3KGT Base Automatic FWD TT Conversion

[green-lantern]

3000GT base TT with paddle shifters I want to build it.

[AudibleSilence]

Originally Posted by R3KGT

IPT hasn't designed this with the paddle shifters yet-remember this is the FIRST ONE actually sent out to the public. It may be something they will look at later but I'm sure there are a few of you out there that could design it.

We would really like to see that as well! A FWD with TT is hard to hold on to with BOTH hands

It is ALOT faster with the manuel shifter. You can select @ what speed and RPM to change gears. The shifts are instant-not like in regular automatic where it shifts slower to make it a smooth ride not fast.

Huh..I've seen the manumatic plenty of times before.... There is a paddle shifter that will work for our trannies but not for the steering column. There were some posts on it and I posted links when I was doing my awd atx conversion. Search paddle shifter. And they built you a custom trans? Did they tell you all that was included in that? You actually pony'd the 3k for the full treatment? You'd have been fine with a shiftkit, tranny cooler, and a dedicated fan if you are still on TDo4's. Great car, just wondering if you bought a bunch of stuff you didn't need.

[R3KGT]

I was waiting for one of you to get technical on me!

I'm not a tranny mechanic so I posted the link where he gives details on what his rebuilds include.

http://www.importperformancetransmis...ishiauto.shtml

Believe me we did try a simpler less expensive way first.
The tranny that was in the car only had 20k on it so when we did the TT conversion we had him build our torque converter and valve body first and installed a cooler with an electric fan.

We knew right out of the gate that it wasn't going to work. It was shifting irregular and 2 days after getting it out of the shop we were leaving for NG07 from VA-13 hour drive one way. When we started pulling the mountains thru WV in traffic it started heating up real quick.

We drove it for 2 months like that and then it started shifting really bad-wouldn't shift down when you would stop and take off or it wouldn't go into reverse @ times.

So DJ contacted John and he built another tranny for him to come pickup for us. If I have this correct it is a 2nd gen tranny with eclipse parts because it is stronger then the 1st gen tranny we had in it. John said we would break the axels before we broke this transmission! Thats also when we thought it would be fun to install the controller as well.

Yes, it's probably over kill but I don't have to worry about it breaking no matter what kind of abuse we throw @ it.

Thanks for the interest
Granny

[AudibleSilence]

Hmmm... Autotrannies don't have load on them like a manual, per say. You'd kill an auto faster from heat than you would from power (if you have a shift kit). For TDo4 power levels all you should need are adequate cooling mods, a shift kit, and better clutch end packs.

I personally went with one of their higher stall tq converters, but that was because the turbo I was going to use had a higher efficiency range. Sounds to me like the trans was having issues due to heat dissipation not power. Keep the new one cool and as he said you won't have any problems.

I'm not sure about the dsm's having stronger tranny parts. Example, non turbo awd GTO's use a turbo awd dsm tranny in a different bell housing, yet they break all the time because of the shitty stock flow and heat soaking. : shrug :

Again, sick car mang.

[maTT]

cool. I love ATX turbos

y is the manual still faster even when u use the automatic in the "manual" mode??

They are not always faster. It depends on the setup.

[Jomojr]

Congrats on the project! Now get that baby to the track!

[R3KGT]

Originally Posted by Jomojr

Congrats on the project! Now get that baby to the track!

Checked out your link.
Nice, very nice.
Loved the racing vids

Granny

[EtMotorsports]

Originally Posted by R3KGT

After a year of conversions we are ready to share our VR2

The one thing that will set this conversion apart from most others is this newly TT FWD is an automatic.


We want to thank our "Pit Crew" @ E.T. Motorsports for all their hard work putting this great ride together for us!

Mike & Karen

Thanks for the kind words, I would like to thanks you guys for your patience and understanding during the project. The ETM crew really appreciates your business and you are some of our favorite customers.

DJ
etmotorsports.com

[amiturbo]

Originally Posted by maTT

cool. I love ATX turbos



They are not always faster. It depends on the setup.

very true and even if the tranny starts to slip it'll be nothing comparable to the power loss of a slipping manual clutch ;-)....auto=perfect shift everytime manual=good shift most the time if u can drive it

[BigTyla]

Nice conversion. As an aside though, you don't need that little controller to do the TT conversion, even if you decide to use the TT ECU. I have a write-up around here on how to get it to work. I've been running it for almost 10k miles now! Jomojr has been running his for much longer, but I believe he actually transplanted the entire TT harness in his car. I simply used an ECU wiring harness adapter on my original harness.

I was wondering when IPT was going to turn their controller to a paddle-shifter. I had been pondering exactly how that may work out from a design perspective. It's a very neat idea as I personally would not like to push buttons on a box in my center console to shift when I want. A paddle on the steering wheel has always been more appealing to me.