It's a Miracle! Blasphemi is Fixed So of Course We Did Massive Burnouts. 

I'm really impressed with the new owner of Tick Performance he's really getting their name out to the entire racing community in just a short time!

Dude just the amount of info in this video is unreal. It's awesome to see people who know everything about their jobs.

I started life going every weekend to a drag race in the early 70’s. Dad raced a 55 Chevy two door post car with a full cage. A Built 327 with a Muncie M-22 transmission with a 5:13 gear with a straight axle front end. We pulled the 55 race car with a 55 Nomad on a light weight 2 rail trailer. I slept on the front bench seat and mom and dad slept in the back of the Nomad. We traveled 4-5 states, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. Gasser class was just a normal class in the 70’s. Dad kept blowing up the Muncie transmission. In 1970 Lenco came out with a transmission that was supposed to be good to 800hp then. We went home to the farm after dad broke the transmission at the 74 nationals in Indy. We sold a couple of moms high dollar barrel racing horses so dad could buy a new Lenco transmission. He never broke another trans after this. I know these new TKO Tremec transmissions can handle big horsepower and abuse today. But back in the day guys was using stock GM Muncie’s. M-21 or the M-22 Rock Crusher. Side note; I still use a light weight two rail trailer to this day to haul cars. It works like a lift at the track if you need to change a transmission or clutch. I can pull it with a 1/2 ton truck with a shell or station wagon. I still sleep in the bed of the truck on a cot. I laugh when I see guys pull in with Toterhomes or Diesel pushers pulling huge stacker trailers. They are so far away from where how grassroots racing started. Are those guys more comfortable in their air conditioned rigs? Sure, but I can spend my money on the race car. 🇺🇸🦅🏁

Matt is plethora of fantastic knowledge. I'd love to have him as a part of my support team. Good stuff ya'll!!!

Tick performance is first class

Matt is just way, way beyond simple complete competence! Great to see a young guy so thoroughly in command of what he does!

This is a good demonstration of torque, inertia, friction and torsional strength. When you dump the clutch, and the tires are glued to the ground, you will get clutch slippage, or something else will give. You simply found the weakest part. Tire slippage would be the easiest solution!

Blasphemi is now become a instrument of testing high performance parts and will always find their weakness! I think these companies should sponsor fsm just for the " R&D" work Mike is doing! keep up the good work Mr. Finnegan!

That Bangshift Billy thing is awesome! Having a controlled and repeatable way to slip your diaphragm clutch is inreal!

Anything Tick has is pretty much as good as it gets

I am so happy to see bangshift billy. Thanks for supporting fellow racers

Glad to see the interview with Bill. Cool product. I love watching him shift his Fairlane down the track! Twin turbo BBF I believe.

Really enjoyed watching this process. Thanks for being willing to share it with us!

Really cool to see Bill Armstrong at the end, one of my favorite drag and drivers. Great video, keep up the good work.

I use to live in Mount Airy back in the early 80s, it's amazing how much that place has changed and grown. I love watching your channel and how much you learn after each failure. Never give up. Good luck on Wednesday. Thanks Mike.

Bill Armstrong's Bangshift Billy device looks awesome. Digitally controlled as well...livin' in the future!

Aaron suggested a “Dead Hook” I agree,in the other episode Mike said he lowed the launch rpm that and the supper stick track killed the transmission.

Wow, the way it exploded, how that energy all let go, I honestly expected more broken parts than that, it really is amazing how strong T56s are. Excited to see how it goes with the BSB clutch controller - really looking forward to seeing a lot less of Blasphemi's trans now! These clutch controllers have been SUCH a game changer for stick shift racing. There's both lower feature budget options for mechanical clutch setups and there's up to the BSB here with all the bells & whistles for hydro clutches and a few options inbetween, checkem' out if you're in to stick racing.

Thanks Joe, really good job showing us what happened to the trans. Taking over from Mike for an episode can't be easy.

