harder. Still an auto, but shifts way harder. You could chirp second easy as pie.

Another one, which I'm not to farmilier with, so forgive my ignorance. Is to make it like a clutchless manual. No clutch, but you need to change the gears (1,2,3,D) if you pull up to the lights in D, when you try to take off its gonna stay in D. Not recomended if multiple are going to be using it. An example is, what most drag cars use. Centrivigul clutch I think they call it.

Third is for the bogans who think its shift kitting. That is to buy the pro ratchet shift. So instead of going down 6 places to first, You'd have to go back and forth 6 places to first. If you know what I mean.

Personaly, I would tighten the bands. Ive seen some Auto's that shift harder then a manual ever can.. and thats scary.

[Epyon]

Thanks very much for the info ...

You dont happen to know how much approx the tightening of the bands costs roughly do you??

[bubba]

I thought a "kit" was just a valvebody, new bands etc is more along the lines of strengthening the box.. I have never owned an auto though so shrug

[Rancher]

A friend of mine a few years ago paid about $400 I *Think* but he had the gearbox out himself. Will probably be more if they have to take it out themselfs.

Thats another way to do it Bubba. Tightening the bands certainly doesnt make it stronger. My mates box that had his done, lasted a week. But its becuase of a few other things that caused the death of it... aswell as belting it to chirp second -every- time lol.