Hey everyone
I am going for it this winter, finally!!!!!!Things have turned around a bit and the all mighty disposable income ( what the wife doesnt know)is coming and it will be more than sufficient for the engine and acc. install.
chassis rigity
axle's upgrade
cooling upgrades
But is it time to upgrade the ZF? or is it fine properly shifted, not abused, etc?
I am not an expert but I have alot of fun miles between the GT5 and the 512BBI, the whole ZF trans deal is very straight forward to me. Dont slam gears, duh! squeeze the throttle, dont mash it,Duh!wait until zf oil is warm for the always notorious 2nd gear,etc. so how much horsepower can it handle treated correctly?
Currently it shifts amazing, no issues period.
Easy and smooth, more even than the 512BBI.
Any suggestions to upgrade or leave it alone, of course when I take it out I will make sure the gears are safety wired.
Ideally I would like to make it as bullet proof as possible, that said my budget for the trans alone will be about $7000.00 only if needed. I would rather use that doe ra me for wheels and tires.
Thanks for any input, good or bad on ZF stories of do's and dont's, where to go to-where not to go to, and horsepower that the ZF survives....long term, not a race application. Just very aggressive street.
thanks again
Daniel
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