1990GTA

Has anyone heard of, or used there transmissions?

www.fearthemonster.com

19doug90

youve gotta be kidding me. The t400 is rated to 950 hp and only comes in at a grand?!?! if i want a manual rated to that kind of hp im looking at 5 times that much....im mad...

Jstcrzyengh

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Not sure what to think of a tranny that is $1k under what probuilt sells them for. A little scary to me. Something very wrong there. Also the whole stealing the monster garage theme kind of scares me. On the show they throw stuff together to make it work basically once. Hopefully those tranny's arn't the same way

johnsjj2

If I had the money, I would try one. The cost is good. We have a very good tranny shop near where I work. I have used them a few times, and they are great. I have never heard anyone have a problem with them. Race built 350 cost $600 if you supply the trans. 700R4 runs $1200.

chevy8ford

Don't EVER buy a transmission by mail. The rule of thumb in cars is you get what you pay for. I have been burned from a mail order transmission company before. If you can't go down to see the shop i would not recommend going through them. However if you can actually go to visit the shop ( and the owner is nice enough to actually give you a tour of the facility) that is a different story. I got the tranny swapped in, started the car, and got no movement out of it. My burn put me 1100.00 in the hole for a transmission that was basically a fluid change and a rattlecan (aluminum color paint) put onto a transmission from a v6 s10. Since the owner never saw me, lets just say he was less than eager to do a good quality job. SO after spending another 1100.00 to get it rebuilt right, i now have a stout tranny that has been trouble free for 20,000 miles so far. This does not apply to the big corporations which have a known reputation, but i would be wary of places that offer "MONSTER" low prices. Although i have no personal experience with this particular vendor. just my .02 fwiw.

Mike

johnsjj2

Never looked at it that way. I can see how it would be a big risk in buying something like that without at least a written warranty. I have found it can be hard to even get a warranty honored if the part was meant for any performance application at all.

92lt1

the transmission is a dang good one. i recently purchased one and it not only looks very good but it performs flawlessly. the price was very good and the tranny got here really quick. they also have great customer support. i highly recommend them. my cousin purchased one earlier and has put 15000 miles on it and its still going stronge. i hope this helps

1990GTA

Thanks, Im glad to hear from someone who has actually used them. Are you using the stock rebuild or the performance one? It is only about a 2 or 3 hour drive for me to pick one up, so I would not have to pay shipping.

92lt1

my cousin and i both have the high performance tranny.

88Camaro350

hmm how do the transmissions shift? I am now becoming interested.

92lt1

they shift nice and hard

91z383stroker

hey 88camaro, did you by the tans. after all from monstermotor sports, ? if so how did it go with the trans. Im think of buying one bc the price is great and the power it can handle is perfect for my 500+ 383, but i duno what im going to get at the rear wheels.. Well hope you can give me some more info on those trans. cya if you get this u can just go ahead and email me at iroc2001@yahoo.com

unknown_host

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Don't forget that kind of horsepower through a manual tranny will kill rearends like theres no tomorrow.

Spectre

MONSTER MINION--700R4 - $695 = 300 hp

MEGA MONSTER- 700R4 - $995 = 675 hp

for only $300 more, u get more than double the power ?
that doesnt seem believable.

Copyright 2003© Monster Motorsports. All rights reserved.
* Prices from official websites on 8/7/2003

I dont think theyve been in business long enough to sell
great stuff at unbeatable prices..

how big is the facility, how much employes.. ?

TCI's site shows u the facility ..no stupid music..

Just my opinion ...

ps-92lt1 - in how much time did ur cousin put 15000 miles on it?

88Camaro350

I don't have one of these transmissions...I am probably going to get a TCI street fighter th350 though. I am buying a beater honda here within the next month so I don't care about loosing overdrive anymore.

I want a strong reliable tranny...I have went through 2 700r4's already. And I might be making 300hp at the flywheel tops...

scottland

stock manual transmissions can hold more power than you think.... friend of mine has a '84 Z putting out 340 lb tq to the wheels through a stock T5

and i've got a new 350HO and a stock 4 speed, and my tranny/rear end are still holding strong.

to break the stock rear/manual tranny,

you would have to have some serious traction, like a upgraded suspension, and slicks.

otherwise, i would see the tires breaking loose, or the clutch slipping before the tranny breaks.

unknown_host

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You dont need great traction to blow a t-5 or a 7.5" 10 bolt up. A friend of mine swapped a 4.3/5speed into an 88 blazer with a centerforce clutch. The first time he speed shifted it the t-5 **** the bed (i was with him when he did it). It wasnt even that extreme, just a really quick shift and the t-5 was done behind probably no more than 300 ft lbs of torque. He wanted to keep it a manual transmission car, so he swapped in a muncie 4 speed. The first time he dumped the clutch to do a burnout he broke both his spider gears and took teeth off his ring gear...

And on a side note, that was a rearend that was behind a 11 second s10 for a season that cut 1.5 60 foot times with a turbo 350 and a 3000 stall.

1990GTA

I dont think theyve been in business long enough to sell
great stuff at unbeatable prices..

