i'm assuming too many shifts beyond 5k at optimal torque band lead to it's demise? what actually happened during failure?

i was thinking about changing the second as well, to open up that sweet spot. seeing how second is the money maker with these trannys. then again, i i like the overall tight pattern of the 9a with stock gearing.

yeah, synchros. suffer the life of overall componets vs. changing them more often. i stuck with brass. it looks like someone put gold dust in my tranny fluid when i change it.

it's far from robust, but i've had worse days with the borg-warner t5.