Ok, i've posted before with limited results...
Read the DIY thread (i've done it already, went through everything) you say...
So what i have now.... is a stock 46RH from a 360 gasser...
a 47RH or RE (not sure yet) and a TF727...
The TF727 is fully built, has all billet internals to my knowledge and a performance TC not sure wich brand but it is purple so i'm guessing ATS...
I'm looking to install the TF727 on my truck to begin with, only downside is that it has 4.10 gears....
While i have the TF727 in the truck, i will not be able to drive outside town or on the highway.... although i have 4k GSK i don't think 3000rpm @ 60mph is going to be economical BUT it will probably do for street light runs and get me from A to B while i build my RH or RE47 transmission...
So NOW... my question to you guys is... and i know you can answer this logically...
What do i have to do... to make my RH/RE47 hold up to the power output of the truck in my signature...
My signature is CURRENT...
I have been looking at Red Eagle's performance kit...
A description of the kit as sold by Red Eagle is the following:
Hi-Performance Dodge A518 (46RE, 46RH) A618 (47RE, 47RH) 1994-2002 Rebuild Kit with ALTO Red Eagle Friction Clutches and Some Kolene Steels
This Super High Quality Kit is made by TRANSPARTS
This rebuild kit includes all of the High Performance Red Alto Friction Plates, Kolene Steel Plates, Sealing Rings, Metal Clad Seals, Gaskets, Orings, rubber Piston Seals, High performance Kevlar Band, dacron filter or all plastic type filter, pump bushing and ext. housing bushing.
The plates included in the kit are Red Eagle high performance clutch plates. These clutches are put through a process where the friction paper is saturated in a phenolic resin, cured, and then saturated a second time in a silicate. The silicate imparts high heat resistance.
A picture of what the "kit" looks like:
Bear in mind, i am not looking for a ****storm.... i am a newbie when it comes to automatic transmission building, i have only used stock automatic transmissions as i've never had a performance car with a automatic transmisson...
Why am i swapping to a automatic transmission you may ask? The answer is simple, it is because i will not get below 13second passes in the 1/4mile !!!
Is there any specific Torque Converter that i should be looking into, and will a RH47 have an lock-up?
I use the truck for towing a 4400lbs trailer, loaded with a 2500lbs Honda and a 3500lbs BMW every now and then, so lock-up is essential...
Any advice and suggestions would be nice, i am trying to do this on a budget, if i had the money for it i would simply buy a 8000$ ATS transmission
As for a more detailed description of the truck itself...
Truck is a 2001 model year, Dodge Ram 3500DRW... originally had a Banks modified 24valve and a ATS 47RE in it...
I bought the truck without the engine and transmission as the PO swapped them to a Nissan Patrol with 46" tires... stupid if you ask me...
I am swapping my built 12valve into the truck, taking the 95 harness off the motor and using a 98 model year 12valve engine harness and PCM...
A friend located the harness and PCM for me, and i am unsure if it came off a manual transmission truck or automatic transmission truck as i do not have the harness yet... but in the case that the harness comes from a manual truck, how can i modify it so that reverse lights, overdrive, lock-up and such features will work ?
Again... thanks in advance for any help and advice you can give me...
Read the DIY thread (i've done it already, went through everything) you say...
So what i have now.... is a stock 46RH from a 360 gasser...
a 47RH or RE (not sure yet) and a TF727...
The TF727 is fully built, has all billet internals to my knowledge and a performance TC not sure wich brand but it is purple so i'm guessing ATS...
I'm looking to install the TF727 on my truck to begin with, only downside is that it has 4.10 gears....
While i have the TF727 in the truck, i will not be able to drive outside town or on the highway.... although i have 4k GSK i don't think 3000rpm @ 60mph is going to be economical BUT it will probably do for street light runs and get me from A to B while i build my RH or RE47 transmission...
So NOW... my question to you guys is... and i know you can answer this logically...
What do i have to do... to make my RH/RE47 hold up to the power output of the truck in my signature...
My signature is CURRENT...
I have been looking at Red Eagle's performance kit...
A description of the kit as sold by Red Eagle is the following:
Hi-Performance Dodge A518 (46RE, 46RH) A618 (47RE, 47RH) 1994-2002 Rebuild Kit with ALTO Red Eagle Friction Clutches and Some Kolene Steels
This Super High Quality Kit is made by TRANSPARTS
This rebuild kit includes all of the High Performance Red Alto Friction Plates, Kolene Steel Plates, Sealing Rings, Metal Clad Seals, Gaskets, Orings, rubber Piston Seals, High performance Kevlar Band, dacron filter or all plastic type filter, pump bushing and ext. housing bushing.
The plates included in the kit are Red Eagle high performance clutch plates. These clutches are put through a process where the friction paper is saturated in a phenolic resin, cured, and then saturated a second time in a silicate. The silicate imparts high heat resistance.
A picture of what the "kit" looks like:
Bear in mind, i am not looking for a ****storm.... i am a newbie when it comes to automatic transmission building, i have only used stock automatic transmissions as i've never had a performance car with a automatic transmisson...
Why am i swapping to a automatic transmission you may ask? The answer is simple, it is because i will not get below 13second passes in the 1/4mile !!!
Is there any specific Torque Converter that i should be looking into, and will a RH47 have an lock-up?
I use the truck for towing a 4400lbs trailer, loaded with a 2500lbs Honda and a 3500lbs BMW every now and then, so lock-up is essential...
Any advice and suggestions would be nice, i am trying to do this on a budget, if i had the money for it i would simply buy a 8000$ ATS transmission
As for a more detailed description of the truck itself...
Truck is a 2001 model year, Dodge Ram 3500DRW... originally had a Banks modified 24valve and a ATS 47RE in it...
I bought the truck without the engine and transmission as the PO swapped them to a Nissan Patrol with 46" tires... stupid if you ask me...
I am swapping my built 12valve into the truck, taking the 95 harness off the motor and using a 98 model year 12valve engine harness and PCM...
A friend located the harness and PCM for me, and i am unsure if it came off a manual transmission truck or automatic transmission truck as i do not have the harness yet... but in the case that the harness comes from a manual truck, how can i modify it so that reverse lights, overdrive, lock-up and such features will work ?
Again... thanks in advance for any help and advice you can give me...