Well, I had a slight grind in the morning with the stock fluid, so I switched to BG. HATED IT. Then, I wanted to try a fully synthetic, which is what the MOPAR is and it seems to have improved things greatly. That's why. I'm not a big "gotta have aftermarket fluid" guy, which is why the TC still has SuperDiaqueen in it. But I tried the MOPAR stuff, and like it.

 

Thanks, good stuff to know. I never seemed to have problem with the stock fluid, but I did have problems with my ACT. I also had problems with the ACT and BGII. I now have the Exedy stg2 and BGII then DiaQueen in the diffs, and everything is perfect. Next time, I was going to return to the Super DiaQueen, but I might try the Mopar stuff. By then, hopefully you still feel the same and will not have had any problems.

 

You are going to find that there is a trade off with trans fluid just like alot of other performance products.. Usually the ones that take time to operate smoothly are the ones that will perform best under racing situations.. That being said, I personally prefer the higher performance fluid and I am going to use NEO synthetic RHD in my tranny to see how it works. It was amazing in my galants and better then any combination of anything I have ever used, and I tried ALOT of different brands..My next best favorite in the DSM was stock with friction modifier additive, that mix seemed to do very well when cold. Neo RHD on the other hand was a BEAR when it was cold, but once it warmed up it was like nothing else. Go with what you prefer and what type of driving you do, so far I am impressed with the stock fluids and would use again, but I want to switch to NEO because of my good experiences with it and it being fully synthetic..
I am leavinf factory fluids in everything else and changing regularly..

 

Hmm, when road racing this past weekend in 90+ degree temps, I did notice that my shifting suffered some. I know that's pretty normal, but I wonder if there is a fluid that would perform well under those extreme conditions while being a little notchy when cold. I could live with that as long as it performed well under extreme heat...

 

Hey what was going on with your act?

 

7k lockout and inability to powershift, but I had the street disk, not the 6-puck.

 

O ok wow. that blows. Well I am glad u got the exedy

Do you also have a flywheel too?

 

Exedy clutches come with a flywheel, so yeah, I have their chromoly flywheel.

 

Not all of them. Well at least some of the ones I have seen dont come with it. Like the organic or the cerametallic doesnt come with it. I do know its an option of course.

So when does it grip via pedal. When you have the clutch to the floor does it grip when the pedal is almost all the way out like the stocker?

Just trying to get a feel for the difference.

 

www.bakerprecision.com

NEO synthetic RHD for guys who race!!It's pricey but worth it

 

FYI, the MOPAR stuff is repackaged/labeled Castrol SynTorq. The British guys use it with some good results, and it seems to be working for me. I have 4,000 miles on it right now. Haven't raced it yet, so I can't comment on that.

Also haven't experienced the lockout problems Warrtalon did with his ACT. DOn't know whay, since I normally shift around 7500 when I get on it. I think one of my coils is going bad, so it's not all rosy here

 

Mine is a cerametallic single disk, and it came with the flywheel - it was just automatically included. I suppose you can try to buy one without the flywheel, but I'm not sure.

The pedal engagement is wherever you want it to be. That's what the clutch adjustment rod is for. I've set it at the bottom, at the top, and in the middle just to make sure I could powershift no matter where it was set, and they all worked. For my own comfort, I have it set right in the middle for the long term. For my ACT to work at all, I had to adjust the clutch rod all the way out, which placed the pedal engagement at the top.

 

Hmmm ok as far as drag racing what has worked the best for you?

 

I've been pretty successful with every setup: stock, act, and exedy. I think the Exedy has allowed to get down the track the quickest for the mph, but I've only been able to use it up here at altitude. I think if I would have had this Exedy back at sea level when I ran the 12.000, it would have been an 11.9x, because I can powershift every gear effortlessly now. My 12.30@107.99 shows that I don't have much power up here, but the shifting allows me to get down the track without much delay. That was only a 1.72 60', too (7.82@87).

 

Damn! a 1.72 60ft? Wow that is pretty incredible actually. Yeah I need to start powershifting when I get my aftermarket clutch. I am just too afraid for some reason on my stocker.
I am sure once I start powershifting that will obviously help my et's