A855 - 5 Speed
Has anyone seen any feedback on the overdrive Hemi gearset for the 833? I wonder if they are as big of piece of crap as the A855?
Lots of feedback on the OD Hemi gearset for the 833, all good that I've seen...
Calling "the A855" a piece of crap is FAR too wide a pattern to spray that ammo!
I am well aware of the myriad of problems that have happened, but as an A855 owner, for around 3 years, and that includes a number of WOT no lift shift 1320 runs, local and highway cruising, and with a MAJOR ramping up of frequency of 1320 runs once the current work on my car is finished by September, and planning maybe a no trailer trip from the New Orleans area to visit Farmtruck and Azn in Oklahoma, maybe some Power Tour like trips etc....bottom line?
MY 855 has been OUTSTANDING!!!
I've already put the deposit on a BME aluminum block for a 541 stroker build and my HP and TQ goals are around 700 and the Passon 855 is going to be pushing that power to my Dana 60. According to Passon, 700
continuous Ft. Lbs of torque is supposed to be a "conservative" power handling capability rating, and I hope to put that to the test!
I've been reading and following the plight of
@matthon and empathize with him, I'm totally disappointed in what happened and really look forward to it being resolved.
IF my 855 should fail, IF I find that the stroker output is too much for the 855 to handle, I am already looking at a viable 5 speed replacement that WILL handle it!
To say "the 855 is a piece of crap"??
Absolutely NOT an accurate or fair statement, but if it breaks, I'm going to get it fixed and move on to something stronger if the breakage is from a failure to handle the power I'm ultimately going to be sending thru it.
