New to VTCOA,
I'll copy this to a Thread later. I have a 05 Reg Cab Ram SRT-10 and at 76k my Tranny died. At 74k I installed a SPEC Twin Disc SST Clutch, and at 76k, I couldn't get it to go into 5th, so I took the Truck to an AAMCO located in Pasadena,CA.
I had them change the Tranny fluid not Cheap either in hope that would resolve the problem- No Such Luck! Next I had them drop the Tranny and
dismantle it, these Guys are Great- Let me get right the action with them.
Once open, it was evident that someone else had worked on the Tranny at some point and didn't do a good job.
Their were only two parts from the Tranny that were re-usable, and that was 4th and 6th gears, everything else needed to be replaced. I looked into Tick Performance, RPM, etc. Bottom line was that T56 Magnum was going to run about 5k excluding installation.
Initially I had been talked into rebuilding the T56 by AAMCO's lead Tech. I sure because he didn't know what to expect with a TR6060 swap. Anyhow, the
shop manager became ill right about this time, and took off a week to recover.
In the mean time nothing was being done with my Truck, so I started doing more research on the TR6060 swap.
What I found was that a late model Viper T6060 Tranny is a Plug and Play alternative to the T56 or the T56 Magnum. Because the Intermediary Plate on the Viper TR6060 Tranny is about a 1/2 inch thicker than that of the T56, it makes the overall length of the Viper Tranny longer by about a 1/2 inch. The Viper Tranny uses the same Bell Housing as the SRT-10, and bolts right up to the SRT-10's Viper motor without any modifications. The rear Tranny support is slotted to accept a slightly longer Tranny. No modifications to the Drive Line were required either.
I almost forgot to mention that I had to use the Tail Housing off my T56 because TR6060's is a little different in the way the protective housing bolts to the rear of the Tranny. The Tail housings are interchangeable.
So I began to search for a Viper T6060, and located one on eBay for $2,250 it was suppose only require a couple of Syncros. I negotiated a sale price of $1,750 plus another $230 freight from GA. to CA. Five days later it arrives and my Guys break it open and it's condition is as bad as my T56. So I call the Guys I bought from and negotiate another $1,000 off the price so now I am into this Viper TR6060 for roughly $1,000. I tell the Guys at AAMCO to price out my parts to rebuild my Viper TR6060, of course I told them I wanted Carbon Fiber Syncros, New Bearings , etc- Spare no expense at this point.
Total parts came to $2,980.22 and that's AAMCO's cost and AAMCO's policy is to mark the parts of any Tranny they build in-order to provide a Warranty. So that would make this $5,960.44 plus another $1,000 for the removal, replacement, and rebuild. So that makes AAMCO's bill to me would probably be even more with New U-Joints. That's a Grand Total of roughly $7,900 Dollars.
We Test fit the Viper TR6060 Tranny and it fit perfectly. AAMCO offered to build and install and Warranty their Labor for 12mos. or 12K miles if I bought the parts. I called the Guys at Anaheim Gear, they already had the build sheet for this project. Parts were $2,980.22 with sales tax and shipping it came to
$3,147.18, bring my project cost down to roughly $4,150 plus another $1,000 for AAMCO's charges.
So the moral of the story is if you want to save yourself a lot of Angst, maybe you should consider a T56 Magum probably cheaper in the long run.
But I am happy now!
Best regards,
Jax
I'll copy this to a Thread later. I have a 05 Reg Cab Ram SRT-10 and at 76k my Tranny died. At 74k I installed a SPEC Twin Disc SST Clutch, and at 76k, I couldn't get it to go into 5th, so I took the Truck to an AAMCO located in Pasadena,CA.
I had them change the Tranny fluid not Cheap either in hope that would resolve the problem- No Such Luck! Next I had them drop the Tranny and
dismantle it, these Guys are Great- Let me get right the action with them.
Once open, it was evident that someone else had worked on the Tranny at some point and didn't do a good job.
Their were only two parts from the Tranny that were re-usable, and that was 4th and 6th gears, everything else needed to be replaced. I looked into Tick Performance, RPM, etc. Bottom line was that T56 Magnum was going to run about 5k excluding installation.
Initially I had been talked into rebuilding the T56 by AAMCO's lead Tech. I sure because he didn't know what to expect with a TR6060 swap. Anyhow, the
shop manager became ill right about this time, and took off a week to recover.
In the mean time nothing was being done with my Truck, so I started doing more research on the TR6060 swap.
What I found was that a late model Viper T6060 Tranny is a Plug and Play alternative to the T56 or the T56 Magnum. Because the Intermediary Plate on the Viper TR6060 Tranny is about a 1/2 inch thicker than that of the T56, it makes the overall length of the Viper Tranny longer by about a 1/2 inch. The Viper Tranny uses the same Bell Housing as the SRT-10, and bolts right up to the SRT-10's Viper motor without any modifications. The rear Tranny support is slotted to accept a slightly longer Tranny. No modifications to the Drive Line were required either.
I almost forgot to mention that I had to use the Tail Housing off my T56 because TR6060's is a little different in the way the protective housing bolts to the rear of the Tranny. The Tail housings are interchangeable.
So I began to search for a Viper T6060, and located one on eBay for $2,250 it was suppose only require a couple of Syncros. I negotiated a sale price of $1,750 plus another $230 freight from GA. to CA. Five days later it arrives and my Guys break it open and it's condition is as bad as my T56. So I call the Guys I bought from and negotiate another $1,000 off the price so now I am into this Viper TR6060 for roughly $1,000. I tell the Guys at AAMCO to price out my parts to rebuild my Viper TR6060, of course I told them I wanted Carbon Fiber Syncros, New Bearings , etc- Spare no expense at this point.
Total parts came to $2,980.22 and that's AAMCO's cost and AAMCO's policy is to mark the parts of any Tranny they build in-order to provide a Warranty. So that would make this $5,960.44 plus another $1,000 for the removal, replacement, and rebuild. So that makes AAMCO's bill to me would probably be even more with New U-Joints. That's a Grand Total of roughly $7,900 Dollars.
We Test fit the Viper TR6060 Tranny and it fit perfectly. AAMCO offered to build and install and Warranty their Labor for 12mos. or 12K miles if I bought the parts. I called the Guys at Anaheim Gear, they already had the build sheet for this project. Parts were $2,980.22 with sales tax and shipping it came to
$3,147.18, bring my project cost down to roughly $4,150 plus another $1,000 for AAMCO's charges.
So the moral of the story is if you want to save yourself a lot of Angst, maybe you should consider a T56 Magum probably cheaper in the long run.
But I am happy now!
Best regards,
Jax
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