hey guys,
checking out the ss now since they are going to stop making the pt cruisers which i currently own. just trying to compair the two. anyone have any info on the limits of the auto trans and what the problem area(s) are with them? i know with the cruiser they have a weak o/d and can only take about 300 foot pounds of torque. and how much power will the stock engine take?

also all the proformance tunes that i've been reading about, will they work on the auto or are they just for the manual.

thanks
mike

 

[QUOTE=Mike12086;245201]hey guys,
checking out the ss now since they are going to stop making the pt cruisers



They had to the HHR is so good looking how could you buy a PT anymore



. anyone have any info on the limits of the auto trans and what the problem
area(s) are with them?



That is one of the best transmission GM makes and that`s not because I work there.It has been in production since 1994 and is up graded every year with new engineering and components.We have are own in house dyno and a 16 yr old could not do what that computer does to them transmissions.The engines will blow up way before the transmission does.They also at times hook them to larger engines to see what they can realy take.

 

if its not a weakness thing how come they detune compaired to the manual from the factory?

 

That`s the know it alls from Detroit they think about money too much we make 16,000 of them a week.We seldom see any come back if the transmission has a problem it will fail in the test stands every tranny is run before we ship it out.

Some engineer puts the torque limits on them and that is all it is just a number.They didn`t up the warranty if they thought they where going to have to replace them.

 

Exactly. They cut the hp/tq because the auto tranny won't take it in the long run. They didn't just put a number on it for the heck of it.