Tranny Being Built Now!!

[azpyroguy]

Most of you have seen my lists of toys that I recently ordred from Boomer... even though he did tell me that as long as I did not race too much my tranny would be fine.. I decided not to chance it... I figured since I had already spent $13,300 on Boomer and DC Performance stuff... what was another $3,000k to do it right.....I really did not want to spend the money.. but figured it was a good investment...

So the truck went over to Lee Myles in Surprise today, after the manager and I talked yesterday and today for about 2 hours.

Its getting:

1. Entire Tranny being inspected for weak parts, and those being replaced with all heavy duty parts.... even thought it only has 6k on it.. he will go through the entire tranny piece by piece and replace what they think it will need to hold the HP, Torque, and abuse that I will be throwing at it.

2. New Valve Body

3. Trans-Go Shift Kit

3. Upgraded Pump

4. Billet Custom made 2300rpm stall converter.

6. Some valving that will allow fluid to flow even in park.

6. 12mo/12,000 mile warranty (I might be able to talk them into a 24/mo-24k warranty.

There was some other stuff being done to it.. but I can not remember the list off the top of my head. But basically it will be a heavily built tranny when its done on Friday.

Total around $3k or so...

 

[Bone]

Sounds like a good price.

Mine is costing me above 6K with a stall converter, but it is a whole new system rated way above my future mods, unless I install a flux capacitor at 1.21 Gigawatts.

 

[ROKTMAN]

Sounds like a good price.

but it is a whole new system rated way above my future mods, unless I install a flux capacitor at 1.21 Gigawatts.

When is that going in Doc?

 

[mauiSRT/10]

Az, too much cash in the pocket burning a hole huh? LOL

Sounds like a good idea though.

patrick

 

[azpyroguy]

Az, too much cash in the pocket burning a hole huh? LOL

Sounds like a good idea though.

patrick

Umm.. yep.. hey wait.. I did not spend all my money on the truck.. I bought things that Iactually needed as well.. like:

New Whirlpool HE Washer/Dryer with Pedastals
New Stainless BBQ, with 850sq of cook area.
New Landscaping for house
Flagstone front porch and sidewalk
KoolDeck Coated Sidewalk, and Rear Deck
Garage Cabinets (16 feet x 96" tall), and (48" x 36")
100 amp electrical circuit into my garage
Complete cleaning of my AC vents, and service to house AC units.

 

[greatone61]

Umm.. yep.. hey wait.. I did not spend all my money on the truck.. I bought things that Iactually needed as well.. like:

New Whirlpool HE Washer/Dryer with Pedastals
New Stainless BBQ, with 850sq of cook area.
New Landscaping for house
Flagstone front porch and sidewalk
KoolDeck Coated Sidewalk, and Rear Deck
Garage Cabinets (16 feet x 96" tall), and (48" x 36")
100 amp electrical circuit into my garage
Complete cleaning of my AC vents, and service to house AC units.

Boomer sells all that?????

 

[Blakewilder]

Good Man...now you wont have double down time.

 

[BigBlackQC]

Sounds like upgrade city out in AZ!

 

[azpyroguy]

Boomer sells all that?????

I dunno... maybe he has an alter ego of home improvements that we dont know about....

 

[azpyroguy]

Good Man...now you wont have double down time.

Well.. I am driving a Chevy Cobalt (ick!!) gutless rental car while the tranny is being worked on...

But basically they are going through all the hard parts in the tranny and replacing them with upgraded components... as well as anything else that might look like it could fail with the extra HP....

I failed to mention that they also are replacing the planetary gears as well... now I am no tranny guy.. but they tell me that on these 48RE's, there is some internal component in the front assembly that is aluminum, that consistently breaks when there is extra "abuse" on the tranny whether that be hotter motor, or driving habits.. but I dont recall what that part name was... its being replaced with an identical hardened steel piece.

 

[Blakewilder]

Did u get a flash from boomer? You might have to send it back to get "calmed down" a little. I had to because i was gettin detonation or Pinging at low rpm's under load.

