Track whores with MRs?
Oct 24, 2009, 12:55 AM
#813
No disrespect meant as I'm an AMSOIL guy myself, but you don't know what you're talking about for this application. When you've spent the tens of thousands of dollars on transmissions and gear oil to actually test each new theory like Marty and I have, then we can talk. For now guys, if you seriously track your Evo, put a cooler on it regardless of what gear oil you use.
Nov 23, 2009, 10:01 AM
#814
I don't track my car, but I do beat on it. Probably no where as near as some of you guys do though. Possibly tracking it in the future when I have more $$ to play around with. I'm about to change all my drivetrain fluids pretty soon. I'm gonna stick with OEM fluids and just change it more often.
A temperature sensor would be kinda neat just to know what temperatures it is actually reaching.
A temperature sensor would be kinda neat just to know what temperatures it is actually reaching.
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Nov 23, 2009, 01:07 PM
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Nov 24, 2009, 05:35 PM
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Since I got the car in 06 I have been averaging 20 trackdays per season..so currently I have over 50 track days on my 6 speed with no issues so far. I haven't put a trans cooler on the car yet. I drive it on the street and back and forth to the tracks and the car has 36K miles. I removed the Mitsu fluids after break-in and have been running Silkolene products in the engine and trans/diffs since. Pete
Nov 25, 2009, 07:06 AM
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Since I got the car in 06 I have been averaging 20 trackdays per season..so currently I have over 50 track days on my 6 speed with no issues so far. I haven't put a trans cooler on the car yet. I drive it on the street and back and forth to the tracks and the car has 36K miles. I removed the Mitsu fluids after break-in and have been running Silkolene products in the engine and trans/diffs since. Pete
Nov 25, 2009, 01:48 PM
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I change the engine oil every 3K and the Trans/diffs once a season..or about at 10 track days. I am currently at 341whp/304tq at 21.8 lbs on CBRD's Mustang Dyno Pete
Nov 26, 2009, 12:25 PM
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Now on 5 speed and haven't looked back.
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Nov 27, 2009, 11:29 AM
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First mod for my evo was a intake filter, second... 5 speed swap! LOL
Dec 30, 2009, 07:52 PM
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Just read this whole thread and its scary to think about. Would love to hear from 6spd FQ owners who track em...if they exist. It would be funny if the Top Gear FQ400 blew up on the show.
Feb 7, 2012, 09:03 PM
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About 20 pages into this post, I decided the 6 speed is not the way to go, and I probably should steer away from an MR model. The next 35 pages only helped support this.
Good information!
Good information!
Feb 7, 2012, 10:08 PM
#825
It's hard as hell to find a clean IX so doing the transmission swap if/when it fails might be easier than ruling out all the MR's
