From R154 to A340 opinions please, what mods?

[-=DV=-]

wow, i clicked into the thread koz it was the weirdest thing id ever heard and thought it must have been a type...but going FROM manual TO auto? why man?

sorry i cant add any technical help..but i had to reply because i am just stunned.

[CrUZida]

I've done a manual to auto conversion before.
There are just some things that are better as auto.

[-=DV=-]

yeah thats fair enuff...guess i wouldnt want my taxi to be a manual.

[TIMTAMS]

read the first post. Not sure if you done much towing or a farkload of driving in sydney peak hour but both scream out AUTO! plus i have 3 other cars all manual

[chris davey]

1JZ.747 ran an A340 modified by MV for quite a while and we all know that the results of that car speak for themselves.

From what i can find in his thread/website, i believe he ran 1.500 60', 6.3 1/8th mile, 9.801 et at 144.5 mph and know at least a 10.45 @ 134mph on the A340. Power was around the 750rwhp mark (for the 9sec run). The Power Glide went in about page 24 of his ride thread.

but that was with what mike now calls the stage 3 upgrade not just a stock box with a shift kit.

Mike has said in the past that about 265rwkw is the limit for a stock box with a shift kit and good trans cooler. Obviously this will depend on usage and weight of the car as well e.g. my rona just has a shift kitted box in it making over 315rwkw and it hasn't missed a beat *touch wood*

[TIMTAMS]

Cheers chris this is the sort of info i was really chasing i hopw to be 30 rwkw short of that just for longevity

[TIMTAMS]

ok im now going to fit all said mods up

I will retain the stock shifter for now

Going to setup up the temp guage too for the trans, should i fit the sender to the front pipe coming out of the box?

[ZZT231]

With the Auto, do you have the auto computer sorted? as I presume your car is using an ECU for a manual car? Also tailshaft needs to be modified (maybe)

[TIMTAMS]

The car is running a standalone ECU so yes I needed to sort an auto one out, I decided to go full manual and used MV shift box to look after the electronic side of things. Should arrive here on thurs so will have it all sorted by the end of the weekend and will post my thoughts ideas etc. Stock auto tailshaft fits.

[Cuzzo]

Oh no. You need to get yourself a daily

[TIMTAMS]

Just cause you drove mine and realized it's faster and better on fuel!