[s-cars] RE: '95 tranny whir in 1st

[Robert Rossato]

> Ah yes, the familiar 1st gear 'whir'.  Mine did this, as does Domo
> Oregato Mr. Rossato's.  Mine began just after the former MTM 
> 1+ install,
> the result of unabashed and giddily addictive 1st gear full boost
> launches (me don't need no steeenken boost controller to 
> limit boost in
> 1st, scoff!).  Once it appeared it never worsened, and 
> remained that way
> for ~ 25k until I yanked it for the CMG install.

Mine started a couple of winters ago, though I didn't realize it until
that spring when I started driving with the windows down again.  The
noise is not the clicking, card in the spokes, type sound.  I equate it
more to the sound of straight cut gears.  I think mine may have been a
result of one 18" snow storm when I was tooling around at 2am, and after
a little too much throttle while turning onto a street, I ended up with
the front end up on a snow bank.  Twenty minutes of digging the front
end out with my hands didn't help and finally resorted to rocking the
car back and forth between 1st and reverse for a few minutes before it
finally extricated itself.  Of course the countless miles of donuts in
various parking lots I'm sure had nothing to do with it.  Anyway, it's
been 20k-25k miles and it's no worse.

Bob