vz gearbox how strong

[trav_304]

hey was just wondering if anyone knows how much a 6 sp manual will take before its on the way out. i own a vz ss with 289 kilowats at the wheels and was just curious thanks

[andyman]

plenty of people running more power than that on the stock box, obviously depend on how harsh you are on the box to though, i.e flat changing etc etc

[TrikkBen]

are the manuel's the "sealed for life" ones or is that just the automatic..

[andyman]

that only applies to the 5sp autos behind the v6's

[danja]

Apparently the VZ SS version of the T56 is rated to 522Nm.

@Andy, the Holden manual specifies the T56 as "fill for life" too.

but @TrikkBen, sealed for life is crap. I'm changing mine every 25,000kms. This is what mine looked like at 80,000kms.

[Escape-The-Fate]

speaking to my mechanic about trans on my exec and he said that sealed for life is bullshit and on my next service which is in 500 k's he will be changing the oil..

[danja]

speaking to my mechanic about trans on my exec and he said that sealed for life is bullshit and on my next service which is in 500 k's he will be changing the oil..

Even more alarming about that is the 4spd auto isn't even supposed to be sealed for life in the first place!

[Kal123]

What's the usual price for a transmission service?

VZ SV6..

[danja]

Been a while since I had an auto serviced, but I'd expect to pay around the $150-200 mark for a oil flush + change and filter.

[Kal123]

Ok cool, I called Ultratune, quoted $190.

Also called a Local Tranny place quoted $400.... Not sure how much for the service though

[bigdaddycool]

I had mine done via ultratune as i couldn't be bothered to do it myself........... seems ok. gotta be careful tho with these, if u overfill a bit or underfill you can get weird shifts happening........