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Tech Area => Transmissions => Topic started by: dyermullet on December 28 2014, 09:58:07 PM

Title: Cleaning/rebuilding stock D5 or replace
Post by: dyermullet on December 28 2014, 09:58:07 PM: I am finishing up a rebuild on my brf trans. I am just doing a stock style rebuild following the CK book.

I have a stock (as far as I know) D5 converter 110,000 miles. Stock longblock, TA49 turbo, and no plans to try to set the world on fire with this car. I will take it to the track occasionally but it is a street car first.

How much should I expect to pay to have a shop work on my converter? What would I need done, replace the lockup clutch, and increase the stall some?

Price wise how does that compare to buying a new converter? Besides increase in stall is there any major benefit of an aftermarket converter compared to the stock?

Edit: I forgot to say I am trying to keep my $$ investment in the 2004R platform to a minimum.
Title: Re: Cleaning/rebuilding stock D5 or replace
Post by: GavinHunyady on December 28 2014, 10:07:01 PM: I have a low mile orange stripe I'll sell you cheap, I went to a 9" nlu.
Title: Cleaning/rebuilding stock D5 or replace
Post by: larrym on December 28 2014, 11:49:28 PM: To have it cut open and gone thru with a new clutch should between 200 to 250.
Title: Re: Cleaning/rebuilding stock D5 or replace
Post by: 626gn on December 28 2014, 11:50:04 PM: Costs would of course depend on where you live. I live in Hawaii and when I priced a restall and cleanout of my D5 it was only a couple hundred less than a new 9.5 from Dave Husek so I went that route. I was on a budget too but never regretted the decision.
Title: Re: Cleaning/rebuilding stock D5 or replace
Post by: TexasT on January 01 2015, 05:45:21 PM: How's your assembly coming along? Did you get the servo worked out?

Should be someone local there in H-town that the racers use.
Title: Re: Cleaning/rebuilding stock D5 or replace
Post by: Scoobum on January 01 2015, 05:53:05 PM: I'd have the trans swapped to a NL configuration and go with an off the shelf 2800 NL PTC convertor for that TA 49.