[DeTomaso] NPC Noisy Trans

[Art Stephens]

Thanks Jack,
     When he ordered it he said something like,  "give me the strongest thing you've got".  It looks like that is what he received,  plus a little extra noise at no extra charge :-)   The thing must REALLY be noisy because he can't hear worth a damn anyway.

Art


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: JDeRyke at aol.com 
  To: artstephens at charter.net ; detomaso at realbig.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 11:43 AM
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC Noisy Trans


In a message dated 6/04/07 7:16:46 PM, artstephens at charter.net writes:

<< I've got a buddy that has a 1971 Vette with a Doug Nash 5 speed transmission,  running straight cut gears.  He wants to know if there is any way to quiet it down?  Any ideas? >>

Straight-cut gears WILL be noisier; that why they made spiral and helical-cut 
gears. Heavier 90W-140 gear lube will cushion the teeth-contact and cut the 
howling a little, but the real fix if the noise really bothers him is to change 
to a non-racing, stock transmission. Or an automatic. FWIW- J DeRyke
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