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ive been hearing all sorts of different mumbo as to how much these boxes can handle. Im aware thats its more the torque that destroys them then power. What power are people running/had running before their's let go? 2wd/4wd/application?

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4wd does put alot more stress through the gearbox, but people tend to break 3rd gear, and for most cars traction at 3rd gear speeds isnt usually a problem.

Ive got a feelling that there was an actual design problem with the allignment of 3rd gear, selector and gear dont match up 100% or something similar...dont qoute me.

So smashing the box through the gears tend to kill it. Try and avoid very hard and fast changes into 3rd gear, both from 4th and from 2nd, and there is a fair chance she'll hold together.

If it does break id be looking at aa PPG or OS Giken gear set, they dont cost the world and from what ive read are pretty tough stuff

[GT51R] was driving around with a 500+awhp r33 gtr with a t51r turbo and it lasted the punishment, and thats with a huge turbo coming on hard n fast.

Plenty of other boys as mentioned with big hp on stock boxes, i wont be overly worried but i would always have a couple of grand aside just incase it did let go

1.47 60 FOOT 10.4 AT 132MPH ON A COMPLETELY STOCK RB30 BOTTOM END SORRY BUT THATS RIGTH I CANT DRIVE

LOL! Stop driving like a psychopath on the street and they wont break as quick. You're an animal!! :sweat:

:P:)

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