just found out my 6 mos. old TCI streetfighter converter blew up and trashed the pump of my 700r4!!! why does this happen? that trannie was just rebuilt!,....man, i don't need this now! the trannie shop rebuilder told me that TCI, B&M etc. do have failures....do you guys have th same experience? i don't drive crazy and the 305 on my cfi '83 z-28 is not big on hp........what gives? i don't want to keep doing this!!!!

 

I had the same brand. Mine was making some really strange noises for a couple of months. From the looks of what was in teh pan something really tore itself apart. Trans still works but Im not going to tear into it again. Sucks to only be able to use it for a couple of months after putting time and effort into rebuilding it.

 

well, at least you can do it yourself! i'm in new york city and i have to get the damn thing rebuilt.....$1100! ouch! i wish i had a house and a garage....man, i'd do it all! did you try to send it to TCI for a refund or some kinda refund??? do they guarantee their stuff at all?

 

I dont have any of the reciepts and its doubful that Id get anywhere, anyhow, so I guess Im screwed. Im fed up with this trans, anyhow, so Im going to switch over to a TKO. Hopefully Ill ahve better luck with that then Ive had with my 700's

 

tremecs are good! much better than the t-56......yeah, i'm also going over to a standard....i think they're more reliable...and one has an easier time rebuilding them too...i think. 500 or 600? can you still get the TKO? i know they don't make them anymore.

 

They still make them. They come in two flavors. I was thinking of the TKO-500 since I have 2.77's. The 600 would be nice, but the higher ratios probably wouldnt fly with the highway gears. Either is overkill for me since I just have a mild vortec 350.