Automatic Transmission Rebuilders
I'm thinking about upgrading my 47RE transmission. I have nearly 150,000 miles on my stock tranny and it's starting to make noise in overdrive, so I'm thinking about replacing it with an upgraded one ...
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Grit dog wrote:
Suncoast, goerend or Firepunk if you're interested in a bulletproof or upgraded trans.
If your making stock or near stock power though, save your money and find a decent shop to diagnose, service, adjust bands, or possibly rebuild, provided your ok with the OE mushbox performance of a 47/48re.
If I was rebuilding one today for stock power I'd still get a good aftermarket tq converter and an upgraded valve body just to improve the transmissions behaviour.
You don't NEED upgraded anything for what a stock 24v puts out and at only 150k on a 18 year old truck, how many more miles vs $ sunk into a trans do you expect out of it?
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No need to go with a Suncoast or any of the others transmissions built to handle more power unless the engine is putting out more power than stock. A good TC that has a lower than stock stall speed along with a good valve body(such as Revmax) that allows for more line pressure with trans tune will go a long way in transmission behavior and longevity on stock or even slightly over stock power levels.
