i just took my car out on a test, and i was at 115-120 mph, and at a little past 6000rpm, and it wouldnt shift into fourth...is getting a tranny rebuilt expensive? or would i be better off getting an I30 LSD tranny, and having that put in? I found an I30 tranny for 300 bucks on ebay, but im not sure what would be the best to do? Any thoughts?

 

you need new axle(s) for that i30 tranny.

why do you need to go 120+ anyways?

 

Because it felt like it wasnt dropping into fourth gear like it should, so I was just reassuring myself. and what about a price range for rebuilding a tranny?

 

This is really a rediculous way to test if your transmission is shifting into 4th. You can drive 60 and test it at that speed.
At 120, the tranny is going to give you the gear that is going to give you the most power to the ground to keep that car accelerating at that speed, which is 3rd gear.

 

uhhh...ok...the car is supposed to shift at 6000 rpm or so, and it wasnt shifting at 6200-6300. At 60 mph, it doesnt drop into fourth either. But thanks for your opinion anyways.

and by the way, this purpose of this thread was to ask whether or not an i30 lsd tranny was worth buying, or if rebuilding my tranny was the way to go, and how much it would cost.

 

do the GLE's have the speed limiters???

 

no they dont

 

bumpity bump

 

This thread doesn't make much sense. Your first problem is that you do high speed runs to test something which is putting more stress on the object in question. Then you assume that the tranny is busted because it wont shift into OD. The I30 tranny is definitely worth buying IMO. When my Auto blows I will be doing the Tranny, Clutch, Flywheel buildup.

 

Yeah seriously, I couldn't have said it better...

I have an auto as well, and I don't think it'll shift until closer to 125, so you probably just didn't take her far enough... But if you really want to get a new tranny for no reason, then by all means, get one from an I30.....

A better way to test your transmission would be to drive up to 60~ mph with overdrive OFF.. Then turn OD on and see if the car shifts.. simple as that.

 

ok, did that. still feels like its not dropping into 4th gear. my question was how much should i expect to pay to have my tranny rebuilt?

 

i bought a i 30 tranny for 380 wit 40k miles on it because my stock one blew. dam 120? wat does it matter if your in 4th or not going at that speed.

 

stock to be rebuild prolly like 1500 or more our trannys are complicated

 

i would guess around $1600 or more according my AAMCO bill. Probably more though, they quoted me way more.

 

2 da max, did you have your i 30 tranny put in yet? I know I'm capable of replacing the my tranny with an I 30, but someone mentioned i'd need axles, and im just wondering what else i'd need before this went down.

 

oh, and btw, whats the rpm's supposed to be at or around at 60 mph?

 

youre looking for around $1,300 for a rebuild. for that much money you might as well do a 5 speed conversion and give yourself ~23hp. thats what i would do if i ever blow my tranny

 

yeah, i dont think i'd be able to do a 5 speed conversion on my own. I'd love to do it, because i love manual cars. I dunno if tranny shops around here would be interested in doing that.

 

At 60-70 it should be in the 2300-2600 range.
At 45 it should be around 1500.
I don't think your tranny is bad.
Is your OD light flashing?

 

my OD light does flash when i start up the car sometimes, then goes away. I dont know why, I never understood it.

 

i have an auto not 5 speed, i had to buy knew cvas neways because my old boots blew up

 

i know i need new cv boots, mine are partially ripped off. Someone said it'd be better to get a new axle anyways. I dunno, we'll see. Maybe ill just save my money, sell my auto, and get a 5 spd. that would be nice

 

You were going 120 with ripped CV boots (meaning the CV joints are probably contaminated with dirt and subject to failure)...wow.

 

yeah, im reckless, dunno what to tell ya. dont worry, im just waiting to get flamed and for this to get whored up

 

i got my tranny rebuilt it was around $1800. it just dosen't pack that same punch.. do what ever you will be happy with. Try the i-30 tranny if you want. try lookin for an Engine and tranny pack out of a newer toatled car