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Old 10-22-2016, 12:20 PM   #88
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Re: Finally caught a break NP440 / MY 6

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Originally Posted by Dazzoman View Post
Oh ya .
Are those aluminum trannies really that beefy ? I thought they can break ....
Im fairly new to them ...
They probably aren't any more fragile than an aluminum-case Muncie--both will break behind a lot of horsepower in a heavy car, or from simple abuse.

I put almost 100,000 miles on the one in my Suburban, behind a 290hp crate engine, and I wasn't always kind to it. Never a hint of a problem.

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