blown tranny, need opinions on what to do...

[sibble]

:brick:

ok so i thought about it

id rather replace or rebuild the tranny then buy a new car

what should i do?

1. rebuild the auto tranny for my car
2. buy a new or used auto tranny
3. buy a new or used manual tranny and do the conv.


all opinions are appreciated :yup:

[dreaded_hope]

I'd rebuild your tranny, even possibly rebuild it to with stand more power is also an option. Getting a manual would be ALOT of work, not impossible, but I think it would be a challenge to do it and get the reliability you would out of your rebuilt auto. I guess it depends on what you want to do with your car. What are your plans for it?

[sibble]

planning to build to a 13.5 second daily driver, mostly highway driven for 20 miles to and back to work, built for topend, many things are planned, a new tranny was planned, but now im kinda pushed into that =)

[quicky06]

i had to have my tranny rebuilt because the idiot of a previous owner had nuetral dropped it on a daily basis(or atleast thats what it looked liked with ahlf the clutches in the pan.

i had a local shop rebuild it for me, while they were there i had them put in thinner clutches and they made it capable of taking evrything my 3800 will ever put out.

cost me 1500

[12secondv6]

What are the specifics on what they did with the tranny?

Mine cost me $1100... built for a 10 sec car... I'll never reach that time though ;)

[PaganEgyptian]

I would not say its cheaper to convert to a M5, but a A4 race build is much easier on everyone. -Tim