A bit over a month ago I hurt the trans in white devil, formerly great white, also known by some other names that aren't appropriate for public. The majority of the issues I was having I kept to myself since they were relatively small things that I am fortunately able to fix myself, but after getting it on the lift I was able to see some pretty piss poor "fabrication" skills at work. After hurting it I heard the true story of who built the trans and why from a couple very reliable sources who have asked to stay neutral in this situation.
I knew the trans had to come out anyway because of a tc issue I was having. The tc would lock immediately in 2nd while in normal drive when it was cold, and once warm would lock and unlock erratically. It was doing this even though the tcc solenoid duty cycle was zero%. Only issue could have been a converter flow valve problem.
Anyway, I was just getting the tuning semi squared away when I hurt the trans and lost 4th. Initial diagnosis was a stripped c2 hub or p2 planet. Trans was supposed to have a sleeved hub, more on that later. Ordered billet hub and planet and a new 1055, trans already had billet shafts. Big money into a super low mile trans. Shitty to have a $5k bill only three months and less than a thousand miles after buying a race ready built truck, especially after literally two pulls on a smallish tune.
Towed the truck up to Evan and he was cool enough to tear it down in front of us. Some pics for your enjoyment.
Stock hub that was supposed to be sleeved. Junk.
P2 planet twisted and stripped. Junk.
Converter flow valve flat tired on THE WRONG END, hence tc problems.
Badly warped steels out of I believe the c3 pack. Ruined fresh Suncoast intabulators, big money clutches added to the bill.
N****red drain plug to the mag hytec deep pan. Stud with a nut welded to it, which broke on the way out. Really?
Trans Had slotted steels in the c4s, which shredded the clutches and clogged the internal Filter, which in turn smoked the c3s. I'm not a trans builder, so my explanations may be incorrect, but as it was explained to me, this trans would not have survived regardless of the planet damage. This is the perfect example of how a builder can make all the difference. It was full of high dollar parts and the best clutches on the market but assembled by people who have no business working on a competition trans in a 1000hp truck.
Fortunately evan has big power experience and is going to get this thing right. Not to mention he has fantastic customer service. It is refreshing to have a builder who answers texts and phone calls immediately. I really hope I am finally able to enjoy this truck, because so far it has been a disappointment to say the least.
I would like to thank Evan @ limitless diesel, Andrew @ Suncoast, Logan (onebadmaxx), Shane (s.phinney). You guys at least keep me optimistic about the trucks potential and have been great with helping someone you have no real reason to help. I truly appreciate it all.
I knew the trans had to come out anyway because of a tc issue I was having. The tc would lock immediately in 2nd while in normal drive when it was cold, and once warm would lock and unlock erratically. It was doing this even though the tcc solenoid duty cycle was zero%. Only issue could have been a converter flow valve problem.
Anyway, I was just getting the tuning semi squared away when I hurt the trans and lost 4th. Initial diagnosis was a stripped c2 hub or p2 planet. Trans was supposed to have a sleeved hub, more on that later. Ordered billet hub and planet and a new 1055, trans already had billet shafts. Big money into a super low mile trans. Shitty to have a $5k bill only three months and less than a thousand miles after buying a race ready built truck, especially after literally two pulls on a smallish tune.
Towed the truck up to Evan and he was cool enough to tear it down in front of us. Some pics for your enjoyment.
Stock hub that was supposed to be sleeved. Junk.
P2 planet twisted and stripped. Junk.
Converter flow valve flat tired on THE WRONG END, hence tc problems.
Badly warped steels out of I believe the c3 pack. Ruined fresh Suncoast intabulators, big money clutches added to the bill.
N****red drain plug to the mag hytec deep pan. Stud with a nut welded to it, which broke on the way out. Really?
Trans Had slotted steels in the c4s, which shredded the clutches and clogged the internal Filter, which in turn smoked the c3s. I'm not a trans builder, so my explanations may be incorrect, but as it was explained to me, this trans would not have survived regardless of the planet damage. This is the perfect example of how a builder can make all the difference. It was full of high dollar parts and the best clutches on the market but assembled by people who have no business working on a competition trans in a 1000hp truck.
Fortunately evan has big power experience and is going to get this thing right. Not to mention he has fantastic customer service. It is refreshing to have a builder who answers texts and phone calls immediately. I really hope I am finally able to enjoy this truck, because so far it has been a disappointment to say the least.
I would like to thank Evan @ limitless diesel, Andrew @ Suncoast, Logan (onebadmaxx), Shane (s.phinney). You guys at least keep me optimistic about the trucks potential and have been great with helping someone you have no real reason to help. I truly appreciate it all.
