Re: [alfa] Re: alfa turbos

["Dean" <tessiedog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The weak point in the 2lt or gtv 6 transaxle is the sungears in the
differential. A 250-300 hp engine will strip these gears if the car is
driven hard ( particularly if the engine delivers a lot of  torque i.e.:v6).
You will need a twinspark transaxle, and this is still not failsafe on high
hp cars. The ideal tail shaft replaces the donuts with cv joints and a race
clutch will be required for hard starts.
The V6 in my alfetta sedan slips the clutch between 3rd and 4th under power
because its a standard clutch (and its near new). Soon my entire g/box will
crap its self so im readying to buy a twinspark.
Cheers,
Dean.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Owen" <nashwill912@domain.elided>
To: <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 6:11 PM
Subject: [alfa] Re: alfa turbos


> Andy Kress wrote:
>
> 'Eric said  "I noted that the Alfetta transaxle is limited to ~300hp,
> but
> I've have been told that the Milano and GTV6 transaxles are capable of
> more
> than that."
>
> 'how much can the donuts take?'
>
> Greg Armstrong told me that he'd blown a couple of transaxles in his
> supercharged Milano, but he didn't say a thing about giubos, which I
> found (in retrospect) to be pretty surprising. I don't know if he
> monitors this digest, but I'd like to get his input on the subject. I'm
> beginning to suspect that a sound giubo, properly centered in a
> well-balanced driveline, can probably send along a whale of a lot more
> power than most of us suspect.
>
> Will Owen
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