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    Tranny Rebuilt or new one??

    My car has 107,000 miles and the tranny seems to be downshifting fairly hard. My plans for this car are to get a turbo kit and after my motor dies swap in a rebuilt motor.
    well since I wanna get turbo I know I need to get a much stronger transmission since the stock one can't hold that much torque. Anyone know how much it would be to rebuilt my tranny to hold more power?
    I also want to install a transgo shift kit, corvette servo, and a higher stall converter.
    So any suggestions?? Should I get it rebuilt and where? or should I just buy a new already built for power one??

    thanks

    BTW I've already done the search and found nothing useful
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    Mine cost $1600 to rebuild with carbon fiber and kevlar internals(on top of a full rebuild) if that gives you an idea. I haven't had a problem with mine since and it shifts HARD I bark the 1-2 every time at anythign over 50% throttle.

    I had to have mine rebuilt after going through a stock converter, a no name 2800 stall converter and a PI Vig 3500 converter (I broke them all)and yes I had a tranny cooler installed the entire time. It busted up my tranny a bit when I shredded the internals to the PI VIG.

    I also have a vette servo and TransGO
    (this is on the stock converter)
    I have a Yank 2800 converter waiting to be installed.

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    • #3
      You're going to want to do some research before you decide what all you're going to put into the tranny.

      My suggestion would be to research it well, get beefed-up parts (GM and aftermarket companies make them), and get it built by a competent professional.

      And, if you're going to sink the money for a new motor with a turbo, get the tranny rebuilt. You don't know what you're going to get in a remanned tranny (there aren't many new trannies aftermarket anymore, they're mainly rebuilds).
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      • #4
        Get to know your local tranny guys... getting a good rebuild with better parts, shift kit, etc.

        http://www.transmissioncenter.net/4L60E.htm is a good place for a reman, though.
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        • #5
          thanks guy, I will ask these guys on Performance Automotive and on fbodycentral.com to see what the best option is. any more input?
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          • #6
            I am taking my tranny out today for a rebuild.

            $468 in parts, maybe a new torque converter which is 200. Plus $200 for the install.

            MAKE SURE you know who is rebuilding it... otherwise you're wasting money.

            And go with synthetic fluid or you'll also be wasting your money.
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