automatic transmission question

[frosted flakes]

Hello,

I have a question regarding automatic transmissions and drifting. Well i went drifting in my car tonight in a parking lot and its awesome with the RB. But afterwards i had no power. It seemed like my transmission was slipping and i pressed the gas but wasnt going that fast at all. I turned off the igniton let my car sit about 5min then i had full power again. I had a similar experience with this with my KA24DE auto transmission. Why does it do this? Well i guess its time for a 5 speed swap....

[IvoryJ30t]

you need a transmission cooler. you overheated the fluid.

[frosted flakes]

awesome thankyou so much!

[IvoryJ30t]

no prob. take it easy, if you burn the fluid bad, your gonna fry the clutch packs.

change the fluid and get a cooler.

[IvoryJ30t]

after the run, there was a funky smell kinda like burning brakes but different, correct?

[frosted flakes]

Maybe, i just thought it was the burnt rubber laid on the pavement! i defintley need a transmission cooler considering the cooler its going into now (radiator) is running above 200F

[IvoryJ30t]

yup, get the cooler.

overheated transmission fluid smells alot like burning rubber, so if you got your brakes real hot and your spining tires, its hard to distinguish.

[Aznboi64]

Get a transmission cooler and a oil cooler if you don't have one already. Also change your transmission fluid to a synthetic one. Either B&Ms trick shift, amsoil, redline has great synthetic transmission fluid.

[Nameless EJ6]

Be carefull in the meantime.. you can really hurt your transmission by overheating it.

Btw, what transmission fluid are you using right now?

[frosted flakes]

i think Penzoil Dextron III ATF yeah im not going to drive it rough for a while...i defintley need to get an aftermarket radiator and transmission/oil cooler soon..

Thanks all for the help

tony