 

[azpyroguy]

Did u get a flash from boomer? You might have to send it back to get "calmed down" a little. I had to because i was gettin detonation or Pinging at low rpm's under load.

No, the flash came directly from DC... I will ask Boomer about it.. and see what he says...

 

[Blakewilder]

Run octane booster in the meantime if you here any pinging.

 

[BOOMER]

Did u get a flash from boomer? You might have to send it back to get "calmed down" a little. I had to because i was gettin detonation or Pinging at low rpm's under load.

that and you had knuckle heads tuning it

 

[Blakewilder]

That Is TRUE....but the pinging was from "winter blend gas" is the cockamamy story I was told....You can either run a little race gas or octane booster. Wasnt Gary's fault...its our gas stations bullshitting us on the octane...Hey Gary what was the MON/RON deal you were tellin me about.

 

[azpyroguy]

that and you had knuckle heads tuning it

Hey Gary - think that I will be OK with the DC Stage 2, and as long as I continue to 91 gas?

 

[azpyroguy]

Ok.. here is the final list of what is being done with my tranny, and the total price:

$1172.00 - Custom Billet Torque Converter - w/2300 stall
$346.47 - Trans Go Shift Kit
$245.60 - HD Band and Lever/Strut, 10% Wider Band, Kevlar.
$21.00 - 2 Bottles Lube gard
$59.95 - New Fluids
$593.00 - All new Kevlar HD rebuild kit, clutches,
high temp steel components, etc..
$1190.00 - Labor - Remove, Rebuild, and Reinstall.
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Total: $3630.00

There was another option, be opted against it, a company in the East coast makes all billet steel input shaft, mid shaft, and output shafts, that are used on drag trucks, pullers, this would be custom made for my tranny.... but they had a cost of $7-9k!!!! I said I did not think that I would need those..

 

[Nowwhat]

Ok.. here is the final list of what is being done with my tranny, and the total price:

$1172.00 - Custom Billet Torque Converter - w/2300 stall
$346.47 - Trans Go Shift Kit
$245.60 - HD Band and Lever/Strut, 10% Wider Band, Kevlar.
$21.00 - 2 Bottles Lube gard
$59.95 - New Fluids
$593.00 - All new Kevlar HD rebuild kit, clutches,
high temp steel components, etc..
$1190.00 - Labor - Remove, Rebuild, and Reinstall.
--
Total: $3630.00

There was another option, be opted against it, a company in the East coast makes all billet steel input shaft, mid shaft, and output shafts, that are used on drag trucks, pullers, this would be custom made for my tranny.... but they had a cost of $7-9k!!!! I said I did not think that I would need those..

Have him put an oversized finned pan on as well. will really help the cooling....and it is fairly cheap....

 

[FSTJACK]

Umm.. yep.. hey wait.. I did not spend all my money on the truck.. I bought things that Iactually needed as well.. like:

New Stainless BBQ, with 850sq of cook area.
New Landscaping for house
Flagstone front porch and sidewalk
KoolDeck Coated Sidewalk, and Rear Deck
Garage Cabinets (16 feet x 96" tall), and (48" x 36")
100 amp electrical circuit into my garage
Complete cleaning of my AC vents, and service to house AC units.

You have the biggest BBQ coker I have ever heard if.
850 SQ FT WOW J/K
Is there any we can talk you into having a GTG for a few thousand of us? HEHE
Wait we need more members before that happens.
850 SQin of cooking is really huge,:rock:
Does your garage have AC?
I hope you enjoy the improved digs.:congrats:

 

[azpyroguy]

Ooof..

yeah.. meant to say 850 sq in.

No, my garage does not have AC, but I am installing a evaporative cooler.

You have the biggest BBQ coker I have ever heard if.
850 SQ FT WOW J/K
Is there any we can talk you into having a GTG for a few thousand of us? HEHE
Wait we need more members before that happens.
850 SQin of cooking is really huge,:rock:
Does your garage have AC?
I hope you enjoy the improved digs.:congrats: