transmission question

[stroke this]

ok guys ive been thinkn about gettin some stage 1 injectors for my truck, i already have a ts 6 position, afe stage 2 intake, banks intercooler, 3.5 in downpipe and straight pipe. how much money would it take to beef up my stock transmission to handle the power of gettin the injectors? also any suggestions? thank you!
Michael

[bigcountrysg]

How many miles on your truck. You should go with a triple disc torq converter, and a valvebody upgrade. But since you need to remove the trans to do the torq converter. You may want to think about rebuilding the whole thing. Which can run from 1800 to 3,000. depending on what you have done.

[stroke this]

about 85,000 on engine and 152,000 on transmission and everything, what would you recommend i get done?

[bigcountrysg]

I would recommend this, you can either rebuild now. Or take the risk save your money and rebuild down the road. The choice is yours. When you do decide to rebuild the trans. Rebuild with high performance parts. Don't do a general rebuild. A general rebuild will not last that long.

[stroke this]

what about goin to a junkyard and gettin a 5spd transmission?

[bigcountrysg]

Originally Posted by stroke this

what about goin to a junkyard and gettin a 5spd transmission?

What transmission are you thinking of.

[stroke this]

well i got the auto in it now and was thinkin of jus beefin it up but my unlcle told me that i should jus go to the junkyard and try and find the whole set up to switch it to a 5sp, so i dont know what to get thats why i asked

[tonypagnano]

you would need the tranny, the pedals and all the plumbing and wiring, and a nice new clutch and pressure plate. im not sure if u would need to get a new flexplate/flywheel or not, but most likey. i personaly think it would be to much of a hassle and you would be better off builiding your automatic, unfortunatly my automativ let go today and im gonna get it built up.

[bigcountrysg]

Originally Posted by stroke this

well i got the auto in it now and was thinkin of jus beefin it up but my unlcle told me that i should jus go to the junkyard and try and find the whole set up to switch it to a 5sp, so i dont know what to get thats why i asked

To go to the manual 5 speed. YOu would need pedal assembly, Clutch, flywheel, new pcm for a manual. Yes the pcms are different. One for auto and one for manual transmission. By the time you did that and got it all in. After all that work and time and money spent. You could have been done in a couple days with a complete rebuild that will last for ever if done right.

Depending on what you want to do with the truck an automatic will be better for drag racing and everyday driving. Why because it can be programmed to shift at the specific right time. It has been proven over and over on a drag strip that an automatic transmission is faster then a manual trans.

[cchase]

i had mine rebuilt with alto red eagle power packs, valve body, shift kit, towing thingy, and I am starting to feel problems with it just running the edge, and towing/plowing. I am kicking myself for not just buying like johnwoods or something, sence i have about 4 grand in it...