Nightrunner268
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I need my transmission rebuilt,any advice? A local shop said they could rebuild it stock for $1600 or stock with a billet torque converter for $2400. Is this fair ,any anything else I should do?
who do I bring it too?From what I've read on here....don't bring it to your local shop!
I know rottenronnie has a guy he swears by. I assume he is in Canada. Search and I am sure you could find his thread
I don't think I can afford to ship a transmission to canada and back for a rebuild. What's the difference in an srt 10 48re rebuild and an diesel 48re? The local shop said he has rebuilt a lot of diesel 48 re's. The torque converter IS custom built by florida torque converter corp. In Cape coral fl.
Is your truck stock, or do you plan any mods? Ronnie went through several builds, with parts recommended by some very reputable US shops, and they blew up. Diesel's don't turn the rpm that we do for one. If Ronnie sees this thread he will fill you in on what works.
What stall speed should I get?do I need a shift kit or valve body work?
No drag radial runs but I have almost exactly 100,000 miles on my rebuild, after 3 previous rebuilds, and not a drop of fluid added or bands adjusted. Still slams gears and breaks the tires loose in second so all is well. :rock:
As the snow will be flying before too much longer up here in Canada I thought I'd provide a quick update to the 48RE build so far-
Nearly 30,000 km or 18,600 miles later: (This not might seem like a big deal but it's been rebuilt 10 times before by 4 different shops and I was getting 100 kilometers out of some of those!)
Several 1/4 mile passes with Drag Radials.
No band adjustments
No filter or fluid changes
Solid converter lockup (decent gas mileage)
Fluid is pink and the tranny shifts like the day it left the shop.