12-14-2020, 03:18 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX4000, 427
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Originally Posted by eschaider
Bottom line, I think the 5th gear overdrive design was never intended for use in a power-shifted environment. Just not power-shifting into 5th overdrive might be the easiest and most straight forward fix for the problem. Moreover, if you haven't won the contest before 5th gear overdrive, I am not persuaded that 5th gear will make a difference in the outcome anyhow.
Ed
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Well, from reading some of the posts, maybe it's not powershifting into 5th, so much as "power" shifting from 2nd to 3rd, and somehow hitting 5th gear instead, putting stress on the 5th gear shaft ?
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