Trans rebuild ponderings and 9.5" vs. 12" converters
Trans rebuild ponderings and 9.5" vs. 12" converters
700R4 (actually 4L60) in my GTA is dead. The car is/was my daily driver and is stock for now. I know I could throw in a junk tranny for cheap, but I like to do things myself and do them right. So, I'm looking at rebuild kits. I talked to pro-built trans. and he was very helpful and knowledgable, but I 'm wondering about spending $600 on a tranny in a car I only paid $1600 for. I do want the tranny to be bulletproof though and the kit sounds like it's extremely complete and high-quality. Any ideas.
Second problem, I should throw a new converter on while I'm in there. I could buy a GM for ~$200 or spend $500+ on a performance 9.5" I don't want a junk converter that'll ruin a good tranny, but I don't want to invest a lot into a convertor that'll never see race use.
Which leads to a concrete question - what are the disadvantages of a 9.5" converter. I know it'll have better torque multiplication and a higher stall and have less mass, but will it have less vibration dampening or other street and durability disadvantages.
Thanks for the replies, I'm learning all over agian.
Second problem, I should throw a new converter on while I'm in there. I could buy a GM for ~$200 or spend $500+ on a performance 9.5" I don't want a junk converter that'll ruin a good tranny, but I don't want to invest a lot into a convertor that'll never see race use.
Which leads to a concrete question - what are the disadvantages of a 9.5" converter. I know it'll have better torque multiplication and a higher stall and have less mass, but will it have less vibration dampening or other street and durability disadvantages.
Thanks for the replies, I'm learning all over agian.
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well aaron, If you want a good converter for a good price check out the guys at www.ptcrace.com
I have a few friends running these at the track and have good luck out of them. They will make a converter custom to your needs.
I have a few friends running these at the track and have good luck out of them. They will make a converter custom to your needs.
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