how do you think it would fit up to a magnum V6?? the trans on my 94 V6
isn't shifting so well any more... i want to swap in a 360 in a year or so,
but i figure if i replace my trans, i may as well get one that will handle
the V8... would be a direct bolt in for a magnum V6?? well any help is
appreciated..
thanks,
mike k
94 V6, slt, cc, 2wd, flowmaster, msd, and so on..
>From: Chris Lambert <mopar88@efortress.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: A518 MOPAR PERFORMANCE QUESTION....second try....
>Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 21:40:37 -0500
>
>Ok lets see what I can tell ya... first off good luck... that is good
>luck getting one... I blew my A500 for the second time in my old 88
>premagger and then decided to upgrade... I wanted this tranny... could not
>get it... national backorder for the previous 10 months... dealer finally
>got me one like it without the shift kit and no lockup convertor. This was
>fine with me as i wanted a normal convertor. I had to find a connector for
>the OD wiring as the truck had a 3 wire connector and the new tranny only
>had a 2 wire... then to boot when my tranny went it shorted out the OD
>function of the computer, but not the lockup portion. I wired in a switch
>that would hold the unit in OD, kinda like the gear vendors unit... I
>bought the summit 2200 rpm stall convertor and it worked great. I loved
>that tranny with the OD button. I could hold it to the boards on the
>highway and it would not shift till i wanted it to... ok now for the
>problems... the 518 is physically bigger and heavier... the guy that put it
>in figured it was 50 pounds heavier... also the shield for between the
>engine and the torque convertor was now too small. I had about a half inch
>gap at the bottom. The shift mechanism had to be moved and reconfigured,
>also he had to modify the bejesus out of the old kick-down rod to get it to
>fit, and it barely fit. it cost me $1500 for the tranny, $350 for the
>installation (he cut me a deal cause of what happened to my rebuild 25k
>earlier), and like $170 for the convertor. ... definitely worth it, i would
>do it again if i had to....
>
>Chris
>
>
>>Ron,
>>
>>It would be if I was installing it in an R/T truck but I would like to put
>>it in my 91 Dakota.... Currently the truck has a A500 and it's old so
>>instead of fooling with it I want to purchase the Mopar performace unit.
>>Here's the poop on it from the catalog.... built of th A-727 is designed
>>for
>>heavy duty applications fit's small block engines comes with wiring and
>>schematic.... My main concern was how much of a drop in is it?... What's
>>the wiring for etc... Here's the PN in case you might need it someday
>>P5249166..... Anyway if some one can help me out that would be great.....
>>
>>Tim
>
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>http://www.intense99dak.com/chris.htm
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