I guess i'll start being the bad guy since i don't really know
, but guess, that having some TM can benefit the trans as to not having TM at all. yes the trans slips with TM, like it does in those Chevy trucks that are used for heavy duties and can go 200-300k miles without trans work.
On the other side, we have subfloor with 1000 track passes and possibly how many trans rebuilds already ??? 3 -4 ? in maybe 20-30k miles ??
Hey, i don't know how the clutches work inside this trans, but i'm all ears. i'm running about 50% TM at part thottle, and as the requested torque increases, i decrease the TM to be about 10-12% left AT WOT during the shift, (gear dependant, i have 40% in 1st gear during the WOT shift, 18% during the 2nd gear WOT shift, and 10% during the 3rd gear WOT shift) this way i'm not roasting the tires during a 1-2 shift while having the quickest shift i can on Continental DWS Tires.
I use the shift torque factor per gear/shift torque factor adders per gear (only for gears 1 through 4, i have 100% TM for gears 5th and 6th), and the adder modifier.
Per the formula
Final Torque Factor (FTF) is calculated like this:
FTF = {Shift Torque Factor + (Shift Torque Factor Adder * Shift Torque Factor Adder Mod)} * Torque Factor Cold
I don't change the torque factor cold at all since it's not needed.
I even have a little excel spreadheet to calculate TM%
I have 33K miles, driven hard,(This a DD that sees the track 6-7 times a year, i don't even use DR's on this car) and my trans seems to be holding up pretty well, i don't have trans flares, the trans temp is actually a little bit lower than stock most of the times, so how am i putting more stress on my trans compared to you guys that run without TM at all??
Again, without TM, my 1-2 shift can be a handful at anything past mid throttle, the shift is hard, and frankly, it feels like complete shit that way.