xrturbomatty Member 79 Member For: 16y 8m 1d Posted 19/08/08 01:06 PM Share Posted 19/08/08 01:06 PM Hey guys anyone know a good place to get a 4 speed auto strengthened to handle 350rwkw in the Brisbane areathanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDIDDY Senior Member Member 159 Member For: 18y 1m 1d Gender: Male Posted 19/08/08 10:20 PM Share Posted 19/08/08 10:20 PM (edited) I have been looking in the last week too, and I have come across 2 places which may be able to help.One is Precise Automatics in Beenleigh, and the other is Western Suburbs Automatics in Rocklea. Beenleigh was straight out of the Yellow pages, and when I rang him, he was very keen to do a great job with replacing everything in the box to hold the power reliably. Told me somewhere in the vicinity of $4900.Western Suburbs was a referral from a friend. They did the powerglide in his 383 stroked EH wagon. He was also very good to talk to, but wasn't quite as comprehensive as the other guy. He was somewhere around $2500 for the job.My box has not completely given up, but it is now searching quite badly between 2nd & 3rd with little or no load. I was also told that if I wait till it blows, then the price will go up. As always, it probably comes down to the old "you get what you pay for". Edited 19/08/08 10:20 PM by PDIDDY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrturbomatty Member 79 Member For: 16y 8m 1d Posted 20/08/08 05:41 AM Author Share Posted 20/08/08 05:41 AM ok Thanks alot mate can u let me know if you find anywhere else and how your box goes after u get it done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howsee Donating Members 785 Member For: 17y 1m 22d Gender: Male Location: Carindale, Brisbane Posted 20/08/08 07:35 AM Share Posted 20/08/08 07:35 AM Another guy is Bob Grant Automatics in Coorparoo. I have been told he does a superb job. He's in the Yellow Pages. He Specialises in Race Transmissions.Howsee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluprinturbo Donating Members 605 Member For: 16y 6m 16d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 23/08/08 07:52 PM Share Posted 23/08/08 07:52 PM I was quoted $2200 for a full rebuild which included pre ba planetries.theres only so much can be done due to lack of aftermarket support for these boxes.I think $4900 is an absolute ripoff.youd be getting the same job as the $2500 guy,so hes taking nearly $2500 of you for nothing.to me that's no different then having the mongrel steal my wallet.nizpro do rebuilds for less than $3000 and if anybody knows what can be done with these boxes its nizpro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulk xr6t Member 160 Member For: 17y 1m 12d Posted 02/09/08 07:19 AM Share Posted 02/09/08 07:19 AM dont even bother... spend $2000 or $5000 it wont hold up 350rwkw...I had a 4spd auto built three times and it dropped its pants 3 times in less than 2000km with only 320rwkw. Never raced, hardly ever driven at all..Gearbox dropped its pants just cruising on the highway at 100km/h. Big tranny cooler on it and all.. each time it went it wasnt even under load.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 02/09/08 07:26 AM Share Posted 02/09/08 07:26 AM Who did the 3 builds hulk? Sounds like dodgy workmanship and/or tune more then anything as there are quite a few 4 speeds getting round with much more than 320rwkw & they get the pants flogged off them yet still hanging on!It's been said a thousand times on here, tune ie. shift pressures/times are the most important thing in the preservation of the box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPV_Steve Donating Members 191 Member For: 17y 6m 6d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 03/09/08 07:37 AM Share Posted 03/09/08 07:37 AM I bought HULKS car off him a few weeks ago. The gearbox had been rebuilt 1 week earlier and about 3 or 4 months before that!!! I drove it from Sydney back to Brisbane (900km) and I've done about 700km's up here on weekends and its shat itself again!!!! Lost 3rd and 4th gears!! I was on the highway with the misus and 2 kids in the back going 80km/h while in cruise control and was picking up to 100km/h and it just let go!!! I am waiting for the shop where HULK had the box done to call me and see if they will cover my costs to repair/rebuild the box, if not I will post the name on here. (Mods let me know if this is breaking any rules ) I wont send it back to them as I cant see them getting it right the 3rd time. Anyway I phoned ELITE up here in Brissy and they recommended BOB GRANT in Coorparoo and GILROY'S in Toowoomba as reputable auto shops. I phoned Precise Automatics as well and he seemed like he knew what he was talking about but I might steer clear of him ($4900!!!) Let you know how it goes with the shop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRDOSE BIGRED Donating Members 1,410 Member For: 17y 8m 4d Gender: Male Location: Sth East Melb Posted 05/09/08 11:11 AM Share Posted 05/09/08 11:11 AM just a quick question! is it ok to drive in performance mode all the time? im not talkin about triptronic mode just performance mode coz my 4th gear is slipping but 1 2 3 are all ok so when I drive it in performance mode it drives fine! sorry for the thread hi-jack! =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 17y 7m Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 06/09/08 06:04 AM Share Posted 06/09/08 06:04 AM from what I've been told it's drivin them around in 4spd mode that screws them up ,use 4spd auto when cruisin or freeway but any time you want to give it some use 3spd mode I do it even on the freeway want to pass some one just flick over to 3spd then hit the pedle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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