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r0nin89 · 10-03-2006, 07:58 PM

Alright so I am on the local 1/4 street stretch where its fairly safe to open it up a little. I'm doing about 40mph and decide to hit it some more. I get up to about 80mph and the motor is around 5000rpm's. Now I know better than to take my car past 5500rpm's being its a stocker 305 but what I am wondering is, Should I be topping out that soon? I mean I know its not that fast but I figured it still had some get up and go for a v8... Is there anyway that starting from 40mph could some how affect the already ****** shifts of a stock 700r4 and I wasnt breaking into 3rd gear? I'm just worried that either A my engine is on its last leg or B my trannys going the same route.

PS: My tranny is a freshly rebuilt 700r4 with about 4000 miles on it.

10-03-2006, 07:58 PM	#1
r0nin89 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Point Pleasant Posts: 1,809 iTrader: (0)	Is the 305 that much of a pos or do i have a problem? Alright so I am on the local 1/4 street stretch where its fairly safe to open it up a little. I'm doing about 40mph and decide to hit it some more. I get up to about 80mph and the motor is around 5000rpm's. Now I know better than to take my car past 5500rpm's being its a stocker 305 but what I am wondering is, Should I be topping out that soon? I mean I know its not that fast but I figured it still had some get up and go for a v8... Is there anyway that starting from 40mph could some how affect the already ****** shifts of a stock 700r4 and I wasnt breaking into 3rd gear? I'm just worried that either A my engine is on its last leg or B my trannys going the same route. PS: My tranny is a freshly rebuilt 700r4 with about 4000 miles on it. __________________ -Vinnie 94 2wd SBSC Gmt400. 330CI LSX, Fast 102, Trickflow 205s, close ratio nv3500, 4.30/trutrac. Last edited by r0nin89; 10-03-2006 at 08:06 PM.