The site says they have been rebuilding trannys for 75 years, just because YOU have never heard of them dont make them bad. Besides, the price does not include the converter, so it is not that unbelievably cheap. I personally do not know anyone who has used them, so I dont know one way or the other. That is why I made the original post.

Spectre

75 years? If so, I think we would have heard of them
sooner.. someone would heve been bragging about it
earlier..

U seem pretty confident about them.. go ahead then..

I think its all a big show.. but that me.

good luck.

1990GTA

75 years? If so, I think we would have heard of them
sooner.. someone would heve been bragging about it
earlier..


That is what there Website say's anyway. I do agree with the fact that out of all the members on this board, and all of the views this thread has had, only one person has used or even heard of them. That is not real encouraging. I even posted this in the southeast region board(Monster motorsports is in Florida) and no responded.

anesthes

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Wow..

...And I know a kid who broke his t5 behind a v6, and I know another kid who broke a rear end behind a 4cyl. And I've also trapped mid 12's for a couple years now on a T5. Blah!

Actually, the website says "All of the above is performed by our Mastermind Monster Mechanics, which are all ASE Certified Technicians that have a combined experience of over 75 years! You can by this professionally built transmission for the low price of just.."

Start-ups happen every day, with great talented people that got sick of getting $100.00 in taxed salary as an employee, so tci or whoever can sell you a $1200.00 rebuild. I think your basis of comparison is unfounded, and mislead.

Fact is, if they had a small facility, small staff of talented people then I think it would be even more value added. You guys allready got assembly line tranny's in your cars from the factory.

I have no idea what their quality is. But please guys, bring up a point that means something. These posts are pathetic.

-- Joe

1987-396-IROC

hey i just wanted to say i saw those tranny's a looong time ago after searching the web. i just never really paid attention to it cuzz they were so damn cheap.

well theres one more person thats heard of em, add that to the list...

SloNlo350

I hate to dig up such an old thread, but I saw this a long time ago, and after I just put a ZZ4 in my truck I decided I needed a new tranny. I was looking around and then I remembered that company and checked their site. They use good parts in the transmission, so I figured it would be ok. I was most definitely wrong. I just laid down $1200 for the "Mega Monster" (4L60E) a tranny cooler and $200 worth of shipping. I went up to Birmingham for the weekend and had the tranny installed while i was out of town. Well I get back to learn that it will not shift. I have 2nd gear, and that is it. No first, no third, no fourth, and the torque converter won't lock up. Their "warranty" apparently covers nothing but 75% of the trans (if i want my money back) and it is going to cost me more to have it taken out (warranty if void if i do it myself), shipped to them, shipped back to me, and reinstalled than I paid for the transmission in the first place. I could have easily paid to have my stocker built or bought a TCI or an Art Carr for the money I am wasting on this ordeal. I haven't been able to talk to them yet, and hopefully this will have a positive outcome when they call me tomorrow morning. but so far I am extremely disappointed (to say the least).

formula350sd

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If your gonna get an automatic you need to call TSI in Addison Illinois or California Performance Automatic which is Art Carr's new shop. Because your much better off doing it right the first time you'll save alot of cash I've been through 2 4l60s in my 94 formula and for what I've spent if I'd have known better I woulda got a TH400 on a brake installed cheaper.

rmmstnr

Dad-gummit! Back to where we were in the first place. Anybody else who's bought a tranny from www.fearthemonster.com , or www.eatmyshift.com ? The company's apparently been going well enough to keep that site going and keep selling trannies, there's gotta be more people who've tried 'em at their prices. I really want some input on this company's products, particularly the 700R4 (why I searched in the first place).

Looking at Jegs' stuff, the TCI 700R4's are just a couple hundred bucks more, doesn't seem mind-blowingly cheap. I'd like to know if it would be worth saving the $200-500 for a 450 hp safe tranny.

89jim

I have a 700R4 from them. I don't have alot of miles on it yet but it does shift stiff and also seems to shift fairly smooth at slow speed. I bought mine a few years back on e-bay. It came fast and packed in a nice plastic case. They told me they run all trans. on a dyno before they ship them. Mines good so far.

rmmstnr

That's great! I'd love to hear more stuff like that before I try 'em out myself. Seems like a good Idea so far, but I wanna make sure. Anybody else?

92 Formula

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rmmstnr,

Do yourself a favor and seriously look into a Pro-Built trans (http://www.700r4l60e.com/). Yes, I have two of them currently one fairly recently and one since 2003. Dana is awesome and his stuff is awesome. Do a search on TGO for "Pro-Built" and you will see thread after thread with positive feedback. Before you plunk down your hard earned money think about it.

And, no, I don't have any business interest in this. And, wow, this is an old thread, lol.

rmmstnr

Thanks, I checked the site out and their suff really looks promising. I'll definately search up some feedback on them, they seem pretty top-notch, and with just what I'm looking for.

Shagwell

I realize this is an OLD post, but do a search on the forums before you even think of buying a "Monster" trans. From what I've read they don't even hold up under mildly modded stock power. Shift firmness has little to do with the strength of a trans. I can make a 200k mile worn out stocker shift firm, but it's still not gonna live long.

Probuilt transmissions or PATC(raptor) IMO as well as many others, they're the only two companies that can build a performance 700r4.

You get what you pay for.