I recently started tracking my 2016 GT MT82 and I keep reading about transmission heat and lockout issues.

Are those problems legitimate or overblown? Do minor preventative issues like this air scoop make any difference?

Thanks

Legit.

I have a scoop as well as a pump and cooler on my MT82. Lockout is usually attributed to your clutch. A heavier clutch over works the syncs and causes lock out.

I only ever got lockout when i first got the car and it happened on the street twice i think. Once was going into 2nd and the other 3rd. As Boss said I have heard it being attributed to the clutch as well as the stock body mounted shifter

I have that scoop, along with a mcleod RST and MGW shifter and it hasnt happened to me on track

The RST cured lockout for me.

An MGW shifter solved the lockout problems I originally had. Can't say I've really noticed any transmission heating issues on my MT82...yet.

TMSBOSS said:

Legit.

I have a scoop as well as a pump and cooler on my MT82. Lockout is usually attributed to your clutch. A heavier clutch over works the syncs and causes lock out.

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Were you having temp issues with the gearbox or did you do it as preventative work? Were you able to see a difference in temp with the scoop in place?

I'm not sure if what we see on the box are cooling fins or stiffening ribs? They're a little short if for cooling, so not much of an opportunity for heat transfer, but that doesn't mean the scoop won't help.

The shifter is a big deal. The stock, chassis mounted shifter is an absurd mounting scheme. I suspect there is a small amount of NVH which is eliminated, but it is such a bad shifter that I'm not sure anyone cares. An MGW shifter is the answer for that part.

I did the full meal deal searching for a way to stop lockout. Line, Removed the helper spring, Stiffener for the trans point, MGW shifter all which "seemed" to help some. Then shifter helped the most.......uhtil I pulled the stock clutch and went with a twin disc clutch. THEN everything worked great. Simple click, click for each shift. What did I learn? Start with the clutch if you have a stock set up.

Cooling for the Trans. I started with a scoop and noticed a small difference when checking with an IR gun after a session, 10-15 deg drop. With the cooler installed temps are 40ish less. High 200's and now low to mid 200's.

TMSBOSS said:

.......uhtil I pulled the stock clutch and went with a twin disc clutch. THEN everything worked great. Simple click, click for each shift. What did I learn? Start with the clutch if you have a stock set up.

Cooling for the Trans. I started with a scoop and noticed a small difference when checking with an IR gun after a session, 10-15 deg drop. With the cooler installed temps are 40ish less. High 200's and now low to mid 200's.

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Interesting. I've got a Mantic ceramic twin disc with an AL flywheel going in with the new engine. I wonder if I'll notice a difference in shifting? It should free-rev a hell of a lot faster, that's for sure. We 4-banger guys turn 1000-1500 revs lower than the V8 guys (the redline is 6800, but the shift point is more like 5800. I bet those added revs cause some of the shifting issues. Once I got my MGW shifter, my problems (which weren't crazy to begin with, just annoying) went away.