I'm new to the forums here but have learned alot by reading them befor membership. I have a few questions about my car. The main concern is how much power can the stock drive train handle. I know the stock motor can handle a good amount but havn't heard much about drive train. Any help would be great.
Upper 100's- low 200's and you will probaly need a good clutch to hold it.
2012 HD VRSCF
2010 Ford Explorer
2006 Ford Ranger
2004 Chevy Cavalier
the automatic, not sure. the 5 speed can hold up to more than 300 horsepower, as proven by our buddy hypsy with his turbo setup. of course, depending on how you drive, you may want to look into a new clutch.
It has been proven that if in good condition the automatic transmission can handle well over 200 whp...there is a member who has dyno'd 250+ whp on a stock auto tranny.
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I have the 5 speed. However i didn't think the axles could handle that much power. If they can (don't think so) thats amazing and will save me lots of money.
Tim Small wrote:I have the 5 speed. However i didn't think the axles could handle that much power. If they can (don't think so) thats amazing and will save me lots of money.
Seems I remember reading on here that our axels are pretty strong and not really the week point in the drive train? Maybe I'm wrong...think I'll go dig that up...see what that said again.
Eh...old man with a Corvette now...it was bound to happen sooner rather than later right?
So i would be safe to run high amounts of power on the stock drive train then??
Thats good to know that i won't have to invest in heavy drivetrain upgrades. What should i do to upgrade the chassis? Can I get like subframe connectors or are the neccesary?
Tim Small wrote:So i would be safe to run high amounts of power on the stock drive train then??
Thats good to know that i won't have to invest in heavy drivetrain upgrades. What should i do to upgrade the chassis? Can I get like subframe connectors or are the neccesary?
If you're running around 200 whp, you'll probably be ok as far as your clutch goes but if it starts slipping you can replace it.
Chassis/Suspension wise, you can add a rear sway bar (you have one in the front stock) and struts bars if you want but it's nothing mandatory, it's just if you want better turning ability. Also, lowering the car would help with handling if you do it correctly on an good suspension setup.
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I did pretay good with drivetrian... when I bought me car the clucth was messed up form day 1, so after about 400 miles they replaced it, it was a factory defect. After that I did the bolts ons, held fine, then I started using nitrous, it started slipping a bit but not real bad. Then I started running all the bolt ons, cams, and nitrous (100 wet shot) and decieded to give it a go at the track with drag radials on..... clucth was @!#$ after that hahaha, lasted a couple runs still breaking them lose on the 2-3 upshift... by the end of the night, spraying off the line it would spin the tires, hook up the clucth would slip hahah. But yeah axles held fine, trans held fine, no problems exept the stock stock
