Hi all. I hate my tranny...lol I hate it with a passion. It will go into reverse with no prob, go into 1st with no prob and that's where it all stops. It won't go into any other gear. Even if I try to manual shift I get nothing. Been told I should rebuild it, been told to replace solonoids, valve body, this that and that other. All of which adds up to a bit of money. My question is this..Is is possible, (with the right parts) to replace this tranny with the older turbo 400? (which btw I can get one for around $300 from some freinds of mine which is cheaper then any "fix-it" of my stock tranny) I've been reading a lot about this and it seems the turbo 400 was a much better trans. If not why would so many racers still use them? I've read article after article about how this tranny is a POS needing rebuilds. Seems to me GM didn't have as many probs with the turbo 400 as they do now. I realize if it will work it won't be as easy as bolting it to the motor. I assume some changes will need to be made, but after what I've read about the newer trannys, I'll do the extra work. Any ideas from old school gearheads? New school gearheads? Any help would be great.
Crazyoldman (Rob) from hangover, pennsltucky:-)