That's the consensus. Trying to find out what I need to do to verify its slipping. My cts has no option, not sure if my autocal will. Hopefully a trans shop will though.
LBZ: Trans build prep
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I'll try that, no PC so I'll need to find one I can borrow. Maybe if I update the cts I will have the TC slippage gauge.
Starting the search for a trans. Gonna have to call mike again...
Oh, no codes either.
Starting the search for a trans. Gonna have to call mike again...
Oh, no codes either.
Alright, so I'm cruising around suncoasts site, and I'm getting confused already. I see a gmax 6-3, 6r-3, 6-2, 6r-2....like wtf? And when is mikes clutches coming out lol
Converter, I'm thinking a suncoast 1058 billet cover triple disk.
Truck is a dd, i put on a lot of miles each year...50-60,000km/year. I kdo run my truck at the track, not a bunch, but i tend to hotrod while I'm out cruising too. And whie I do plan on twins in the future, it's something that is probably safely a couple years away at least. So would this converter work for my intended uses?
I know I said his all pretty much in my first post, and I know everyone will tell me to call mike...I will lol. Right now I'm in the brainstorming phase and hoping the trans hangs in there.
Back on my stock tune and feather footed, and it sucks lol.
Converter, I'm thinking a suncoast 1058 billet cover triple disk.
Truck is a dd, i put on a lot of miles each year...50-60,000km/year. I kdo run my truck at the track, not a bunch, but i tend to hotrod while I'm out cruising too. And whie I do plan on twins in the future, it's something that is probably safely a couple years away at least. So would this converter work for my intended uses?
I know I said his all pretty much in my first post, and I know everyone will tell me to call mike...I will lol. Right now I'm in the brainstorming phase and hoping the trans hangs in there.
Back on my stock tune and feather footed, and it sucks lol.
6-3 & 6-3r are full kits with seals, gaskets, filters, trans go & clutches. they do not come with bearings though. 6-3R stands for raybestos clutches and the 6-3 is alto clutches. the 6-2 kits are just clutches and trans go. no gaskets or seals
Awesome. So here's the big question then:
Alto or raybestos?
Or wait for mike to finish testing and just get a converter for now? (least favorite option)
Alto or raybestos?
Or wait for mike to finish testing and just get a converter for now? (least favorite option)
depends who you talk to
just buy both kits. then mix and match them to have the best of both
j/k
Lol, if only I could afford to :neener
I'd actually love to build the trans myself, be an awesome feeling to accomplish that on my own. Just don't knw if I could get it done by myself in 4 days and have t back up and running. Or the tools I would need.
I'd actually love to build the trans myself, be an awesome feeling to accomplish that on my own. Just don't knw if I could get it done by myself in 4 days and have t back up and running. Or the tools I would need.
well I have to ask. if youre not building it. then why are you looking at clutch kits?
are you buying a kit just to give it to someone else to build?
are you buying a kit just to give it to someone else to build?
If I can't afford or fund a mike l trans, then plan B is to get the parts and have a local build it. If that's still not financially feasible then I might just tackle it myself. I know if intake my time I would have no problems, I just don't know how I'm Gonna get the trans in and out is all. And if I really can't afford to build and it breaks, it will get a stock converter and never see the 150 tune again lol
There is a simple solution to your problem. If you can't afford to build the trans the right way, then back the tuning down, keep your right foot under control and save up for it.
Exactly what I'm doing. It's income tax time, I have money saved and CC's all paid off. It's not that I couldn't afford it, it's just I wanna pay cash for everything.
If you can't afford to do it right once then you definitely can't afford to half ass it have a problem then do it again.
My limiting factor is my wife.
It's not what I can or can't afford, it's what she won't kill me for buying lol
It's not what I can or can't afford, it's what she won't kill me for buying lol
I see lots of people running the 1057 converter. I was planning on the 58 due to future plans of twinning though. Would a 58 be a bad choice until I twinned? Should I just run a 57? Ill be upgrading my EFI when the trans gets built for a big tune as well.
Mike, I might be calling ya in a couple hours if you aren't to busy.
Mike, I might be calling ya in a couple hours if you aren't to busy.
I've got the gmax 6 in my truck with a 1056 tc. Got about 45,000 miles on it and it still performs like it did when I had it built. Truck has been over 500 hp for the first 30,000 and 600 hp for about the last 15,000 miles.
The trans in my other truck is getting weak. I've got a local trans builder who I would argue is one of the best builders in the whole country. He's a very smart guy and is just getting into building allisons. He spends quit a bit of time reading about them and I am confident he could build it and have no problems for the hp I'll be putting out. He said it'd be about $500 labor plus the kit (me removing the trans). If I've got my figures right and don't have any surprises I will have a built trans for less than $3k. If my guy can find all the part separately any cheaper than say an alligator kit then it could be down to $2500. Will it hold 1000 hp? no. Do I need it to hold 1000? no.
The trans in my other truck is getting weak. I've got a local trans builder who I would argue is one of the best builders in the whole country. He's a very smart guy and is just getting into building allisons. He spends quit a bit of time reading about them and I am confident he could build it and have no problems for the hp I'll be putting out. He said it'd be about $500 labor plus the kit (me removing the trans). If I've got my figures right and don't have any surprises I will have a built trans for less than $3k. If my guy can find all the part separately any cheaper than say an alligator kit then it could be down to $2500. Will it hold 1000 hp? no. Do I need it to hold 1000? no.
Got it narrowed to Mike l, Calvin, or ordering parts from suncoast and either trying to find a competent builder or building myself. I think I trust myself more then the locals. Then it just comes down to having the right tools. Need to get an Allison manual and just see if it's something I would tackle.