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#1 ·
I'm new to the F-body world, and this may be a common question, but I'm gonna ask anyways. I noticed that when I going full bore from a take off, I hear a clunk, more like the axle hit the floorboard. It does it again, but even more pronounced when at the 1-2 shift. Common? Easy Fix?

Its an 01 T/A WS6, 6 speed man. It has SLP exhaust on it if that helps any.
Thank you.
 
#6 ·
Here ya go:
http://www.lmperformance.com/18518/2.html

http://www.lmperformance.com/53013/1.html

The description is pretty self explanatory. Basically, the torque arm setup is an excellent design but it has a few flaws. When you step on the gas hard, the wheels want to spin forward, which in turn wants to spin the rearend the opposite direction (simple physics). With a torque arm attached to the rear end, and then mounted 4 feet in front, it acts as sort of a lever (pivoting on the transmission) which drives the rearend down hard when you apply the gas. The only problem is that you need an extremely secure mounting place for it when you start making power, and a simple rubber piece just doesn't cut it. The crossmember bolts to the flooer, and then mounts the torque arm directly to the secure crossmember instead of the tail of the transmission which has the rubber mount.
 
#12 ·
thanks for the info, but I think I've already ordered the wrong part. As said earlier it's only a $20 dollar fix. I called the parts store and they didnt have any in stock, but could order one for $76, the stealership could get me one for $90. So i went to lsperformance and got one for $30, but it doesnt specify if its for a manual trans or auto trans.

Where do people get these $20 manual trans mounts?
 
#13 ·
thanks for the info, but I think I've already ordered the wrong part. As said earlier it's only a $20 dollar fix. I called the parts store and they didnt have any in stock, but could order one for $76, the stealership could get me one for $90. So i went to lsperformance and got one for $30, but it doesnt specify if its for a manual trans or auto trans.

Where do people get these $20 manual trans mounts?
I got mine from AutoZone. It was roughly $40 bucks. I believe the mount is the same whether manual or auto transmission.
Here's my thread:
http://www.camarozone.com/forum/f18/problem-regarding-tranny-shifter-21072/
Post #24 may be useful for you.
As you can see, cincybird98 changed his out, and he has an auto tranny, and he said his mount looked just like mine and I've got the 5 spd.
Good luck!
 
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