Does anyone have an upgraded converter in a plow/towing truck?
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your not figuring in the cost of the 47rh.
you already have the 518 is the nice part. Get it rebuilt with some alto clutches/HD bands and a shift kit and buy the converter and you have something nice for the street/strip/towing.
Zach had to pay decent money for his used 47rh... and i believe if i remember correctly archer39 said he had $3000 wrapped up in the whole swap? i think
I'm not against the swap at all but its a conversion really. Its not like bolt in like your 518 is.
My theory is, do the 47rh if you stumble over it. If you buy a converter for the 518 and then you do a 47rh he'll take the goerend back and you can make up the $$$ difference between the goerend 518 TC and the 47rh TC.
you already have the 518 is the nice part. Get it rebuilt with some alto clutches/HD bands and a shift kit and buy the converter and you have something nice for the street/strip/towing.
Zach had to pay decent money for his used 47rh... and i believe if i remember correctly archer39 said he had $3000 wrapped up in the whole swap? i think
I'm not against the swap at all but its a conversion really. Its not like bolt in like your 518 is.
My theory is, do the 47rh if you stumble over it. If you buy a converter for the 518 and then you do a 47rh he'll take the goerend back and you can make up the $$$ difference between the goerend 518 TC and the 47rh TC.
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your not figuring in the cost of the 47rh.
you already have the 518 is the nice part. Get it rebuilt with some alto clutches/HD bands and a shift kit and buy the converter and you have something nice for the street/strip/towing.
Zach had to pay decent money for his used 47rh... and i believe if i remember correctly archer39 said he had $3000 wrapped up in the whole swap? i think
I'm not against the swap at all but its a conversion really. Its not like bolt in like your 518 is.
My theory is, do the 47rh if you stumble over it. If you buy a converter for the 518 and then you do a 47rh he'll take the goerend back and you can make up the $$$ difference between the goerend 518 TC and the 47rh TC.
you already have the 518 is the nice part. Get it rebuilt with some alto clutches/HD bands and a shift kit and buy the converter and you have something nice for the street/strip/towing.
Zach had to pay decent money for his used 47rh... and i believe if i remember correctly archer39 said he had $3000 wrapped up in the whole swap? i think
I'm not against the swap at all but its a conversion really. Its not like bolt in like your 518 is.
My theory is, do the 47rh if you stumble over it. If you buy a converter for the 518 and then you do a 47rh he'll take the goerend back and you can make up the $$$ difference between the goerend 518 TC and the 47rh TC.
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Yes, I didn't factor the cost of picking up a 47RH trans whether it be used or rebuilt (but I know it's all part of the cost in the conversion process). If you can pick up a good, used 47RH in the $400-600 range then that would be ideal as it would most likely be the cheapest price you'd see for a full-size truck diesel transmission in good working order. And we all know one can be had for a price higher then stated above. Depends on where you go to get it being a junkyard, ebay, craigslist, etc. But yea having an A518 already is nice and the fact that it's a bolt-in deal is nice.
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i always thought the "discs" was referring to the lock-up clutch.
anyhow, i installed the $550 goerend special. when i talked to him the difference between the two cheaper models was befor stall. the mid grade had an upgraded stator better for towing, where as the $550 had a machined factory stator. but once the two hit stall speed the where essentially the same performance wise.
anyhow, i installed the $550 goerend special. when i talked to him the difference between the two cheaper models was befor stall. the mid grade had an upgraded stator better for towing, where as the $550 had a machined factory stator. but once the two hit stall speed the where essentially the same performance wise.
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