Nick, why do you think I keep modifying this beast?

Put some more miles on it this morning to class and it gets better with every mile. I passed a minivan and I went from 60-110mph in the time it took me to go around him. It's insane. And I haven't even cranked the TST all the way up. Definately notice the bigger turbo though. Now I understand what lag is. Still not bad though. Very easy to control the smoke. I can't believe how little throttle I have to use to get this thing rolling. I use almost none. I love it. And when going up hills the engine used to make all sorts of noise and struggle to make it. Not anymore. Boost just barely rises. It's great.

I saw some of the parts that came out of it. I wore all of the clutch material off of the second gear band, the third gear clutches were toasted and you could see a TON of hot spots on them, the you could see where the reverse drum had started scoring the overdrive. I was definately gonna be walking very soon.

 

I do the same thing......dump a bunch of money into them but I still get bored....I have issues I know!!

So basically what you are saying is, the only thing left good on your tranny was the housing??


~Nick

 

Even that had 6 stripped bolt holes for the pan.

 

NOW THAT IS FUNNY



~Nick

 

Hey, when I set out to do something I do it right.

 

So did having to replace all of that other stuff make it a lot more expensive? Also did your converter come out in pieces?? LOL


~Nick

 

Congrats BB. riding in a built auto is insane.

 

Let the bombing begin!

 

Nah. Only raised the price about $200. The converter did come out in one piece surprisingly.

 

Sorry, the chile will be cold and in the fridge by the time you get here.

 

how much did this tranny upgrade cost ya?

 

I was like you and was overwhelmed by how much difference a good torque converter made in a 47re. You can read and read on the subject here, but until you drive one or make the change yourself it's just a little hard to believe. Someone posted once that their built trans was the best mod that they had ever done to the truck. Can't say that I disagree with that statement (of course it helps to have engine bombs to take advantage of being able to apply more low hp/torque). Just wait until you pull something with it. It's low rpm pull will bring a smile to your face for sure.

 

Blue can't respond right now. He and rjohnson are on the way to Emory to hit the dyno. When they get back, Rowland will look at his sheet and question what caused what and do an in depth analysis. Tyler, on the other hand, will be squealing like a little girl..."My tranny this.....My tranny that"....I can hardly wait.

 

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Chris

 

This tranny just keeps getting better and better the more I drive it. When I first got it it shifted great but was very tight. Now that it's got close to a 1000 miles on it it's loosened up a little bit and is really a pleasure to drive. Gotta watch the right foot though cause to much will make the smoke billow that's for sure. And yes I have been smoking a lot right now and yes I know the consequences but you try going without it for a month and see how you feel when you finally get to use it again.

P.S. Numbers are in my sig.