Recent content by Echo

Wow, that transaxle is really small! The 42LE supposedly only weights around 100 lbs or so and is very compact. I'll have to do some more research.

Perhaps, does anyone have any technical literature on the UN1 automatic? I cannot seem to find much with google.

If it is him, what's going on in that bottom video!?

Did you extend the throttle body wire or cut/splice the existing harness?

I'm not too concerned about complicated - just trying to find something that won't break the bank and will hold up to a reasonable amount of power. As long as it has electronic controls, I can handle the control side of it. I don't want a true auto, just a semi-auto so I can shift without...

Thanks for the links. I would be interested, but I'm not ready to drop that kind of cash on a Quaife. I'm just considering a small V8 powered kart making around ~400 HP. A reasonably inexpensive toy for the street and occasional track use/autocross.

Thank you! For anyone else searching in the future, here is the permalink: http://www.gt40s.com/forum/gt40-build-logs/39327-renatos-gt-forte-gt40-mki-coyote-3.html#post400748

Ah, this photo is perfect. Looks like it might be rather difficult to remove the differential as the gear mechanism isn't a simple gear, it goes all the way to the torsen. From this photo, I would guess that, to accomplish front drive only, we would have to weld the gear to the "front axle...

Do you have any links you could post? My searches are not turning up much. Along the same lines, has anyone done this with a 6HP26A? Looks like these transaxles are reasonably inexpensive and are rated to 400 ft-lb+. Also lighter than the 5HP series, from what I understand.

Probably a long shot here, but is the Coyote intake manifold reversible? Can you flip it so the throttle body is pointing towards the flywheel?

Thanks for the tip! They even offer a harness directly for the 5HP19. I guess I'm not the first one to do this ;). Yeah, it looks like it was AWD only. Has anyone run these before with a disconnected tailshaft? Is there an LSD inside between the front and rear outputs, is it directly...

Any idea what is required to make these upgrades? I'm curious what the primary failure point is. This is another option, although the torque converter seems easier at this point. Do you have any reference material you can forward my way? I would like to learn more about what it would take...

Woah, just relax. I think he was just yanking your chain.

Ah, okay, so you're going momentary lean to achieve power reduction, right? Kill spark and fuel simultaneously with load on the shifter.

Ah, I realized I didn't answer your question fully before. I am trying to cut engine torque during shift events to save the transmission. My first thought was just to kill spark during a shift to get an instantaneous torque reversal that unloads the transmission for the shift. The only...