SHO is getting a new tranny

[shoguy3.2]

ok guys...the results are in .....after spilling fluid all over the 401 highway .....i drove it home after checking the fluid...it slipped bad but got me home no problems....

wasnt leaking when i got home


newayz.....my dad took it into the shop....tranny was destroyed inside.....everythign was burnt.......my parents are paying to have it completley rebuilt......1800 bucks canadian ........thats every part new....and my dad chose to have the upgraded parts installed...hopefully it will help the tranny last. i cant have this happen again on me ....

they told my dad there was rings in the tranny that were burnt and warpped ..and basically it was ******.....

soo now i have to wait till friday to get it back with the new tranny.....cant believe it 1800 bucks canadian !! soo much money ....i hate it !


is there anything i can do to prolong the life of the new tranny ?? should i consder still getting a 94-95 ATX ECM or shoudl i be ok now with the fresh tranny ??? please help me guys..i knmow were 2 94 SHO's are but i dont know if the guy will part them out..... i dont even know how to ask him .....they are sitting and have been sitting for a while......one of them had no doors soo i cant tell the year...but i opened the glove box and it dumped waster everywhere..soo im guessing thats bad.....water that close to the ECM...soo ill probley skip that car lol .....

anything you guys can recommend ?
i was told a SHO needs 2 more litres of fluid after the full line on the dipstick..is this true ??

 

[Sh03d]

Tranny cooler and maybe a better filtering system. Thats what I'm going to do.

o yeah no more burn outs.

 

[Ishodu]

I agree with above, better cooling will make it last a long time as well as a aftermarket filter. And yeah If you got a 93 see if you can find a brain from a 94-95.

 

[etc1006]

I agree with above, better cooling will make it last a long time as well as a aftermarket filter. And yeah If you got a 93 see if you can find a brain from a 94-95.

What does a 94-5 brain do for the 93? Also what about putting another filter inline at the extra cooler ? Sounds like a good idea to me... Could prolly use an oil filter relocation kit...


-Eric

 

[ohfosho]

the 94-5 ECU has better shift points programmed into it...easier on the tranny and higher line pressure? use synthetic fliud...that will be nice for it~

 

[etc1006]

Could prolly use an oil filter relocation kit...

I'm intriged by better filtration. Has anyone tried to use one of those to have more/better filtration for the tranny. I don't remember what size hose the kits use though. I have seen something similar on front-end loaders for the hydraulics using a regular PH8A (FL1A) for its filter. Hmmm....

-Eric

 

[etc1006]

the 94-5 ECU has better shift points programmed into it...easier on the tranny and higher line pressure? use synthetic fliud...that will be nice for it~

I had a tranny done for a Mark VII I bought with a bad one. The guy built it well, (built racing trannies for blower cars) used Mk VIII servos etc. What he told me about trannys (at least for the AOD) was early and firm/hard was better than late and soft. Man that turned out to be a fun car. It would bark the tires in 2nd and sometimes 3rd! I figure thats what is the deal with what you described to me there.

-Eric