Is this sarcasm? Because there are 485 horsepower Challengers, 455 horsepower Camaros, 650 HP Z06 Vettes, etc etc that dont have all these noises and problems with their drivetrains...so why would all the noise and clunking in a Ford be due to this "monstrous" power and heavy duty parts Ford puts out? Answer....its not because of that. It's because Ford used cheap Sh!t called an MT82 in an otherwise great car.
People are still making these claims even after people are putting multiple passes on a stock mt-82 in stock and boosted form? I'd say there is a quality control issue vs the mt-82 being a pod...
Could the design of the MT82 be correct and really well designed, capable of handling power and smooth shifting characteristics? Sure! But if the manufacturing process, material selection, quality control, or whatever you want to blame it on creates a faulty end product, it still makes it a POS that needs apparent revision. A lot of people i've heard from that are handling boost and making multiple passes down the track have had their MT82's upgraded by Ben Calimer, not that stock ones dont exist.
I blaming it on manufacturing process... I've had no whine, clunks, or whatever other noises most complain about. Again, I was like you at one point... but after new personal experiences... Getting one put together right is the issue.
From what I've read about other peoples problems, mine isnt all that bad. I did have to "learn" the transmission so to speak. I can shift 1-3 normally without issue, but 4th, i need to pay attention until the car is at operating temp. I have to feel for the slider to grab the syncro then slightly pause for the syncro the bring the gear to speed and let it "suck in" the shifter on its own to go in smoothly or I get a chatter sensation through the shift handle. It's almost the feeling that the cone of the gear is trying to push the syncro back off, pulsing the shifter. 5th gear is like that too. 6th is ok.
I completely disagree with this.
It has nothing to do with a few cents of fuel. In fuel injected engines, when the engine is cold, the fuel does not combust and evaporate as it should. Fuel injected motors compensate for cold weather by increasing the fuel injected into the engine that, when does not evaporate, can get on the cylinder walls and clean off the oil from the cylinder wall. When that happens, there is NO lubricant protecting your engine as the gasoline has cleaned it off. So, by allowing it to sit and "warm up" you are actually damaging and creating additional wear on your engine.I completely disagree with this.
By allowing the car to idle and warm up for a few minutes before use, you are allowing the oil to warm up. As Sasuketer stated with the BG fluid, it doesn't operate properly at first in cold temperatures, the same goes for the oil in your engine. By allowing the oil to circulate through an engine that warms up, it is allowing it to flow better and properly circulate throughout the engine.
Also, it allows the aluminum engine components to properly expand and warm up. It also makes sure that the fuel pump isn't frozen from condensation. An engine at idling RPMs will be more likely to just stall out if there is no fuel. If an engine running at 3k RPM/65MPH runs lean, you risk engine damage.
Is a few cents worth of fuel really the reason you are not allowing the engine to properly warm up?
A few minutes is excessive. All the gasoline washing away oil film as well as diluting engine oil. Also, a cold engine idling will create a lot of condensation as well as wreck catalytic converter.I completely disagree with this.
By allowing the car to idle and warm up for a few minutes before use, you are allowing the oil to warm up. As Sasuketer stated with the BG fluid, it doesn't operate properly at first in cold temperatures, the same goes for the oil in your engine. By allowing the oil to circulate through an engine that warms up, it is allowing it to flow better and properly circulate throughout the engine.
Also, it allows the aluminum engine components to properly expand and warm up. It also makes sure that the fuel pump isn't frozen from condensation. An engine at idling RPMs will be more likely to just stall out if there is no fuel. If an engine running at 3k RPM/65MPH runs lean, you risk engine damage.
Is a few cents worth of fuel really the reason you are not allowing the engine to properly warm up?
