Okay, I'm going to service the tranny here soon and want to go ahead and get a tranny pan with a drain plug and temp sensor port. Any recommendations? I was thinking PML since they're somewhat reasonably priced. The Mag-Hytech is really nice just expensive. I think the BD Power pan is even more money. Anything under 2 bills worth buying? Added capacity isn't much of a concern to me. Thanks!

 

Pauly I love my mag-hytec but it's pricey... I believe I paid $325??? Can't remember for sure... I have heard good things about the pml.... Either or you can't go wrong...

 

Yeah, I'd love the Mag-Hytech but its just too much cash. I'm using my yearly expense account to buy the thing so I really need to pay attention to cost.

So far the PML seems to be the best compromise between price and performance.

 

I think the mag-hytec is just paying for a name... That's the only thing I could get with ordering one in and I wanted to do it that weekend... Dang procrastonaters!!!

 

If you are not concerned about added capacity, couldn't you just install a drain plug in your existing pan and use the 2 bills for something else?

 

^^ A good trans pan adds stiffness to the tranny in an area that was completely unsupported before. Added fluid capacity isn't as important.

 

Well just doing a quick check around you can find the mag pan for 237 plus a $25 off gift card...PML pans are $199 I believe. Now if you want the Double Deep pan you can probably find them for $270 and I believe that same company is also offering a $25 gift card for that pan as well.

I dont have a PML pan so I can't really make any comments about quality, fit & finish, etc. However I do have a Mag DD pan and would highly recommend mag products to anyone.

Either way...~$15 really shouldn't deter you from considering a Mag-Hytech. JMO

 

Check with Larry at the DTR store.... Send him an PM asking for a price. Just found out he has a LARGE number of products not on the stores page... He priced me a Pacbrake, ATS 2-piece manifold, and an Airdog 100. Very good prices I must say.......

 

Would love to support DTR as well but if its not up on the stores page I tend to look elsewhere. I wish he'd get at least the Pacbrake up its the next upgrade I want for the truck.

 

I thought about doing that also, but I want to add a bung for a temp sensor also. I figure by the time I pay someone to do that I could buy a stiffer cast pan with those features already there.

 

At the time I did my 30k tranny service, a B&M drain plug went into the stock pan. I have never seen more than 190* tranny temp towing or otherwise (measured on the hot side) so just can't see putting the cash into bling I can't even see. No mess on the next service.

 

Yeah, I don't really care about the "bling" and like you my tranny temps have always stayed in check. I just want a drain plug and bung for a temp sensor. I'm going to call my tranny guy this morning and see what he'd charge to braze these things in the stock pan.

 

The B&M drain works fine...cheap. I have one in my 04.5.

 

My ATS pan is pretty well thought out, it has an integrated gasket and a drain pan, also double deep

 

Is the plug from Geno's the one everybody is using?

http://www.genosgarage.com/prodinfo.asp?number=BM-80250