Joe is not slow. Great episode cool to see how it's done. Great job Joe!

Building a high end hot rod is so much more complicated today than it was back in 1970!

Thank you Joe , since Mike is floating somewhere you did a super transformational video at the shop ! lamo !

Great video with lots of tech tips and starring " Blasphemi " ! Thanks Mike , and good luck with the clutch and transmission going forward.

I love that killer launch system from Billy ! So cool 😎 seen him and my favorite Canadian Pontiac run here in Ennis TX so cool !

My god, the digital Bluetooth throw out bearing is jaw-dropping killer awesome!!!

That clutch release controller looks like the perfect cheat code for a manual transmission. The ability to hold it on the take up point and set a release point that can be controlled by the ecu be it time, rpm, speed or even wheel slip measured by the ECU has just taken all the talent out of the art of consistent reliable launches or even clutched shifts. You should then be able to downsize the gear box I would think or even go back to clutch shifting at speed if you are having wheel slip problems whilst rolling. Racing down shifts could also be improved to prevent wheel skid and improve stability. Implemented properly you could go back to the old school clutched autos and do away with the torque converters, A very nice simple device that should make a huge difference to anyone who uses a manual transmission. It deserves an award.

Man what a bad ass learning video thanks Mike can’t wait to see the car back at the track.

We like the cars, the cars that go BOOM

You're in an elite group of shaft Breakers.

Love listening to Joe explain what going on and how to fix.

Way to go guys, thank you Mike, maybe you won't get shafted at the next, ... Rock on Blasphemi 😊😎

This is absolutely thr best transmission information video I have ever seen

Tick Performance to the rescue!

Been a long road I am glad you are taking the time to address the issues in a timely manor instead of last minute I cannot wait to see that monster out drag everyone. That being said I am glad Finn has a new crew Joe is helping out quite a bit my hats off to the man.

I haven’t had a chance to watch for a few months, and I’m glad to see that Finnigan found himself a stunt double, the show should get interesting now.

I've been following the drag and drives for years (love the stick shift class) and it was cool watching the progression of Bill's clutch control system 👍

Fascinating stuff. Thanks for breaking (though sorry it happened) so we could learn about all of this stuff. Hopefully the learning means no breakage next time. And the sound of the burnout at the end was music to the ears - love the sound of a hemi.

Best tech video on the channel for a long time! Loved how they stood by their product and fixed it 💪

Thank you for an awesome video. I'm definitely going to give the Bang Shift Billy setup a try

Bangshift Billy's a damned genius!

The opener though! Wow 😮

Very interesting stuff, thanks

Thanks for sharing.

Amazing guys around you and the whole stickshift deal.

Stellar team, and excellent burnout 🤠👍🏻

23 just in my 69 Camaro and that is finally going to be the bomb without blowing up. My trans guy said I was one in a million!!!!! Glad and really good to meet you brother Mike.

Joe is an outstanding addition to your lineup!! He is knowledgeable and easy to listen to!! I’m so glad Blasphemi is back together and I hope you record you run before New Year!!!

As a person who loves a manual transmission the sheer amount of technology in a modern manual racing transmission is just mind blowing..

Excellent trick with the bridgeport

Really good video, I’ve been driving manuals for years and I learned quite a bit even. Racing stuff isn’t easy on anything, especially with manuals. Glad you guys got it fixed though, keep up the great work.

Awesome information!!!!

Looks MUCH MUCH better with the shiny wheels!

I had know idea that there was delay setup for a clutch , I've exploded many manual trans. Great video and lots of good information.

That’s an awesome idea with the bolt direction.

I see you took my advise.. Matt and the guys at Tick are top notch..I make their boxes for their products plus I use all their products in my hot rod builds also. Matt and Eli your welcome.

Extremely informative video Mikie!! Thank you so much. I saved it for future reference for a build I am slowly working on 😂. Thanks again 👍

Greetings from arctic Circle Norway. Great to see the car together again. Looking forward to see the next drag

impressive talent and skills .

