12-26-2011, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 19-Kilo
yea they said the same thing with the 4R100... but I have seen them ripped out before with a 7.3L making less than 800 ft/lb of TQ
just saying
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Originally Posted by The Tank
And Lightnings destroy 4R100s at about 700ft/lb of tq. When they rate a transmissions it based on the max torque multiplication in the trans not at the wheels in direct drive.
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yep thats what I thought it was, the rating after the torque multiplication of the converter. So in the case of the lightnings at 400 hp 500 tq they were perfectly fine, but beyond that they were hit and miss since it was pushing the limits.
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