Live long and prosper, Trevor!
Yeah, I was just following a line of logic all right.
Tom is on a good theory as well on line pressure and fluid flow, although I genuinely think clutch quality is the principal weakness here.
More fluid flow equals better cooling equals longer life, no denying that!
The Level 10 upgrade involves opening up some of the oil passages I believe, to increase fluid flow. Plus the hi-torque clutch components.
I suspect if a 4:11 was built properly it would be a very good box. I had a 4:11 in both my Legacy TTs, and never a second's bother with them. And the Legacy Wagon was the same weight as the SVX, with the engine making 270 hp and I don't know how much torque [plenty!
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They just have to be built/designed to handle the application.
Joe
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