Went to Rockfalls Raceway and ran on some 15's.

Kept running 14.4's so my brother gave me some advice... He's running 12.8's in his stage 2 SRT-4 so I listen. "Hey man, you should warm up your tires in second gear not first." So I did, and then I ran a 14.3. I thought yay, what great advice, I might be able to beat my PB of 14.2.... so I continue to do this for the rest of the day but was only able to run 14.3's

Get back home and I have a puddle under my tranny. Jacked it up and I notice that it's leaking from the DUST COVER PLATE!!!! I haven't had the chance to rip apart the tranny yet to see if it's a seal or a cracked tranny.

Has anyone had this problem? Does anyone know what it is and how it can be fixed?

 

It's leaking from the what? Do you mean the little dust cover that butts up against the axle seal?

About the burnouts it's really all preference and what works best for you. I've tried 2nd gear burnouts and had trouble with them so I went back to 1st gear burnouts (on slicks and DRs). Most people will say you shouldn't be doing a burnout at all on street tires - me included - but if it works better for you then keep doing it (so long as you don't keep breaking your car). I know Jclaw liked to do burnouts on street tires and said it helped him. I've tried it for myself and noticed zero difference.

 

the track where I go you can not go around the waterbox so you have to do a alittle burnout to dry the tires and it's the same way where he goes

 

It only helps if theres VHT on the track and RWD slicked dudes sliding down the track.

 

The cover plate is held up by two 10mm bolts. When it is removed you can see the flywheel.

 

may be a stupid question..but is it leaking tranny fluid or engine oil? i tried a second gear burnout on my street once before i went to the track and bailed...i could smell clutch for about 2 days :\ did you just put your foot to the floor then dumped the clutch?

 

If you have gear oil in there, it is most likely the input shaft seal. If it is leaking alot of oil, you will kill your clutch if you don't fix it asap.

 

It's gear oil most definitely.

The above question, I dropped the clutch at 4.5k rpm.

 

then yeah the only thing that would make sense would be input shaft bearing...that or you managed to put something through the tranny casing. But the input shaft seal woudl make much more sense. That really sucks, i heard about 2nd gear because the car doesnt pull as much as first gear does. This really makes me have second thoughts about it..ill probably stick to first gear burnouts when i get my et streets.

 

True ^^^ no more second gear burnouts. Especially with 180k miles on the car.

Getting a tranny pretty soon...

Does anyone know if an LSD tranny will net a better 60 foot time? I was under the impression that a LSD would mostly benefit mainly in autocrossing unless if I'm making huge power (300+) but some people have said otherwise. Any 60 feet comparison times?

 

Well, it could, ive heard some stories of 1 tire fires while trying to heat up slicks, that would hurt 60fts, seeing as 1 slick would be nice and warm while the other is cold and potentially wet. Personally i dont know, ive never run on slicks yet, nor have i driven an open diff maxima with slicks, so i wouldnt know, but ive seen some cars theyve gone to heat up the dr's and only one tire spins and then there running down the track with 1 wet cold tire and one dry warm tire. It also pisses off some of the people with traction issues..as you sometimes bring water with you outta the burnout box.

 

If you are prone to 1 tire burnouts then an LSD should help you. Just depends on the track and how you position yourself in the water and such. Last time I went to the track on slicks, I hadn't been on slicks for like a year and a half prior, and I was doing 1 tire burnouts with the open diff on a couple passes I was told.

I forgot about this post btw but it seems like you've already gotten the advice you needed. BTW the reason I was confused is because the little dust cover you are talking about is on the upper oil pan, not the trans.

 

^^^ Oh yeah... you are right... It's not a piece that is actually connected to the transmission itself. Sorry for the confusion.

 

Just an update. Tranny is pulled and the problem has been spotted (I think). There is a washer like ring around the shaft of the tranny. This ring has a small hole in it which is most likely where all the fluid is coming out from.

If anyone knows what I am talking about please let me know if this is repairable because it looks like it's a part of the transmission itself.

If I decide to purchase an LSD tranny, what else do I need besides the LSD axles?

How do I tell if it's an LSD transmission?

Also, should I worry about taking off the flywheel and cleaning the area behind it because tranny fluid got back there as well?

 

Hello... Anyone?

That area around the main shaft bearing is supposed to have a hole in it right?

 

Your description is very vague, post a picture of what you are talking about.

 

I responded to your question like a week ago in the other thread you have on this topic...