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nivvy

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Trans Brakes
« on: May 06, 2007 - 07:24:16 PM »
I hear they make your car faster as well with more consistant et's.... how do they actually work....they are toggle activated aren't they! do you need a higher stall converter???




Offline tactransman

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Re: Trans Brakes
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2007 - 08:21:28 PM »
How do they work? They put the low band and the high gear clutches on at the same time.(=bind up) They won't make your car faster and more consistant unless the car/engine are built for it and you can adjust to using it. :naughty: They put a major shock load on the drive train! (8 3/4  :grinno: Dana 60 :grinyes: )   :burnout:
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Re: Trans Brakes
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2007 - 05:17:54 AM »
Since it holds your 1st gear and reverse gear both at the same time, the trans isn't going anywhere.  That gets your stall speed where you want it everytime.   Most foot brakes will not hold your trans till it's flash stall speed due to the high horsepower of your high compression drag engine. The reverse pressure is redirected by a solenoid activated by 12v through a simple switch or a delay box. Turn off the 12v and the reverse pressure dumps back into the pan. I had to drill a small hole at the rear of the case to install it's wire.

 Listen to the Super-PRO bracket racers at your local track. Before you  see the lights coming down, we held the throttle to the floor when we were ready for them to start the tree.  The Rev limiter and transbrake held everything right where we set it till we let go of the button.   The 2-step rev limiter's lower setting controls your lower launch rpm.    That's when all action starts and the car takes off.    If you can control to the .001 of a second when you car lauches, that is what gives you an advantage over the guys without a tranny brake. Winning the races, wins you the money. In bracket racing, you don't have to be fast, you have to be consistent.

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Re: Trans Brakes
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2007 - 05:51:00 AM »
It also put a tremndous strain on the convertor itself. It's common to have issues if you dont have anit-ballooning plates on it.

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Re: Trans Brakes
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2007 - 08:41:20 AM »
I used Turbo Action's "J" converter. I ordered the one with the hardened internal sprag, built for trans brake use. I don't think a regular converter will hold up long.  I had a 3500 rpm chip in my 2-step, just to be "easy" on my converter. 
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Re: Trans Brakes
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2007 - 03:14:43 AM »
Trans brake + cheap converter = ventilated floor boards+ minus some toes if u do not use a blanket or shield.........kim.......... :canada:
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