who makes the best trany, Houghes, TCI, B&M, GM, or somebody I haven't mentiond. Tell me what you think and why.

 

Talk to Dana, the owner of Pro Built Automatics (800.776.3288). I think he will convince you that he uses the best parts in his 700R4's. And his prices are awesome!! He also gives you a one-year warranty.

I can't be more pleased with the performance of my tranny he built for me. I'll e-mail you a document with my mods. Take a look at the transmission and what Dana did. I don't understand most of it, but suffice it to say the car runs great and has held up very well even with the power I'm pushing through it.

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Willie

Supercharged 1987 305 IROC-Z, Daily-Driver, Emissions-Legal.
Former Paxton (6-psig): 12.57 @ 111 mph.
Former Paxton (6-psig) & former 50-hp nitrous: 12.04 @ 114 mph.
Current ATI D1SC (Initially 10-psig): Projecting high 11's.
Future ATI D1SC (15-psig): Gotta catch them pesky 26-psig boosted TTA's!!

http://willie.camaro-firebird.org/

1987 "20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" Z28 Convertible -- Super Chevy Show Class Winner, 1998.

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Anybody that will put a gaurantee on a tranny that they know is going to be raced and run really hard must be building something pretty strong.


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82 camaro--original steering wheel, brake/gas pedals, seats--everything else modified
82camaro

 

Wow! That's a pretty impressive list of mods, and 12 sec ET's aren't bad either. I was looking for a tranny to put behind a zz4 and I think I've found it. thanks

 

I forgot to mention that Dana built my tranny to handle 650 horses. He knows I race a lot; he eventually talked me into buying a multi-disc Vigilante. He said to experiment locking up the converter at different rpm's. And with 12-flat times, I still got the one year warranty. All I can say is the guy knows what he's doing and he backs up his product.

Willie

 

I forgot to mention that Dana built my tranny to handle 650 horses. He knows I race a lot; he eventually talked me into buying a multi-disc Vigilante. He said to experiment locking up the converter at different rpm's. And with 12-flat times, I still got the one year warranty. All I can say is the guy knows what he's doing and he backs up his product.

BTW, I paid $1,200.

Willie



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I have a pro-built and it takes the abuse. I only have experience with pro-built and car-pro. They both can take the abuse and use only quality parts. Don't buy one from anyone else. I've heard good things about art-carr though. www.car-pro.com

 

What about ART CARR? Arent they pretty good?

 

I've got one in my 68' Camaro from Phoenix Transmissions. They have several stages of 700-R4s, mine handles up to 595 ft lbs and 550 horses and it also comes with a 2 year, 24,000 mile warranty. www.phoenixtrans.com