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Subject: Sounds like you guys don't understand about high-horsepower turbo engines...


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Mel
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Date Posted: 06:01:43 07/11/03 Fri
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In reply to: turbo fan 's message, "Re: Sounds like Jon needs to find a new transmission guy don't know who he is using but he must not know what he is doing!!!!" on 19:33:22 07/10/03 Thu
 Gentlemen - these turbo engines not only develop big horsepower but massive amounts of torque and HEAT - all of which are transmission killers. A powerglide (I don't care who builds it or how much it costs) will live a very short life behind a turbo engine. Look at the big name turbo racers and you will find Liberty's, Lenco's, Jeffco's, etc behind them - NOT powerglides, TH-400's or C-6's!! I researched this area thoroughly before changing to turbo-power. All the 'glide builders can say their unit will survive - very few actually will and those won't live long. On a sidenote, for what a race prepped powerglide costs (about $5500 or more) you can buy a bulletproof 3-speed Lenco - a Bruno unit will add about $3000 more. Blow up that powerglide twice and you've just paid for a Bruno/Lenco - and you won't ever break it. I'll get off my soapbox now but ease up on the tranny builders - I'm sure they're doing their best- they don't don't quite understand the beast they're trying to handle.
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Re: Sounds like you guys don't understand about high-horsepower turbo engines...Randy W
(66.82.9.25)		06:18:07 07/11/03 Fri
Re: Sounds like you guys don't understand about high-horsepower turbo engines...turbo fan
(68.51.55.234)		11:15:30 07/12/03 Sat

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