2nd C6 death behind 521 - help +

[Tom Wells]

I use my 521 on the street in a 2900 lb car. Street tires only so far.

Last week went to the Fling in London OH and started giving rides - the money - all of it - goes to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

After about 30 (or 40 or ??) burnouts the C6 started acting oddly.

If I put it in Drive and let my foot off the brake, it acts like somebody's holding the emergency brake. Have to give it a bunch of gas before it'll downshift into 1st and go.

Neutral & reverse are normal.

It did this (or worse) at 812 miles, so it was rebuilt then, supposedly by an expert.

Now at over 10,000 miles here we go again.

For a supposedly bulletproof trans, this is too much work!

Any ideas?

I'd like to find out who to get one from, what mods I need etc.

Help!

Tom

[HighPlainsDrifter]

Tom,
There are a couple things to do to make the auto survive.
- install at least an 18,000 lb B&M trans cooler up front.
- a remote trans filter with temperature gauge is good, DO NOT run the trans over 200*.
- you need to cool down the trans, hood up between runs.
- when doing a burnout do not shut down 'in' gear, bump it into neutral,let the rpm's come down then put it back in gear.
- if doing a long burnout keep your foot in it until the tires naturally hook up or dump it into neutral.
- DO NOT do a 'dry hop'
Go to the Art Carr website, their tip page tell how to do a proper burnout to heat the tires.
It must work, I have 22,000 miles on my C-6 from GER; precision converter in PA.
Perry.

[Tom Wells]

Hi Perry,

Thanks for the solid tips

The only one of your tips I violated is the cooler - I use the radiator tank cooler built into the aluminum Griffin radiator. This may not be enough

I don't have the filter/temp gauge either.

I'll check GER's web site.