Urgent Help needed - LS1 Auto Problems

[buggzy]

Last night after doing a few skids ( silly idea ) my gearbox wont change from 1st gear to second under any load, it wont down shift to second at all either if your in 3rd and down shift to 2nd it just free revs... if you take off really gently and at the point when its ment to change to 2nd you back right off the peddal, it will then change into second and then all the rest of the gears are fine.

Car is a VU SS gem III Automatic, maffless tune exhaust etc..

Does anyone have any ideas as this is my daily and i really need it to drive to work???

Have checked the trans fluid and its fine..

Please no silly comments yes i shouldnt have been thrashing my daily.

[badaz]

You might be better off posting this question in the VT-VX section not the ride area.

[Doctor Bob]

i think you have blown the fransmission up
take it to a trans specialist to diagnose it

[immortality]

any fault codes?

[Nanos]

Sound slike what mine did about 6 weeks ago. Turned out to be 2nd gear destroyed.

Get it to trans place.

Good luck

[OLS108]

time for a new auto dude, you could try dumping your fluid, but i really think its fuc*ed

[buggzy]

thanks for the replies... really not happy with this car ****en did 2 hoops in the wet and it did this!! piece of ****. i will take it to gearbox guy on monday. thanks for the info.

[BANKS]

time for a rebuild mate. Get the box worked and put a stally in

[Lumps of cheese]

Didn't take much to stuff it, as above put a stronger one in, better for towing.
Oh, and skids if that's your thing

[buggzy]

how come everyone is saying to put a stally in? isnt this going to make it a pig around town to drive? and i thought the only advantage to one was at the drags anyway?

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Pretty much. They are only good for quick launches and won't destroy the transmission in the event that you decide to do another skid. I wouldn't bother unless you want to regularly race it.

[Nanos]

When mine blew last month i had it rebuilt strong and added a stally. its only a baby stally nothing huge. think its a 2200rpm.

cant really notice it at all. its not a pig to drive and it does takeoff much better.

i would recomend it to anyone. was well worth it. Get the auto place you take it too to suggest a few things and ask plenty of questions.

Im happy with what i got done. Box is strong and goes much better

[buggzy]

anyone know what parts are required to convert to manual??
and is a T56 the right gearbox?

Pedals, clutch slave, computer? gearbox, clutch, etc..

what else?? tailshaft the same?
can you use an auto computer?

[OLS108]

Pretty much. They are only good for quick launches and won't destroy the transmission in the event that you decide to do another skid. I wouldn't bother unless you want to regularly race it.

WTF ?

have you two even owned a car with a stally ?
mine has a baby 2800 lock up stall and has improved the way the car drives 100%.

by far the best mod ive done to my LS1 and ive done over 90k's with mine fitted

4L60E without a stally is pointless IMO

[buggzy]

WTF ?

have you two even owned a car with a stally ?
mine has a baby 2800 lock up stall and has improved the way the car drives 100%.

by far the best mod ive done to my LS1 and ive done over 90k's with mine fitted

4L60E without a stally is pointless IMO

whats the point of a stally? and what will it improove? how will it effect driving the car daily around town etc..??

[chargedvx6]

The correct name for a Stallie is a Torque convertor..........They can be configured to multiply the engine output torque in different ways within the same stall speed. Even better, raise the stall speed and it multiplies torque at a point higher in the rev range (where most combos make more power) and can do a better job. I fitted one to my 4L60E not long ago and it has really improved the power output substantially without affecting economy.

[buggzy]

The correct name for a Stallie is a Torque convertor..........They can be configured to multiply the engine output torque in different ways within the same stall speed. Even better, raise the stall speed and it multiplies torque at a point higher in the rev range (where most combos make more power) and can do a better job. I fitted one to my 4L60E not long ago and it has really improved the power output substantially without affecting economy.

what size or type is yours mate? and how has it changed the drivign experience just casually driving aorund town?

