pointblank9957
10+ Year Contributor
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- Jul 12, 2012
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Sheboygan,
Wisconsin
So as you guys have known, I own a 98 Spyder GS that isn't an ordinary N/A 2g. Mine is running 23psi on the stock bottom end from a 16g and makes somewhere around the 360ish mark.
Recently, I fried my transmission. I decided to rebuild it to see if it was just the fact that it had 171,000 miles on it that it failed. Well, 6000 miles later, it failed again. So I decided to ditch the junk transmission in it.
Out with the F4A23 and in with the F4A33. The difference in these two transmissions are huge, the 33 has 33% more main clutch surface than the 23 does. Not only that, but I have a Kiggly 5 Plate main clutch which means it has a whopping 94% more clutch surface than the stock transmission. I have spent $915 on this swap and build which isn't terrible.
Includes:
F4A33 Auto Transmission
Turbo Axles
Turbo Torque Converter
Roadsurge Shift Box
Kiggly 5 Plate Main Clutch
IPT End Clutch
Translab Shift Kit TL-175HP
Redline Synthetic ATF
Lubeguard Black Friction Modifier
New Transmission Filter
Any thoughts on this setup? Thinking about going with the blue wire mod as well but the shift box should do the same thing.
Recently, I fried my transmission. I decided to rebuild it to see if it was just the fact that it had 171,000 miles on it that it failed. Well, 6000 miles later, it failed again. So I decided to ditch the junk transmission in it.
Out with the F4A23 and in with the F4A33. The difference in these two transmissions are huge, the 33 has 33% more main clutch surface than the 23 does. Not only that, but I have a Kiggly 5 Plate main clutch which means it has a whopping 94% more clutch surface than the stock transmission. I have spent $915 on this swap and build which isn't terrible.
Includes:
F4A33 Auto Transmission
Turbo Axles
Turbo Torque Converter
Roadsurge Shift Box
Kiggly 5 Plate Main Clutch
IPT End Clutch
Translab Shift Kit TL-175HP
Redline Synthetic ATF
Lubeguard Black Friction Modifier
New Transmission Filter
Any thoughts on this setup? Thinking about going with the blue wire mod as well but the shift box should do the same thing.