my mishaps at the track.

stewartfn20 · 11-06-2009, 11:11 PM

so yesterday i went to the track to have my car tuned. we get there and meet mark from mpr. he hooks up the tuner and sees that i have a misfire, so he says he cant tune it. whatever, not his fault, i shouldve told him. so there was like 15 cars there, they let us move the number from my car to the trans am. go to make my first run in the bird. ive never raced a rwd with that much torque, so i didnt warm up the tires. as soon as the green light drops, i hit the gas. ass end kicks out so i let off the gas. as soon as it grabs, i hit the gas again and i hear something pop, so i baby it down the rest of the way. on the way back to the time booth, i notice the cars not shifting. at this point im a little freaked out. drive it around the parking lot and its still not shifting, so i tell my friend and my gf who went with me that were leaving. as were leaving the track, i put it in one, everthing is fine, bump it up into two, and it just revs. basically second gear and od are gone. time for a new, built
4l60. instead of paying it off in the spring, itll be getting a new trans.

ramairgt2 · 11-06-2009, 11:38 PM

that sucks man. I've lost a trans before half way down the track...

Trudgn · 11-06-2009, 11:42 PM

Damn, that's a sick feeling.

unleashedfury · 11-07-2009, 04:59 PM

2nd Gear and OD are gone? Sounds like a 2/4 clutch. Or a seal in the Valve body for that clutch.

Serious bummer. Are you gonna rebuild a trans. Get new or Get used?

bballr4567 · 11-07-2009, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by unleashedfury

2nd Gear and OD are gone? Sounds like a 2/4 clutch. Or a seal in the Valve body for that clutch.

Serious bummer. Are you gonna rebuild a trans. Get new or Get used?

Yup. Those 4L60s SUCK for that reason. Tons of these fail and will continue to fail even with a built tranny.

Sorry to hear about it.

stewartfn20 · 11-07-2009, 10:49 PM

either a built 4l60 or a 4l80 are in the future. but im not gonna worry about it till the spring. cars put away for the winter now

bballr4567 · 11-07-2009, 10:59 PM

What was with the misfire on the GA? Usually you can tune them out unless there is a fuel problem.

stewartfn20 · 11-07-2009, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by bballr4567

What was with the misfire on the GA? Usually you can tune them out unless there is a fuel problem.

mark said the fuel pressure regulator is bad. so im gonna go with that. apparently the vaccum line is not supposed to smell like fuel and mine does. and i think a level 2 performabuilt trans is in the future for the bird. i dont think thatl ever break.

11-06-2009, 11:11 PM	#1
stewartfn20 cammed and lovin it Join Date: Mar 28, 2007 Member Number: 19915 Location: Illinois Name: David Sex: M Model Year: 04/97 Car: Pontiac Grand Am/Firebird- Gt/TA Engine: 3400/LT1 Best ET: 15.041@90.39	my mishaps at the track. so yesterday i went to the track to have my car tuned. we get there and meet mark from mpr. he hooks up the tuner and sees that i have a misfire, so he says he cant tune it. whatever, not his fault, i shouldve told him. so there was like 15 cars there, they let us move the number from my car to the trans am. go to make my first run in the bird. ive never raced a rwd with that much torque, so i didnt warm up the tires. as soon as the green light drops, i hit the gas. ass end kicks out so i let off the gas. as soon as it grabs, i hit the gas again and i hear something pop, so i baby it down the rest of the way. on the way back to the time booth, i notice the cars not shifting. at this point im a little freaked out. drive it around the parking lot and its still not shifting, so i tell my friend and my gf who went with me that were leaving. as were leaving the track, i put it in one, everthing is fine, bump it up into two, and it just revs. basically second gear and od are gone. time for a new, built 4l60. instead of paying it off in the spring, itll be getting a new trans. __________________ MODS: DS CAI, 65 mm tb, WOT ported UIM and LIM, 3500 heads, comp cams valve springs locks and retainers, 1393 grind cam, S&S headers, custom 2.5 in catback, flowmaster 80 series , no rez, and to top it all off, an MPR tune. Among misc gauges and appearence things Last edited by stewartfn20; 11-06-2009 at 11:51 PM.

11-06-2009, 11:38 PM	#2
ramairgt2 I can lean too ;) Join Date: Jan 24, 2003 Member Number: 121 Location: Racine,WI Name: Rollin Age: 27 Sex: M Model Year: 1997 Car: Pontiac GP SE Engine: 3800 V6	that sucks man. I've lost a trans before half way down the track... __________________ ._________________________ \|RIP Ford...........RIP GA.........\| \|\| \|1992-2009...1991-2009.......\|\|'\|";,____. \|_..._...____________======\|\|_\|_\|...,.] "(@)'(@)""'''''''''''''"'''"\|(@)(@)***"(@)]

11-06-2009, 11:42 PM	#3
Trudgn GAOC Post Whore Join Date: Mar 13, 2006 Member Number: 14500 Location: Thorndale, Ontario Name: Dan Age: 22 Sex: M Model Year: 1997 Car: Pontiac Grand Am GT Engine: 3400 SFI Best ET: 15.873@86.69	Damn, that's a sick feeling. __________________ PB: 15.87 @ 86.69 MPH- St. Thomas Dragway '07 --------------------------------------------------- 1997 Pontiac Grand Am GT: Custom Cold Air Intake, 2.5" Dynomax exhaust w/Hi-Flow Cat, F/R Strut Tower Braces, 2000 Grand Am 3400 Conversion, KWD 6000k HIDs

11-07-2009, 10:49 PM	#6
stewartfn20 cammed and lovin it Join Date: Mar 28, 2007 Member Number: 19915 Location: Illinois Name: David Sex: M Model Year: 04/97 Car: Pontiac Grand Am/Firebird- Gt/TA Engine: 3400/LT1 Best ET: 15.041@90.39	either a built 4l60 or a 4l80 are in the future. but im not gonna worry about it till the spring. cars put away for the winter now __________________ MODS: DS CAI, 65 mm tb, WOT ported UIM and LIM, 3500 heads, comp cams valve springs locks and retainers, 1393 grind cam, S&S headers, custom 2.5 in catback, flowmaster 80 series , no rez, and to top it all off, an MPR tune. Among misc gauges and appearence things

11-07-2009, 10:59 PM	#7
bballr4567 Im free at last! Join Date: Sep 21, 2006 Member Number: 17082 Location: Evansville, IN Name: Josh Age: 26 Model Year: 2000 Car: Pontiac Firebird Formula Engine: 5.7 LS1	What was with the misfire on the GA? Usually you can tune them out unless there is a fuel problem. __________________ *GAOTW Jan 8, 2007!!*

11-07-2009, 04:59 PM	#4
unleashedfury GAOC Addict Join Date: Jul 27, 2009 Member Number: 31738 Location: Pennsylvania Name: Chris Age: 27 Sex: M Model Year: 2005 Car: Pontiac Grand Am Engine: 3400 V6	2nd Gear and OD are gone? Sounds like a 2/4 clutch. Or a seal in the Valve body for that clutch. Serious bummer. Are you gonna rebuild a trans. Get new or Get used?