Welp, I finally did it. I lost all forward gears!!! I've been shoppin around trying to find a decent trans. without spendin a fortune. I found an outfit out of St. Petersburg called tranzparts1. Looks like he puts all kinds of goodies in it (red eagle clutches, koenig steeles, raybestos bands/clutches) with a triple lock converter for around $2,200. I figured thats not a bad deal, and he has good feedback, but I was wondering if anyone has ever delt with this guy. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thanks again!

 

Good luck, that sounds aweful cheap compared to what I just paided for mine.

 

Ask him for more info about the torque converter. Does he just put a shift kit in it, or does it mention anything about upgraded valve body?

 

Hey HotNNasty welcome to the where did my tranny go club. Good luck on the build.

 

I have been pricing built transmissions here lately There between 4 and 5k with a billet input. Just something to think about.

http://www.goerend.com Cant go wrong.

 

sounds cheep to me too, been priceing them too, best deal i have found was to get mine done by a place in town that spechelizes in dodge autos, and there at 3,300 for the triple disk and rebuild

 

i got mine rebuilt for $2800 including tax, couldnt write it off as farm use, mines got a single disc billet torque conv. w/ a max torque of 750 saddly, im at about 800 now

 

Goerend has good priced trans, Unbelievable warranty, and will give you the exact type of trans for your needs, with their converter and valvebody types.

 

Thanks for the advice! The guy does say the valve body is updated, and he did say it was a triple lock converter (not sure who makes it though). The guys on ebay and has a great feedback rating. Not sure if he offers billet though? Thanks again everyone!

 

This is what ol' boy's site says about his tranny, tell me what you all think!

THIS IS A SUPER HIGH PERFORMANCE REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR THE 618 DIESEL TRANSMISSION.THE 518 IS THE GAS STYLE ONE AND IT IS THE SAME PRICE AS THIS 1.PLEASE LET US KNOW YEAR,MAKE,AND MODEL AND A CONTACT #.THIS TRANSMISSION CAN HANDLE UP TO 900 HORSEPOWER AND ABOUT 1000 LBS. OF TORQUE!!!!THIS TRANSMISSION HAS ABOUT EVERYTHING IN IT CHANGED AND UPDATED WITH NEW PARTS.THE DRUMS HAVE A 10 PACK DRUM SETUP INSTEAD OF THE LOWER CLUTCH STOCK STYLE.WE USE RED EAGLE CLUTCHES AND KOLLEEN STEELS WHICH IS THE BEST STUFF.WE ASWELL USE THE WIDE KEVLAR BANDS IN THIS UNIT.WE REPLACE THE VALVE BODY SOLINOIDS WITH ALL BRAND NEW MOPAR ONES.THE VALVE BODY IS UPDATED AND TESTED ASWELL.WE ASWELL INSTALL A HIGH PERFORMANCE SHIFT KIT ON THE VALVE BODY.THE FRONT PLANETARY IS NEW 5 PINION STEEL.THE DRUM IN BACK OF THE CASE IS NEW,THE PISTON RETAINER IS NEW,THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS NEW AND ASWELL AS THE SPRAG RETAINER IS NEW ASWELL AND IT IS ALL UPDATED PARTS.THE OVERDRIVE SECTION HAS EXTRA CLUTCHES IN IT ASWELL.THE OVERDRIVE SECTION GAS A BRAND NEW 6 PINION STEEL OVERDRIVE PLANETARY INSTEAD OF THE STOCK 4 PINION ONE.THE OD SUNGEAR IS NEW,THE BERRING AND PLATE IS NEW,THE OD RING GEAR IS NEW.ALL BUSHINGS ARE REPLACED THREW OUT THIS HIGH PERFORMANCE TRANSMISSION.WE SELL THE LOW STALL DIESEL CONVERTER WITH THIS TRANSMISSION FOR AN ADDITIONAL $295.00.IF YOU WANT A SUPER STALL CONVERTER,IT WILL BE $895.00.IT IS A TRIPLE PLATED,TRIPLE DISC BILLET CONVERTER WITH ANY STALL SPEED YOU WANT.DIESEL TRANSMISSIONS REQUIRE A LOW STALL IN MOST CASES. WE WILL LIST THIS CONVERTER ON EBAY IF YOU WANT IT.YOU MUST BUY THE CONVERTER FROM US TO GET THE 3 YEAR UNLIMITED MILAGE GUARENTEE.WE ARE SELLING THE CONVERTER @ OUR PRICE SO YOU WILL GET IT FROM US.WE DYNO TEST THIS TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR TO MAKE SURE THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING PERFECTLY.WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LABOR COSTS.THERE IS A $600.00 CORE CHARGE IF YOU CAN NOT PROVIDE ONE FOR US.THIS TRANSMISSION IS PERFECT FOR HEAVY PULLING,TOWING,RACEING.THIS TRANSMISSION IS THE BEST QUALITY MADE AND WILL MAKE YOU VERY HAPPY DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE WHEN YOU ARE USEING IT FOR YOUR HIGH PERFORMANCE NEEDS.PLEASE CALL ME TOLL FREE @ 1-877-242-8726,OR MY CELL @ 786-232-2998 AND ASK FOR SCOTT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.THANKS ALOT.

 

Seems awful cheap to me... A rebuild + Goerend single disk and valve body cost me $2400...

 

So what he is saying in that description is the upgraded tranny is 2200 and then you gotta tack another 895 bucks on that for their super duper torque converter?

 

How much fuel are you planning on putting to this thing?

 

Yeah big blue, the tranny is $1,274 and the converter is another $895.

I don't plan on puttin a whole lotta juice to the truck, I have a tst comp box on it now. I'm probably gonna have Jim Jessup screw with the ECM some, and put a set of 40 horse sticks in it and be done.


THANKS AGAIN for the help eveyone!

 

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