plh Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Summer is coming and I am sure people are getting ready to bring out their Conquests and Starions more and finally have good weather to do upgrades (at least in the northern climates). So I have a steady supply of Strengthening Pans available. Made in thicknesses of 19mm for $109.95 or 12mm for $94.95. Includes mounting hardware, Loctite etc. Even added some bling. Website created for easier ordering. Paypal Cart etc... Get the info here: www.tuffpans.com http://www.ns-micro.com/~tuffpans/pics/19mm.jpg http://www.ns-micro.com/~tuffpans/pics/3inch_med.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Call me ignorant, but what exactly do these things do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technology Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 (edited) Dang those are sweet. Edited September 24, 2012 by Technology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strang3majik Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Call me ignorant, but what exactly do these things do? its the pan for the bottom of the transmission. Our trannies are known to have weak cases, so, to strengthen the case, you put a thicker, stronger pan on the bottom which stiffens the entire thing. In 88, Mitsu did this to the stock tranny, however, it was only about 1/4" thick, whereas this one is almost a 1/2" therefore increasing the rigidity of the trans case, thus, making the trans stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Venable Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 when my funds allow, I'll probably grab one for the flatty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dred_85.5_TSI Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 yeah I'll get one of the 19mm ones, my trans is going to want to kill me once I build my engine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DryBear Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Is this a limited time thing or ongoing? I'd like one as well, but budget it tied to other stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plh Posted April 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Is this a limited time thing or ongoing? I'd like one as well, but budget it tied to other stuff. Plan to be on-going as long as there is demand, Thanks! FYI a guy in Australia is running a 430ft/lb torque engine thru a KM132 with one of my 19mm pans and is really happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 (edited) I don't think I really have a choice. I'm going to have to buy one or it's only a matter of time until my '86 tranny explodes. It may only be a matter of time regardless, but this will hopefully extend it's life. You have an order to ship Edited April 27, 2010 by psu_Crash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plh Posted April 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 I don't think I really have a choice. I'm going to have to buy one or it's only a matter of time until my '86 tranny explodes. It may only be a matter of time regardless, but this will hopefully extend it's life. You have an order to ship Please check your PM. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plh Posted May 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 weekend bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLATBROKE313 Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 PayPal sent trans needs all the help it can get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killtodie Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 How is the ground clearance on that? Those bolts look large Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 My pan showed up yesterday and it looks GREAT! Thank You for a very easy and professional transaction. These are top notch pans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plh Posted May 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 TTT - lots of these are going to the AU guys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted May 29, 2010 Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 It should be noted that these pans require you to grind a small amount off the bottom backside of where it mounts to the tranny to get it flush. There is a small casting flash that needs ground off. Not a big deal AT ALL. Took me all of maybe 5 minutes with a dremel. I saw this in the writeup for install but I bet a lot of you didn't look at that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plh Posted May 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 It should be noted that these pans require you to grind a small amount off the bottom backside of where it mounts to the tranny to get it flush. There is a small casting flash that needs ground off. Not a big deal AT ALL. Took me all of maybe 5 minutes with a dremel. I saw this in the writeup for install but I bet a lot of you didn't look at that There is a bunch of variation on where Mitsu placed the gasket surface on the transmission. I have 3 transmissions and only 1 (the one in my truck) needed to be ground for the pan to fit. The other 2 transmission gasket surfaces are slightly raised above the casting and the TuffPans fit without grinding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLATBROKE313 Posted May 29, 2010 Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 Well pick up a pan and had to do no grinding,my 89 trans was good but just wanted to say thanks 1 heck of a part good guy to deal with and thanks for adding to the upgrades for our cars A1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plh Posted June 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Well pick up a pan and had to do no grinding,my 89 trans was good but just wanted to say thanks 1 heck of a part good guy to deal with and thanks for adding to the upgrades for our cars A1.Thanks for the complement! I'll keep these around for as long as there is demand. TTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EVOMINUS Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 It should be noted that these pans require you to grind a small amount off the bottom backside of where it mounts to the tranny to get it flush. There is a small casting flash that needs ground off. Not a big deal AT ALL. Took me all of maybe 5 minutes with a dremel. I saw this in the writeup for install but I bet a lot of you didn't look at that sorry for the off topic but......do you have a better or larger photo of your sig??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackone Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 I just found this post....An I hate to knock your Hustle But I have heard that the Starion Tranny is strong enough stock there is a site I found a while back Homemade site where they changed the RX7 Turbo II Tranny three times and turned to are tranny for support form and 88 I don't know about the other years but my Mechanic has always told me the 88 and 89 Starion Tranny's where the strongest and that the auto Starion trannies sucked. My toyota with the stock tranny did about 400+ horse power with the 50 Shoot and a custom drive shaft to a 74 Datsun pick-up truck rear-end which was later modifed to disc. I still have this tranny its also form an 88 I had the Starion tranny for about four-years in two different cars its now going back into a TSi with the Old motor form the Corolla the same motor I used to spray. My mechanic also races the G54B he had and MPI G54B in a Starlet with a Ford Rear-end he was about 526 HP with an 89 Stock Tranny and never had a problem. He says in his 16 years of racing this motor he has only heard of one Starion tranny failing and the guy who had the Starion was idot he use to do stupid thing with the car.+ No i know the Shaurka Team used a G-Force tranny on the there set-up but they where looking to get the lowest time possible on a 1/3 mile Drag Strip which was the first 4-Cylinder to do 7 Seconds I know other car are doing them know. But the G54B was the first motor to do so. So my next question will be is this for the later year STARIONS. Or for any tranny, or for someone trying to accomplish some serious HP gains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plh Posted July 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 (edited) The 88 & 89 have a cast aluminum pan measuring approximately 1/4" thick where as the prior years have stamped steel. The Tuffpans are an upgrade over the 88/89 pan and a considerable upgrade over the earlier years.-Paul Edited July 8, 2010 by plh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackone Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 The 88 & 89 have a cast aluminum pan measuring approximately 1/4" thick where as the prior years have stamped steel. The Tuffpans are an upgrade over the 88/89 pan and a considerable upgrade over the earlier years.-Paul Do you guys built these pans for the 3RZ Tranny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plh Posted July 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 (edited) Do you guys built these pans for the 3RZ Tranny.I don't, but could... is there a market for these? Is this a W59 transmission? sorry I'm not that familiar with 'yotas. Do you have a photo of what you are looking for? Edited July 9, 2010 by plh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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