Over the last month since the wheeling trip to Rausch Creek in earl September my rig has been at the shop for a set of improvements. The shop was a little out of the way from my Virginia location -- just south of Flint Michigan at Ridge Demon where I left the T in his good hands for some improvements.
I had been working with Brodie for a while on ideas for some improvements on the drive train. Brodie has specifics on the build but he built and installed a transmission that is a level 2 raptor junior with some with added parts (like a beast transmission reaction sunshell). He previously posted up technical specs in the sponsors section but the long & short of it is is has a raptor torque converter a low rpm stall point and beefed up parts providing 500 lbs of torque. It has pan that helps provide air and keep the transmission cool as well.
Brodie also custom adopted the pan for the T and added an electric fan that can help reduce temperature in the transmission.
Along with the transmission we also swapped out the OEM 4:10 rings and gearing in the front and rear diffs that are standard in the V8 alphas for the 4:56's that are in the manual transmissions. In addition, he installed RCV CV joints on the T.
From my drive back from Michigan I can tell you that the power is great when combined with the V8, no issues with the hills of Pennsylvania or other.
While the small ring on the front diff will likely continue to be the weak point of the, the transmission provides a good feel that may be able to help reduce the use of the gas pedal as a way to power through some offroad obstacles.
