You went 3-1. That's your fault not the transmission's.I damaged a 94 transmission with a cooler and JMOD at 103k just by doing a WOT 3-1 downshift....stock engine, and the improved transmission with cooler still failed.
true...BUT...I am not the first or only one to do that....Can you honestly say that you have NEVER been going 45 mph and stomped the go pedal and it found 1st gear? ...a stock transmission *should* be able to handle that...we BOTH know that I am not the first one to romp on the throttle in a car at 45 mph and the transmission found 1st gear...especially in a wide-ratio trans.You went 3-1. That's your fault not the transmission's.
Before I'd pay that, I'd look at a LenTech.Would this trans be a direct swap?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/pa-4r...icFitmentV1&year=1998&T5_Var3=blue&GID=100815
Would this trans be a direct swap?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/pa-4r...icFitmentV1&year=1998&T5_Var3=blue&GID=100815
Nope. Neither one of my transmissions did that. And why does it matter if the tranny can handle it? When you force 1st in a 3rd gear situarion you will immediately smack the rev limiter so it really doesn't matter if it is a 1 million dollar transmission if the engine can't spin 9000 rpms. It only forced to first if I was in second gear or if I placed the shifter into 1st. My 97 trans is not even the improved one either with a bigger band or anything. Very much similar to a Gen1 trans. So this 3-1 talk is all chinese to me. It sounds to me like the transmission was already broken. If the computer even allowed it to force 1st out of 3rd gear, that's pretty fu**ed up in my opinion. If my car did that I would have busted my sh** a long time ago. I don't think a person could possibly abuse a transmission more than I have....well, short of neutral drops. I don't do those. LOL.true...BUT...I am not the first or only one to do that....Can you honestly say that you have NEVER been going 45 mph and stomped the go pedal and it found 1st gear? ...a stock transmission *should* be able to handle that...we BOTH know that I am not the first one to romp on the throttle in a car at 45 mph and the transmission found 1st gear...especially in a wide-ratio trans.