Should I repair or rebuild my tranny before boost
08-13-08, 09:37 PM
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Should I repair or rebuild my tranny before boost
See post #11 for my new situation
Ok, my auto tranny has 192k miles on it and it has a rear main seal leak. The average quote to fix it is between $300-$500.
I got a quote from a tranny specific shop and they said they can replace the leaking seal, as well as all other seals/valves or whatever is in there (basically a rebuild) for $700-$750 including tax.
My question is: Is it worth putting this kind of money into an old auto tranny in order to have the peace of mind while boosting? I plan on starting out at 320whp and moving up to around 400whp with a tranny cooler.
Ok, my auto tranny has 192k miles on it and it has a rear main seal leak. The average quote to fix it is between $300-$500.
I got a quote from a tranny specific shop and they said they can replace the leaking seal, as well as all other seals/valves or whatever is in there (basically a rebuild) for $700-$750 including tax.
My question is: Is it worth putting this kind of money into an old auto tranny in order to have the peace of mind while boosting? I plan on starting out at 320whp and moving up to around 400whp with a tranny cooler.
Last edited by TroySC300; 05-20-09 at 09:04 PM.
08-14-08, 11:49 AM
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IMO you should start planning and saving for a replacment of your stock auto. Your tranny will not last long at all under boost. If you plan to keep it auto, you might want to consider a Built auto.
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08-14-08, 03:02 PM
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+1 on what Gadget said .Its not worth rebiulding .You can use a supra tt transmission but will need a standalone ecu .( suprastick or somemething similar). A cheap way will be a soarer tt autobox, its said to be good Good for about 400-450 hp.
08-15-08, 07:33 AM
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Why not get a 1jz auto tranny and swap that in? I heard that they are better than the 2jzge trannys. I'm sure you can buy one for next to nothing. If you were in texas, I would sell you mine from my swap motorset for next to nothing. I'm sure there are tons there in Florida.
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08-17-08, 01:46 PM
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so will a 1J tranny bolt up to a 2J???.... My tranny have 92K miles and I have been told to just take it to a recommended tranny shop and get a shift kit installed. But I am not sure what the shift kit consists of. My power goal a similar to yours so well see I guess I would say just rebuild.... GL
05-20-09, 08:21 PM
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Wow, I found this thread while searching over my new dilemma.
My new SC is 5spd and has bad syncros so shifting into second is rough. I'm wondering if I should buy the drifmotion rebuild kit since the tranny only has 52k miles on it, OR should I just spend the extra coin and go R154... I only want to run ~350whp on this car so I don't think I really NEED the R154.
http://store.driftmotion.com/static/...rebuildkit.php
My new SC is 5spd and has bad syncros so shifting into second is rough. I'm wondering if I should buy the drifmotion rebuild kit since the tranny only has 52k miles on it, OR should I just spend the extra coin and go R154... I only want to run ~350whp on this car so I don't think I really NEED the R154.
http://store.driftmotion.com/static/...rebuildkit.php
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