I have MAJOR problems
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2003
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Re: I have MAJOR problems (TheStef)
You can be envolved in your rebuild if the tranny guys doesn't mind having you arround wile he is doing the rebuilt.. take the day off from work :yesnod:
A good tranny builder won't mind if you come visit a few times wile he's rebuilding.
My step dad own a body shop and luckely there is a tranny shop right beside hiw body shop.. we know the guy really well, so I went and poked my nose arround wile he was doing the rebuilt and other work he has done on my car.
BE NOSY and ask a lot of questions
A good tranny builder won't mind if you come visit a few times wile he's rebuilding.
My step dad own a body shop and luckely there is a tranny shop right beside hiw body shop.. we know the guy really well, so I went and poked my nose arround wile he was doing the rebuilt and other work he has done on my car.
BE NOSY and ask a lot of questions
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2002
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Re: I have MAJOR problems (CFI-EFI)
:yesnod: GM 4L60E transmission quality strikes again! They should have given Corvette a beefed-up version.
You have a transmission problem. Your rear end assembly is a Dana 36. The Dana 44s came with the manual transmission cars. The ratio you are refering to is in the rear end. Unless you decide to do an expensive, additional, change to the car (new rear end) at the same time, the trans repair will have nothing to do the "36", "44", acceleration, or top speed. Too bad you blew the trans, it's the rear you wanted to loose. Good luck, and...
RACE ON!!!
RACE ON!!!
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2001
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Re: I have MAJOR problems (Lord Odin)
Check your odometer, I would be willing to bet its between 75-100K right now...You can be sure that all factory 700R4's will give up at that point no matter how good you treat them.
Racer
Joined: Nov 2003
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Re: I have MAJOR problems (Lord Odin)
BTW, any good rebuilder will have NO problem installing a shift kit. The reason for this is that the factory shift points have what is called an overlap. That's the period during shifting where the previous/lower gear clutch pack or band hasn't released yet and the next gears has already engaged. So for this short period thay are actually "fighting" each other. This produces a "smoother" shift. It also produces more heat and wear-n-tear. A shift kit reduces this overlap and while providing "snappier" shifts (great for gearheads like us, bad for the general public) also reduces the wear-n-tear and allows the clutch packs and bands to last longer.
I worked for a trans rebuilding shop in high school and the head guy would tell people he was installing a shift kit and would explain why. A few people would actually refuse the install even though he didn't charge extra for the kit (he figured it paid for itself in fewer returns).
I worked for a trans rebuilding shop in high school and the head guy would tell people he was installing a shift kit and would explain why. A few people would actually refuse the install even though he didn't charge extra for the kit (he figured it paid for itself in fewer returns).