[sircruisealotVS]

haha, some people are so scared of the word stallie...they just got no idea.
they're fantastic when the right one is picked for your application and almost essential when there's a cam in the mix. in the majority cases they'll make the car MORE drivable, not turn them into the unfriendly street pigs that so many people think they'll become.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Stally...AKA Stall Converter, what it does is increase the engine RPM without loading up the engine. Sort of like revving a manual with the clutch in, except that once it reaches it's stall limit, (the revs the engine gets to before the converter starts to transmit power to the wheels), it will pre load the transmission so it doesn't slam into gear when the accelerator is floored.

OLS108, you should really know what a stall converter does and why it is fitted before you open your mouth. If you drive a car without the need to push the accelerator through the floor every time, a standard torque converter is fine. If you think you need a "stally" to drive the car, learn how to drive. Or get a manual. Hang on....if you need a stally, you don't know how to drive a manual.

[OLS108]

Stally...AKA Stall Converter, what it does is increase the engine RPM without loading up the engine. Sort of like revving a manual with the clutch in, except that once it reaches it's stall limit, (the revs the engine gets to before the converter starts to transmit power to the wheels), it will pre load the transmission so it doesn't slam into gear when the accelerator is floored.

OLS108, you should really know what a stall converter does and why it is fitted before you open your mouth. If you drive a car without the need to push the accelerator through the floor every time, a standard torque converter is fine. If you think you need a "stally" to drive the car, learn how to drive. Or get a manual. Hang on....if you need a stally, you don't know how to drive a manual.

so your telling me with a 232.234.112 cam, i can drive an auto without a bigger stall ?

yeah i know nothing about cars

[chargedvx6]

what size or type is yours mate? and how has it changed the drivign experience just casually driving aorund town?

Mine is from Torque converters australia in Dandenong, got it through RVO. Just cruising, it shifts smoother and is a little slower to accelerate than the stock stall but when I plant it that is a different story. My car doesn't even make alot of power and the stall still gave me better drive at WOT. The more powerful the car the more a Stall can multilply the available torque.

[sircruisealotVS]

Stally...AKA Stall Converter, what it does is increase the engine RPM without loading up the engine. Sort of like revving a manual with the clutch in, except that once it reaches it's stall limit, (the revs the engine gets to before the converter starts to transmit power to the wheels), it will pre load the transmission so it doesn't slam into gear when the accelerator is floored.

OLS108, you should really know what a stall converter does and why it is fitted before you open your mouth. If you drive a car without the need to push the accelerator through the floor every time, a standard torque converter is fine. If you think you need a "stally" to drive the car, learn how to drive. Or get a manual. Hang on....if you need a stally, you don't know how to drive a manual.

yeah, glad to see you can use google. doesnt change the fact that a stallie is not the dark seedy creation reserved for cars that only see full track duties like so many people think. they can be extremely street friendly and make a world of difference if the right one is chosen for your application. your obviously one of those old school haters who dont know what a good stallie is like these days - they've come a long way.
maybe you should drive a car with a stallie before you go paying out people for having one when its perfectly resonable in their application. its clear from your discription your unfamiliar with how a stallie will behave.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Good on you for assuming I don't have a clue. I don't need Google to tell me what a stall converter is or does.

I am saying that on a street car it is pretty pointless. Even if you have some mods. The stally is only a means of idiot proofing a car. If you need parts on your car because you think the street is a race track, then go for it. Modifying a car so that you need these parts in order to drive it, but it never sees the track, then all it really is is a penis extension.

[sircruisealotVS]

Good on you for assuming I don't have a clue. I don't need Google to tell me what a stall converter is or does.

I am saying that on a street car it is pretty pointless. Even if you have some mods. The stally is only a means of idiot proofing a car. If you need parts on your car because you think the street is a race track, then go for it. Modifying a car so that you need these parts in order to drive it, but it never sees the track, then all it really is is a penis extension.

like i said, its clear you have that old school mentality of hating stallies (because of ignorance), so im just wasting my breath.
you've obviously never driven a car setup properly with a modern stallie in it - it will behave almost the same as a regular stall converter under low throttle and most people wouldnt even realise its there. they can make a huge difference to the drivability of the car and still have great street manners.
i cant see how a stallie "idiot proofs the car" - a comment like that just makes me more inclined to believe your lack of knowledge and ignorance on the subject.

[minux]

lol, try driving a cammed auto LS1 around without a stally...