2G Transmission Options

[SubieEater]

Hey guys, I'm building a 98' 2g Eclipse GSX. I really want to work towards a 2.3 autocross build eventually. Looking for a transmission that can handle around 500Ft/lbs of torque. I know that I'm late to the game in terms of having parts availability for these cars (especially transmission parts). Ive looked at TRE, Jacks, PPG, and TMZ. I am only seeing stage 1 transmission rebuilds that "handle sub 400ft/lbs" , then the PPG Dogbox transmission which is a little bit of overkill for the build. I dont want to switch to an Auto Transmission either. Does anyone know anyway to get a manual transmission capable of roughly 500 ftlbs into the 2g eclipse gsx without going the dogbox route? I appreciate any ideas.

 

[bastarddsm]

Man yall are wild. You all forget about fatigue, every time you let that retarded huge clutch slam shut it puts a huge torque spike into the trans, and it adds a lot of fatigue cycles.

Grant thinks in V8 RWD. And the from the trans back ends up upgraded so that it survives a bunch of clutch dumps and eventually one gets the trans.

We on the otherhand have a driveline that breaks if you look at it funny, and we know it. So we baby the piss out of them on the launch or break axles an tcases and we rarely break a trans from shock on the launch. It's amusing that we have figured that much out, but we can't figure out that dumping the clutch on a shift DOES THE SAME f***ING THING.

On the bearing plate, I've seen 2 break in my carreer. Jasons, and boostin long long ago. I'm roughly half convinced it's from running crazy preloads on the trans.

Last thing, at 500ft*lbs if you choose the correct trans and don't try to break it, the trans will live a pretty decent life. It will eventually die though. Even the mighty PPG will eventually have a fatigue failure at 500ft*lbs - it's just that most have parted out before they get that many fatigue cycles on them.