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Old 08-22-2000, 02:42 AM
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Ok, talked to Pat, the technical supervisor and product information personel for LEVEL 10 PERFORMANCE. If you are serious about getting more power out of your car by installing supercharger, or nitrous, these are the mods recommended for your automatic.

Valve Body upgrade, is almost identical to the Valve Body that Don in Texas is selling. If this is the only mod that you do to the tranny then you need a tranny cooler due to the increased line pressure, it causes the fluid to get so hot that it can burn itself up. $450 from Don, $598 from Level 10. I have the Don version, even Pat said that Don's VB is as good as theirs! A tranny cooler will run you about $50 Hayden model #403 recommended by both companies.

PTS Super Pump, if you want the tranny to handle itself only, without the need of a cooler. This unit is a precisely machined pump that will provide a high volume of fluid to your transmission. This pump allows your transmission to run cooler, improves the lubrication, and provides a faster pressure-rise to improve both the durability and the driveability. Pat stated that sometimes when you floor the car, it normally might take a second or two before the tranny will downshift. This Super Pump will reduce that lag also, thus again better performance. A tranny cooler is completely not needed for this pump.

The following tranny builds require sending in your tranny. It is rated at 6 hours for total removal and replacement. Expect about $450 for a good shop to take out your tranny and put it back. With any of these rebuilds, Level 10 will pay half of the shipping cost to and froo, so expect $200 for shipping. These rebuilds take two days, and you need to call a week ahead to appoint a rebuild time so that you are not stranded too long without a car.

Level 10 Performance Transmission Systems are available for many Japanese Transmissions. These Systems not only incorporate ALL of the bands, clutches, reaction plates, seals, gaskets, filters, etc. that you need to assemble a "bulletproof" transmission, they also include Level 10's more than 20 years of expertise with automatic transmissions. All components are of the finest quality and have been manufactured from the best of materials. Many of these components are unique and are available ONLY from Level 10.

On any of these rebuilds, are specs and prices for the tranny to handle the power output listed and expect a recommended 100,000 mile trouble free service life with regular maintenance of 20,000 mile tranny fluid flushes and filter changes. The factory limits recommended by Nissan on this tranny are 210 hp and 230 ftlbs, for 4th gen. 5th gen are 240 hp and 240 ftlbs. These upgrades are for 4th gen trannys only!

Level 10 Stage 1 PTS (Performance Transmission System) has been designed for Heavy Duty Applications, such as Recreational Vehicles, Sport Utility Vehicles, and vehicles that carry heavy loads or which pull trailers. The stage 1 PTS includes PTS Heavy Duty Performance clutches and PTS Heavy Duty reaction plates. On Maximas this kit will handle up to 250 hp and 260 lbs torque maximum input! $1500

Level 10 Stage 2 PTS has been designed for High Performance Applications, such as Sport Utility Vehicles and Street Rods. The stage 2 PTS includes PTS Raybestos® Red Clutches and PTS Kolene® Reaction Plates. On Maximas this kit will handle up to 340 hp and 335 lbs torque maximum input! $2400

Level 10 Stage 3 PTS has been designed for High Performance Applications, such as Street Rods and Race Cars. The stage 3 PTS includes PTS Raybestos® Blue Plate Special® Clutches and PTS Kolene® Reaction Plates. On Maximas this kit will handle up to 495 hp and 390 lbs torque maximum input using new stronger bolts and tig welded re-enforcments! No greater power handling could be achived without detonation. $3300 This will handle anything you throw at it, but will the rest of the car be able to handle it. According to Level 10, they have had customers with Maximas purchase these with dyno'd 380 and up horsepower cars, running original drivearms and spindles.

THIS IS THE SAME COMPANY THAT MADE THE TRANNY THAT IS USED IN THE 580HP TWIN TURBO TOYOTA SUPRA 341E auto, featured in TURBO MAGAZINE! Made from the original tranny that was designed to handle 290hp and 325ftlbs, that was originally from in the car.

Basicly anyone with all the mods including superchargers or nitrous can get a level 2 rebuild, and not have to ever worry about their tranny again. With the level 3 rebuild, you could run a supercharger and smaller pulley and nitrous, WOW. I wonder myself what the body, engine, or drivetrain could handle on our cars.

Lastly they have a "Billet" Torque Converters for domestic and Japanese Performance Vehicles!

No "core" required -- these Torque Converters are not "reworked" factory units -- they are constructed from all new components that have been engineered to the highest, exacting standards and manufactured from the finest materials available. These High-Performance Converters feature:

Better acceleration -- true .5 second faster than stock on Maximas
Better gas-mileage
Elimination of that sluggish feeling
Performance calibration
If you do a performance rebuild, the power handling numbers achieved used this torque converter. $598

Just thought anyone who has an auto and wonders what they can do, I did a little research to see what is out there. This is the most I could come out with:
http://www.levelten.com/index.html


[Edited by hodgeee on 08-22-2000 at 05:04 AM]
 
Old 08-22-2000, 05:19 AM
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Thanks for the info ->

You did a great job of summing it all up!

Jim
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