tranny went bye bye

[deathcharger71]

well you all told me that having my kick down stuck in one place would ruin my tranny, it finally happened haha. second gear doesnt exist and in 3rd if i give it more then 1/4 throttle the engine just revs and i slow down, but 1st seems to be working ok haha time for a rebuild with that manual valve body...

[Ghoste]

That'll learn ya.
Too bad about your trans.

[aifilaw]

yep, it goes after a while that way, I had mine running in that configuration (dragstrip config) on the street for 3 years before it finally gave up the ghost, same problem.

Just make sure you take it to a shop that has a lot of experience with a 727....if you don't, then you will be repeating my other problems...they take 10x longer to do it, and the tranny blew up again after 5,000 miles.

[deathcharger71]

About to take it to the shop, should i pay the extra to get the 727 instead of rebuilding my 904? would it effect the value of my car at all? it is for sale now  and i am getting a manual valve body.

[aifilaw]

If I was in your situation, from my experience....and what I will definitely do when this 727 explodes, if not before...

Spend the money converting it to a manual.

[deathcharger71]

yeah its getting a fully manual valve body, i cant wait to feel how hard it shifts haha

[aifilaw]

Actually I was referring to a manual transmission... aka an 833+OD

Manual valve bodies are fun, but get real old in daily drivers

[deathcharger71]

oh i couldnt afford that, but i do regret getting an automatic car. I learned to drive with a manual transmission and miss it big time.

[aifilaw]

I'm not sure about costs these days...but the last time I thought about it,
$600 to have chryco build me a bulletproof one from his stockpile of core's
$700 for all the manual hardware and parts
$200 for parts, like sheet metal bended properly
Already have a welder

~1,500

beats the $3,000 I spend on having the 727 professionally rebuilt to a race transmission spec that was supposed to be able to handle twice the torque I was throwing at it...which grenaded in under 10k miles...