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Old 08-13-2006, 10:37 PM
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727 to Getrag Swap Done

I finally got all my parts together to relieve my truck of the slush box/noise maker transmission that has been ailing it for the last 16 years. I started the disassembly friday night and the truck was back on the road this afternoon about 3:00 pm. What a difference the gearbox makes. Now I can actually make the Cummins work instead of the sludge convertor spinning and making heat. The truck runs about 5 to 10 mph faster in 4th gear than it did with the auto and definately runs cooler up the same grades. I was worried about the 3.07's being a little too high but I can live with them. The swap was fairly easy since I had the donor truck on site, lots of stupid little things would have made this job a PITA!!! I hope to hook it to the trailer this weekend and haul whats left of my donor truck to the guy that bought it. The only drawback that I can see with the Getrag and 3.07's would be running bigger tires, but then again that's what they make underdrives for................
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glad to see you enjoy the new tranny. having a donor is 100X's better than just having a few select parts. good job!
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I love the getrag and 3.07's
enjoy
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The only drawback that I can see with the Getrag and 3.07's would be running bigger tires, but then again that's what they make underdrives for................
Just add more fuel.
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Originally Posted by wannadiesel
Just add more fuel.
Roger that
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