Originally Posted by: Smitty2 
Originally Posted by: castellan [.........................
The Tri matic Auto was advertised in the HG Holden as the fastest responding auto in the world.
do I detect a hint of cynicism in that comment??
I like the Tri matic auto much better than the T400 or T350 any day, only I don't like the T Bar shift gate design that Holden used as such defies logic, as why would one have no lock out from drive to neutral
, so when one ops for a T Bar auto the point is to use the T Bar at times to make the Auto do your commands, because you are driving the car in such a way that such gives you better command for a situation, so one may hold 2ed and at times or you may want to go back to 1st in some situation when fanging it hard.
So we see the T Bar as a enhancing performance device for one who knows how to truly drive a car. if they raced Automatic cars you would not see anyone using a column change auto would you, because such is crap for precision.
The Tri matic auto may be the fastest changing but falls behind the C4 because the C4 auto will not drop back beyond set speed, such is a safety thing for the driver and the auto, problem with the Tri matic is that this box will go back into 1st or 2ed at any speed if selected, so this can destroy the box or may do harm to it.
In the HG Brochure the claim was made about this box and this must of been in a response to Ford advertising of their C4 auto as a driving mans auto that was designed to be used like a manual if you fancy to do such as The XT GT was promoted as being, so Holden with the promoting of the new tri matic had to put some boasting claim forward, it may be faster changing response by bugger all to a C4, maybe just by a whisker and the tri matic is much faster response than a FMX or C6 for sure but I think that the B/W response well.
As for the Tri matic auto they are a totally reliable box that can handle a good 308 easy, the only problem is heat and people driving around with a buggered radiator and not servicing them. but my 308 with a tri matic had a big oil cooler on it that was used because my radiator was a manual one because I had a manual before I put the tri matic in it and I only did this because it was costing me a fortune in busting reconditioned M21 boxes that would not hold together. so I got a auto from the wreckers from a 4.2L HZ put it in and though maybe 3 months it may last and to my surprise it did like 400.000KM Oh it split one torque converter at about 30.000KM.
My mums HJ 202 tri matic got a new radiator but rust scale blocked up the top holes in the tank I could see that when taking off the cap, but my dad rejected any such and his mechanic claimed the same stupid dribble, but the bastard ran hot and the auto oil went black, but the auto lasted well, until the old man put it on it's roof when towing a trailer and that was the end of that car.
