FGeorge Member 79 Member For: 2y 10m 24d Posted 18/08/21 06:15 AM Share Posted 18/08/21 06:15 AM I've heard many times that 'how you drive it' will affect how long the zf will last. I can't seem to find anything about what that actually means. 1. Manually select the gear before planting it 2. Throttle it at lower RPM to limit torque 3. Back off throttle to 20% and manually shift before throttling in again Am I on the right track? Any other maxims to follow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,127 Member For: 9y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 18/08/21 08:10 AM Share Posted 18/08/21 08:10 AM Get the trans tuned in conjunction with the engine and it'll be much happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGeorge Member 79 Member For: 2y 10m 24d Posted 18/08/21 08:19 AM Author Share Posted 18/08/21 08:19 AM Install a more efficient trans cooler to keep it cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRYME Member 313 Member For: 3y 1m 29d Posted 19/08/21 01:13 PM Share Posted 19/08/21 01:13 PM Your on the right track but in my humble opinion how long your ZF lives depends on how much power your making if your making 400rwkw plus it isn't gonna live years and years unless your the type to literally never get on gate... but who with 400kw drives like that? Im fairly good to my car but with 500rwkw it lasted about 25,000kays and now she's rooted and being rebuilt.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGeorge Member 79 Member For: 2y 10m 24d Posted 19/08/21 01:45 PM Author Share Posted 19/08/21 01:45 PM Yeah, tune your car to make less power to make the transmission live longer. My first tune should land around the 300kw mark with the stock gt3576. I'm hoping that with some care I might just be on the lucky side and get to keep my transmission healthy until I'm ready to do the next big round. Gives me comfort to hear you've managed to hold 500kw for 25 thousand kms. What did you do to look after it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRYME Member 313 Member For: 3y 1m 29d Posted 19/08/21 02:46 PM Share Posted 19/08/21 02:46 PM No launching it off the line and let of the throttle between gear changes (most of the time) 300rwkw you should be fine for a while but remember it's the torque that kills the box and turbo barras make plenty.. if the tuner tunes the box well you should get some good time out of it but keep it in back of your mind it aint gonna last forever (what mechanical object does lol) but budget 8-10k for a good solid build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGeorge Member 79 Member For: 2y 10m 24d Posted 19/08/21 10:13 PM Author Share Posted 19/08/21 10:13 PM 8-10k just on the box?! It's that how much it is now? I've been reading older threads when people were saying 3k was a rip off haha Daaamn 💰 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,302 Member For: 16y 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 19/08/21 10:40 PM Share Posted 19/08/21 10:40 PM 3k is still a rip-off for a recondition to stock. haha 300kw isn't going to torch a stock ZF for a long long time especially if maintenance is performed diligently... the price he's talking about is for a high-level built-for-big-power ZF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Andrew Gold Donating Members 2,019 Member For: 9y 1d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 20/08/21 12:21 AM Share Posted 20/08/21 12:21 AM Change down manually rather than triggering a kickdown and the ZF won't give a rat's about dealing with 300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowxr6t Member 516 Member For: 5y 4m 20d Location: New zealand Posted 20/08/21 12:22 AM Share Posted 20/08/21 12:22 AM How long has a built 6r80 zf 8-10k lasted in cars cranking 500rwkw? Has anyone worn one out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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