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It turns out the gearbox rebuild we showed you in the last issue was very much needed. While on the rolling road, pulling only 200lb.ft of torque, we ended up with a box full of neutrals.
The R53’s gearbox is normally super strong; we’ve only damaged two before this one in over seven years of the harshest