Transmission Upgrates for auto

[Mike]

Are there any upgrades that can be made to the automatic transmission that could increase longevity/effectivness? Other than a tranny cooler that one obvious.

[timot_one]

I recall that Level 10 had some sort of AT upgrade.  Not sure though, since I never research any J Series or AT stuff.  Thien or Paul might know.

[Mike]

LOL I'll look at level 10 at least its a starting point.

[Mike]

I have now looked at the level 10 stuff, and I wish I had an extra 4 grand!

[b_beau_09]

just swap the auto to 6spd MT.. i'll have it done by the end of this year!

[Mike]

I thought of that but, if i'm going to go that route I would just trade it and buy a v6 6 speed.

[Milan]

I got to thinking today...what's cheaper if my AT ever craps out.  Getting a re-built AT or going 6MT?

[JC04accord]

I got to thinking today...what's cheaper if my AT ever craps out.  Getting a re-built AT or going 6MT?

Rebuilt as in holding power?  Or just back to normal?  If your swapping your easily looking at 5k plus to start with, complication after complication, finding a place that will tackle the job etc.  Through Level 10 and IPT trans I believe their built transmissions are around 4k.  You can get a used transmission with low miles easily for 500 in our area Milan but going the other two routes its going to cost a lot of money.

[b_beau_09]

the swap won't cost 5k if you can find your parts cheap enough.. i got my 6spd MT locally for less than 500.. labor is probably going to be bad if you go to a shop.. i'm going through paul, so he's not killing my wallet.

[Milan]

I got to thinking today...what's cheaper if my AT ever craps out.  Getting a re-built AT or going 6MT?

Rebuilt as in holding power?  Or just back to normal?  If your swapping your easily looking at 5k plus to start with, complication after complication, finding a place that will tackle the job etc.  Through Level 10 and IPT trans I believe their built transmissions are around 4k.  You can get a used transmission with low miles easily for 500 in our area Milan but going the other two routes its going to cost a lot of money.

I meant just going back to normal.  My car's got almost 102K miles now and I hear these trannies aren't the greatest.  Plus I'm always thinking about selling the car and getting a V6 6-speed.  Putting in a 6MT would bring back a lot of fun.  It's an entirely different experience between my car and Gen's 6MT.  It's so much more fun to drive!

[JC04accord]

the swap won't cost 5k if you can find your parts cheap enough.. i got my 6spd MT locally for less than 500.. labor is probably going to be bad if you go to a shop.. i'm going through paul, so he's not killing my wallet.

I'm just going by the information provided by the only person to have done this.  It isn't cheap to swap by any means.

[Mike]

I've been quoted less than 4k including parts and labor to switch from auto to 6MT

[NVA-AV6]

[Mike]

Thank you for your insight, It seems that I really need to sit and do the math between wheater it's cheaper to source the parts, and let you attack my ride or if it's cheaper to trade my car in for a v6 6 speed.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your insight, It seems that I really need to sit and do the math between wheater it's cheaper to source the parts, and let you attack my ride or if it's cheaper to trade my car in for a v6 6 speed.

let him attack your ride