Allison 6sp: How much $

speedmetal6.6

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Hey guy's I'm still kinda stuck, I was having performance problems with my tuner cranked up to 225 ( no noticeable tranny problems yet) so I tuned her down,any how I have purchased the transgo jr kit but I dont have a garage and Im by no means a diesel mechanic or a tranny guy. How much do you guys think it will cost me to have it installed.I still whip the strokes with that PPE on the 40HP tune its hilarious.:rofl:
 
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Depends on which shop you go to of course...if they are know how to mess with a allison. Just a guess but i would say it would take 4hrs x labor rate.
 
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Once you get the valve body out of the truck you an do the work inside your house lol.

And: 225 tune is still gonna be very hard on your trans even with a jr. kit....
 
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I highly doubt a shop will charge 400$ to install a transgo jr. Unless you do the install your self I would wait buy an SCIII Kit then pay a days labor to have a shop install it.
 
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MMLMM said:
Once you get the valve body out of the truck you an do the work inside your house lol.

And: 225 tune is still gonna be very hard on your trans even with a jr. kit....
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Yes, the 225 will still slip with a Trans Go jr. It is a easy install and comes with good directions.
 
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paint94979 said:
I highly doubt a shop will charge 400$ to install a transgo jr. Unless you do the install your self I would wait buy an SCIII Kit then pay a days labor to have a shop install it.
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I said it would be around 4 hours not 400.00 dollars. Maybe 3 hours? Depends on person too. He said he isnt a mechanic. Also depends on what shop does the install. Our rates here are 65.00-85.00 a hour. 65.00 x 4= 260.00 not 400.00.

I would wait to have a built tranny installed too.
 
speedmetal6.6

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How much is an scIII, I'm asuming that that's a suncoast kit. I know that the Jr kit wont hold up to the 225 tune I just want it in for a little more peace of mind.I'm in Wyoming I think the closest place for diesels is Rapid Diesel in South Dakota. I'm going to call tommorow. P.S will the 160 hp tune be ok with the jr kit.:confused:
 
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speedmetal6.6 said:
How much is an scIII, I'm asuming that that's a suncoast kit. I know that the Jr kit wont hold up to the 225 tune I just want it in for a little more peace of mind.I'm in Wyoming I think the closest place for diesels is Rapid Diesel in South Dakota. I'm going to call tommorow. P.S will the 160 hp tune be ok with the jr kit.:confused:
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Short answer: No.

You are only helping it a little. The tune will cause clutches to slip. Its assumed around 90hp is where the bad news comes. The way to correct this is better clutches, IE: a suncoast kit.

A stage III will run just over $2k in parts. A converter should be added to at the Time. A lot of power is lost thru it. The SCIII I belive includes a transgo kit as well. An SC III should be good up to about 500rwhp.
 
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NWTDIESEL said:
I said it would be around 4 hours not 400.00 dollars. Maybe 3 hours? Depends on person too. He said he isnt a mechanic. Also depends on what shop does the install. Our rates here are 65.00-85.00 a hour. 65.00 x 4= 260.00 not 400.00.

I would wait to have a built tranny installed too.
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Damn 65-85$ is nice around here shop rate is 95-105$ an hour
 
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MMLMM said:
Short answer: No.

You are only helping it a little. The tune will cause clutches to slip. Its assumed around 90hp is where the bad news comes. The way to correct this is better clutches, IE: a suncoast kit.

A stage III will run just over $2k in parts. A converter should be added to at the Time. A lot of power is lost thru it. The SCIII I belive includes a transgo kit as well. An SC III should be good up to about 500rwhp.
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Yes it does. And a ppe 160 tune with a transgo jr will and should hold for a while but inevitabley some better clutches and converter will be necessary, IMO...
 
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It should hold a 160 tune....if you didn't hurt your trans already. And generaly speaking you need a converter even with just a shift kit. So if you have to pull the trans to do a convertor you might as well upgrade it while its out:D
 
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I do the Transgo jr within an hour ( start to finish ) and ream the valve body at the same time with Tech 2 relearn. Two hours is for a tech not that faniliar with the Alli valve body. Three hours is for the moron tech that will probably screw it up. Four hours is a flat rip off. Mind you; I am referring to shop installs.
 
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