VR6Pete 1,455 Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Can anything be done to reduce transmission loss? Link to post Share on other sites
mightyvr6 0 Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 how about some very slippery gearbox oil? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted July 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 I dont know what causes it in the first place to be honest... Link to post Share on other sites
jcorallo 0 Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 incorrect tracking and wrong tyre pressures. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted July 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 well my upper suspension mounts are shot, so I imagine that would account for the loss to a certain extent? Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 i didnt think suspension made any dif to transmision loss Link to post Share on other sites
andy 0 Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 the biggest contributor to transmission loss is usually tyres and pressures, the tyres absorb more energy as their road speed increases, the gearbox, diff and driveshafts all cause loss owing, to oil drag and bearing friction Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 RE: picandy mine is white Link to post Share on other sites
jcorallo 0 Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 the biggest contributor to transmission loss is usually tyres and pressures' date=' the tyres absorb more energy as their road speed increases, the gearbox, diff and driveshafts all cause loss owing, to oil drag and bearing friction[/quote']correct-a-mongous.Also, transmission loss is measured on the dyno by letting the wheels spin down of their own accord - the rate of deceleration giving the power loss. So, if for example your control arm bushes are shot, the wheels can be pointing in slightly different directions from being driven up to being spun down. Applying power to the front wheels make them try to toe in whilst letting them spin down makes them try to toe out. Other things, like if your clutch is not disengaging fully will also cause drag on the transmission when its being spun down for the power loss figures (assuming the dyno operator simply dips the clutch in and doesn't take it out of gear).But yes, I've heard theres about 2-3bhp to be had by using the right oil in the gearbox...Jules Link to post Share on other sites
andy 0 Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 re pic,ingham , mine is dusky mauve as you can see from the avatar, thought it looked dead cool in negative though! sort of chrome like with neons! Link to post Share on other sites
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