Transmission choices

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amajamark8

New member
Haven't been around here for a while. Hope all is well with everyone. The trans went in my '94 about a year ago and haven't had the time or money to do anything with it. But, I'm going to get it done next week and have a question for you guys.

My options are as follows;

Have the one in the car rebuilt for $1400;

Have a used tranny out of a '96 Grand Marquis with 70,000 miles installed for $1000;

Or have the '96 rebuilt and installed for $1400.


Any thoughts?


Thanks in advance
 
sleeper

sleeper

Former LOD President
Go buy a junkyard tranny from a '99-'02 Mustang GT. install it yourself. should cost about $500 all said and done, but it means a weekend on your back cursing.
 
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amajamark8

New member
I'd love to but I'm in the process of relocating and just don't have time for any "extra" cursing! I'm stuck with my three options. Any advantage to a '96 over a '94 trans or are they just as bad?!
 
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BlackIceLSC

New member
The 96's had a re-designed valve body, and a slightly better torwue converter design.

But if it's a pre-98, its a waste of time. Period. For that price, you could have a Jerry-spec 98+ built.

I wouldnt do either for the prices you listed.

I bought a slightly used, fully Jmod'd 98+ tranny AND a Mach 1 TC, including shipping, less than $800. None of what your choices listed is what I would consider an option. At all.


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sleeper

sleeper

Former LOD President
buy a junkyard trans and pay a shadetree mechanic to do the swap. You could pick up a trans around here for $500 tops, and i'd put it in for you for $300, plus figure $100 in incidentals (a few sensors, some oil dry for the floor and some tranny fluid) and you're still out the door cheaper than the prices you listed. Taking it to a tranny shop is not cheap.
 
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logres

New member
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buy a junkyard trans and pay a shadetree mechanic to do the swap. Taking it to a tranny shop is not cheap.
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Better yet, take it to a shade tree tranny shop, like I did.

He not only charged a low $250 out the door, but he found some...errors...in the previous install by a "speed shop".
 
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Ritegroove1

New member
Help!!! My VSS is broken off (the plastic barrel) and the aluminum cylinder is stuck in the trans,Trans still in car so my big hands barely make it in the hole between trans mount and exhaust,,,,Drimmel tool? Tap threads in to it,,,,,????
 
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