I was going to say that you need a slipper clutch! That throwout bearing controller is way easier and far more convenient than adjusting weights.

Good seeing the car at the show also being able to snoop and check out the new trailer

As a mechanic. I know for a fact all ur seeing is the stuff that went well... There's soo much more swearing involved!

Great episode i learned a lot.

Home town awsome!! Matts a good dude

Theres nothing like hanging with the guys in the shop 👍🏼. Ill never drive a stick car again but its cool learning the inner working of a race trans. So cool. We all love this car stuff WeRone ✌🏽

Dry hops on a sticky surface make things go boom.............

Glad to see it back together!! Hopefully we'll see it soon at a drag strip and see some low 8's

Great content thanks for sharing

Traction control, nice!

Having the solution mounted but not used… is sort of a blessing and actually fixing it properly.

It was great to see ya this weekend & talk multiple times. Cant wait to see car blast off some E.T.'s soon. Hope you make it home safe in the new bad boy trailer.

Good luck Don't Break Stuff😊

1 of the best videos I have ever seen on RU-vid

transmissions are one of the few pieces of voodoo magic that breaks my brain,this video helps understand the voodoo

That guy from tick gives me huge young scott Taylor vibes

Nice device , very nice , with a few other old school tricks you can build a damn nice clutch setup these days

Matt from Tick Performance sounds and looks like NPK driver Scott Taylor!

Engineers = Android Journalists = Apple

...Nice set-up...

You guys finally found a boat car, thats awesome

Wish I knew when you're here in Bakersfield with either Blasphemi, or Side~chick. It would be such a thrill to come and watch!

I've made shafts from maraging C350 high nickel alloy used in aerospace. Super expensive but it's about 50% stronger than tool steel. Excellent notch sensitivity, so great for gears, splines or other interrupted surface geometry.

Good times. I think that the bucking motion caused by stabbing the throttle like that caused this plus the track seemed really sticky. Like it had contact cement on it 🎉

So glad to see you adding the clutch slipper mechanism! When you broke the tranny I thought right away it was because the track was prepped super sticky for those high powered radial cars. Worse yet the surface was cold making it even tighter. As you pointed out your clutch is designed to slip so the drivetrain absorbed all the shock when neither the clutch nor the slicks could slip. I’m guessing that had something not broken your front tires would have been pointed moonward! That slipper device should make the car more consistent on questionable drag and drive surfaces and also be way easier on the drivetrain components. Bill is clearly a very smart guy to have come up with this. And blue tooth compatible? 👍

Mantic is clutch as always. Was hopeing for a cameo from him. RadioMan

living 20 min form Tick performance and I have heard of them but did not know they were there till watching this video, and when to School with Bullins that built the frame under the Caddie, Great living in NC, it is a Hot Rod State for sure. Back down this way again Farmington Dragway or Piedmont dragway would be good close tracks to test at.

Really interested in seeing this Bluetooth clutch work at the track

Newbern caught a stray at 34:52 😂

My goodness! Another great episode, thank you! Love the “science”. One question, What is the recommended interval for checking that in-line filter on the trans fluid pump? Again, Great content. Can’t wait to see what Mike breaks next. Obviously Tony doesn’t break everything.

Awesomeness

Loved it 😂

I'm here because the third gen in the background at the garage burn out👍

It blows my mind how quickly transmission guys work.

Hell yeah brother 😎

Mike ur awsome👍

Love is intrest in learing, we all learn.

I honestly thought bill's car had a slipper clutch didn't realize it was his own device

Cool video Joe I like you guys are making that transmission Finnegan proof “L”

Finn, glad to see things going a little better your way. Hope you put the 55 on a PB test run wensday. You deserve some good Ju- Ju coming youre way.

Yall finally did the boat car episode!

Didn't realise how finnicky transmissions are. Hats off to trans mechanics.