[sledneck047]

So i'm going to get a trans put in on monday and they told me 2800 with tax and they would give me a billet torque converter, shift kit, extra cooler, bigger pan. I want it to hold 350 hp no problem. Will that be good for me? I'll tow horses with it.

 

[JeepsRcool]

Sounds about right.
you can buy a single disc billet, rebuild kit and shift kit for 1500ish
the rest is for assembly and install.
I say go for it. :thumbsup:

 

[drooling piston]

I'm curious about the extra cooler. These trucks have 1 oil cooler that goes through the engines antifreeze plus another cooler out front in front of the air to air cooler.

where and how big of an additional cooler are they putting in there for you?

do you have a trans temp gauge? Was your trans running hot before?

I have considered the deeper pan that holds more fluid and has the fins on the bottom to help cool the trany oil, plus those aftermarket pans have a drain plug making it much easier to change your own trany fluid. AND those pans have extra ports where you can install a trany temp sensor.
I just had not thought about adding another cooler. and I wonder is there a point where you have too much line and flow restriction on the cooling circuit that ther could be a scenario where not enough volume of fluid is getting back to the trany?

 

[sledneck047]

I'm curious about the extra cooler. These trucks have 1 oil cooler that goes through the engines antifreeze plus another cooler out front in front of the air to air cooler.

where and how big of an additional cooler are they putting in there for you?

do you have a trans temp gauge? Was your trans running hot before?

I have considered the deeper pan that holds more fluid and has the fins on the bottom to help cool the trany oil, plus those aftermarket pans have a drain plug making it much easier to change your own trany fluid. AND those pans have extra ports where you can install a trany temp sensor.
I just had not thought about adding another cooler. and I wonder is there a point where you have too much line and flow restriction on the cooling circuit that ther could be a scenario where not enough volume of fluid is getting back to the trany?

I dont have any gauges yet. I will soon though. I have no idea where the extra cooler goes. I'll let you know when i find out. So how much hp will this hold?

 

[country_hick]

If you are going to beat on it get a billet input shaft. Boosted launches and turning tires with the truck sitting still is a lot harder on a transmission than just going up will with some weight behind you. I met someone who had his transmission built with everything but billet shafts. Just after the warranty ran out he turned his billet shaft into a toothless wonder. That ruined his torque converter. He turned up his power and beat on his truck mercilessly. He probably would still be running fine on that rebuild if he had treated his truck like a truck and not beat on it.

Read this. It was written by DTT
http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/94-98-powertrain/452157-proper-upgrade-list-transmission.html

 

[sledneck047]

Hey sorry one more question..How much horsepower will this hold? Im not doing boosted launches or spinning the tires.

 

[xj1514]

It sounds good to me as long as you are not doing boosted launches or fooling with a lock up switch under load at the wrong time. I did it twice, and both times it broke my input. Never broke just towing and using it like a sane person though.

I just had my 24 valves auto rebuilt and its pushing 400 hp and 900ish torque, (mind you this is all guaged by what Ive read on here and seat of the pants dyno), and I did about the same route you are thinking of. Price sounds good, mine was quoted at 2600 but there was a broken planetary.

Heres what I learned. If they will warranty the trans the same, provide the parts, it will save you money and get the the best parts. Alot of the parts on my bill were double what I would have paid online for better quality :banghead:

My trans consists of a PDQ dual disk (not as good as triple, but dang stout and imo better than a single), also its and ultra low stall converter, its downright amazing for towing compared to my way more expensive Suncoast triple disk that had a higher stall speed.

I opted for Kolene steels, Alto reds, and a transgo shift kit. If I would have shopped online I could have upgraded to some billet internal parts. I was charged 950 for my clutches and steels, online they are 500 for the same brand. :doh:

If I did it again, I would go with Revmax for bang for the buck. I would buy it all through those guys. Live and learn I guess.

Also, this is the first trans I have had pulled by a mechanic. I will not do it again. 600 in labor for removal and install is stupid. Plus, its not as clean as I would have liked to see it. So instead of 3000, it would have been only 2400. :buttkick: