I think I may have broken 3rd on mine. It is still functioning but sounds like a playing card stuck in a bicycle spoke only during acceleration and not on deceleration. This happened on a simple downshift from 3rd to 2nd and back up to 3rd in normal everyday driving. No idea what it means but I have stopped driving it in the mean time.

What sucks about it is the new red made me dislike driving the car prior to having any issues, now I really have no desire to even bother with it anymore.

 

Sorry about your new Red.

Something to keep in mind about the 6 speed. One of the main issues is heat, and with only 2.3 quarts of capacity, the 6 speed can overheat on the track.

Tracking the 6 speed means you should certainly get a tranny cooler.

 

Erik and bifman .. you both runing the albins upgrade kit.?

 

Yup. We both got the upgrade through Shep. But Biffman's car is running and mine is in pieces lol

 

It will be great to know how this kit run with more them 470 tq

 

Just be careful on what fluid you use. Stay away from Redline Shockproof!!!

 

Yup. It's fine for TC's and pinion/ring gears but BAAAAAD for transmissions and oil galleys. Shep used to recommend Lightweight Shockproof for the upgraded 6 speed, but I know it messed up someone's tranny.

Personally, I'll be using the Castrol SynTorq LT for my transmission. My 6 speed liked it way better than the OEM fluid, which always made my 6 speed grind going into second. The LT never did that and I got 175,000 miles on the OEM 6 speed with no issues.

 

That was my transmission. Took out 4th gear when the journals got plugged up by the residue Shockproof leaves.

 

def - hope no one is using shockproof in their trans anymore - mine shifted great, until the trans went. i've used it in my t-case, decided to use their GL5 gear oil after seeing it's additive pack and how well it did. using RL 75w85 GL4 in the trans now as well.

 

I would love to see how the Castrol Syntorq LT stacks up. It's a 75W85 just like the OEM DiaQueen, but it shifts much better. Do you just send in a sample without having it in the transmission?

 

i do when i want to see what's inside a fluid before using it - they're called "VOAs" - virgin oil analyses. but it only means anything if you're comparing it to another fluid, so you'd want to send in for example the OEM fluid, see if it's missing anything from the OE fluid, and how their actual viscosities compare - that's what i did for the gear oils

 

Ah, interesting. I want to do that with both the OEM Diaqueen for the 6 speed and the Castrol I swear by.

Blackstone, I asume?

 

yes - in my case i also requested a special test (which cost extra) to see what viscosities they were in an "overheat" situation.

https://r56hs.com/2016/02/15/diaquee...0345-oil-test/

 

So you're now using the Redline in your TC?

ACD TC?

 

yep - used diaqueen t-case fluid, then lightweight shockproof, and RL 75w90 gl5 now. matches additives of diaqueen pretty closely, and did a great job in my built rear diff, so i decided to put it in the t-case. yes, acd t-case