Trans question

[Smokey]

wat do u guys think is the best trans to put in y car for the drag strip?

[Tru2Chevy]

What car, and what's the rest of the setup on it?

Any street driving at all, or is this a pure track car?

- Justin

[V]

powerglide :w00t:

but yea...what justin said too...

[Smokey]

97 trans am, stock right nowexcept for flowmaster exaust, i just bought it

and yea id like to drive it on the street as well

[Tru2Chevy]

Well, if you are going to keep it for street duty as well as some track time, I would just get a shift kit and a mild converter for now (assuming you have the 4L60e, and not a T-56). Once you decide to make some radical changes to the motor, then you can worry about beefing up the tranny more.

- Justin

[j0n]

If you have the 4l60 i wouldnt spend any money on it personally...run it into the ground then upgrade to a th350

if you've got the t56 run that into the ground and then take it to ttp for their t56 overhaul(i believe its rated at 450hp?)

[Smokey]

i just turned 18 and bought this car so im bit new at this but i love F-bodies

i have auto trans which i think is the 4L60e, wat i reallly need to know is will converting it to manual trans help my drag time

edit: any other advice would beappreciated too

[j0n]

i just turned 18 and bought this car so im bit new at this but i love F-bodies

i have auto trans which i think is the 4L60e, wat i reallly need to know is will converting it to manual trans help my drag time

edit: any other advice would beappreciated too

yes you have a 4l60 and converting it to manual will only make it more fun to drive IMO, and will make it less consistent while drag racing...keep the 4l60 for now, but i wouldnt spend money on it like i said...wait till it blows up and while you wait for that decide whether you want to switch to a 6-speed or go to a th350

for now your trans is the last thing id be looking at to be honost.

open up the exhaust, make yourself a cold air intake, and learn to drive the car...once you get to where your 1/4mi times dont improve any more then start looking for more stuff to do

[Smokey]

yes you have a 4l60 and converting it to manual will only make it more fun to drive IMO, and will make it less consistent while drag racing...keep the 4l60 for now, but i wouldnt spend money on it like i said...wait till it blows up and while you wait for that decide whether you want to switch to a 6-speed or go to a th350

for now your trans is the last thing id be looking at to be honost.

open up the exhaust, make yourself a cold air intake, and learn to drive the car...once you get to where your 1/4mi times dont improve any more then start looking for more stuff to do

tx for the advice

[j0n]

no problem...look forward to seeing some pics/timeslips
:cheers:

[BonzoHansen]

A TH350? For a street car? Huh, I didn’t think people went backwards (i.e. no OD) for street cars anymore. You can’t build the 4L60E to handle streetable hp? I thought they could be built pretty strong. I guess I got some learning to do about these new transmissions. :lol:

[Tru2Chevy]

Eh...if you plan on making some crazy power and you want the absolute best 1/4 mile times possible, than Jon's advice is good, but for your average street car you would be fine with a built 4L60e. They can reliably handle over 500 hp when they are built up.

- Justin

[j0n]

Eh...if you plan on making some crazy power and you want the absolute best 1/4 mile times possible, than Jon's advice is good, but for your average street car you would be fine with a built 4L60e. They can reliably handle over 500 hp when they are built up.

- Justin

yea they'll hold 500hp for the same price that it would cost to build a th350 to hold 800hp

[Smokey]

yea they'll hold 500hp for the same price that it would cost to build a th350 to hold 800hp

i plan on going over 500hp, i may even be able to get an LS7 put in soon

[BonzoHansen]

Then a TH350 and a gear vendors unit might make a nice street combo. If you got $15k for an LS7, you got $2200 for a GV unit.

[Savage_Messiah]

shift kit and converter

[bad64chevelle]

If you get serious about racing, dump that 4l60e and go for a better automatic. There are many places that make great transmissions, and some that make really crappy ones. You really need to set a plan out of what youre going to do to the car so you can match the engine/rear/weight etc to a good converter. As for swapping to a 6speed its not the best for going racing. Good luck whatever you decide.

[BonzoHansen]

I got some th350s laying around! :)

[chrisfrom nj]

drive it till the trans starts to slip and change it

[Smokey]

Then a TH350 and a gear vendors unit might make a nice street combo. If you got $15k for an LS7, you got $2200 for a GV unit.

i dont got 15k lol, i just know a guy that might be able to get me one real cheap

If you get serious about racing, dump that 4l60e and go for a better automatic. There are many places that make great transmissions, and some that make really crappy ones. You really need to set a plan out of what youre going to do to the car so you can match the engine/rear/weight etc to a good converter. As for swapping to a 6speed its not the best for going racing. Good luck whatever you decide.

any places ud recommend to get a transmission?

[j0n]

i dont got 15k lol, i just know a guy that might be able to get me one real cheap



any places ud recommend to get a transmission?

dynotech...but wait till your current trans starts to slip(should take a good while unless you drive like me_) drunks till...ok fine tipsy

[Smokey]

dynotech...but wait till your current trans starts to slip(should take a good while unless you drive like me_) drunks till...ok fine tipsy

yea i drive like that lol

[camaroracer1992]

700r4

mines been in the car 3 years all 11 sec and 10 sec passes, no issues. my buddy did mine when youre interested in it PM me and i can get you teh info

[Smokey]

700r4

mines been in the car 3 years all 11 sec and 10 sec passes, no issues. my buddy did mine when youre interested in it PM me and i can get you teh info

cool, ill let u know wen mine starts to slip and im rdy to put a new one

[Savage_Messiah]

thatll be anywhere from tomorrow till 5 years from now, lol

[Smokey]

thatll be anywhere from tomorrow till 5 years from now, lol

then ill just have to make sure to abuse the hell out of it lol

[BonzoHansen]

Then a TH350 and a gear vendors unit might make a nice street combo. If you got $15k for an LS7, you got $2200 for a GV unit.i dont got 15k lol, i just know a guy that might be able to get me one real cheap

I'm interested in this statement. What is cheap? $10k out of a wreck?

[angin52]

my advice is to think of balanced combination of parts, go radical on nothin, all the systems need to work togeather

[Smokey]

I'm interested in this statement. What is cheap? $10k out of a wreck?

factory price + no labor, just not sure how much factory price is, if its cheap enough ill get it

if ur wondering how i have a friend who is sponsored and can register my car on his team cuz he has an extra space so we only have to pay them the factory price for parts and theyll install it for free

again this is still a maybe but if im able to do it itll be awesome

[BonzoHansen]

Last I looked they were going $13k + new.

[Smokey]

Last I looked they were going $13k + new.

13k was the retail price last i checked, factory price is just wat it actually costs the factory to make it, which should be significantly less

if 13k was factory price and they were just sellin em for that they would go broke

[BonzoHansen]

I’m under the impression $12k-$13k is what industry people are paying, list looks like ~$17k. Well, good luck, if you can get it cheaper, more power to you. Your car will fly. Although I think 500 hp can be had cheaper and easier.

[Smokey]

I’m under the impression $12k-$13k is what industry people are paying, list looks like ~$17k. Well, good luck, if you can get it cheaper, more power to you. Your car will fly. Although I think 500 hp can be had cheaper and easier.

500 can be had cheaper and easier but the LS7 has more potential and i can upgrade it more as i get money, i wanna get the lowest possible 1/4 mile times on this car as i can while keeping it street legal