Hey Bill:
You said in your post you considered a 727 trans. It is true that they
will bolt to a Dak, but I wouldn't recommend it. You will probably loose
anywhere from 2 - 4 tenths on E.T. if not more. If I were you I would just
get a 904 and build it (same thing as a 518, but without OD). Not trying
to tell you what to do, but I have seen many cases as this happening. A
friend of ours who has a dart built the car with a 727 in it and got it
down into the 11's. Next thing he did was build a 904, bolted it up and
picked up 4 tenths, hard to believe, but TRUE. The 727 are just built
tough as a rock, but a little slower. My dad has a 727 in his truck and
found an adapter kit to make a 904 bolt to a big block, but to do that you
are looking around 800 - 900 dollars to you buy the kit, and get another
tranny done.
Just my $.02
Scott
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> From: WillTier@aol.com
> To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
> Subject: Re: Shift Kits
> Date: Thursday, August 21, 1997 8:44 PM
>
> In a message dated 97-08-21 09:19:04 EDT, you write:
>
> << I've been told that the 46re is the Exact tranny used in the V10
> equipped 2500 Ram. No changes.....
> Did you ever see the size of these clutshes.... >>
>
> No only been to the valve body but not having been into other trannys I
would
> not have taken notice anyway. I have heard that a 727 will bolt right up
to
> the Daks and I have been thinking of pulling the 518 and store it and get
a
> built 727 ($500-600) and a torque converter. I 2would have to hav a drive
> shaft built and may need to cahnge crossmember a little ? I wish I could
get
> e factual answer to if this can be done. The whole deal would be cheaper
than
> another 518 when this one dies and I don't really need the OD, only got
> 18,000 miles and it will be 5 years old in Oct. What do you think ?
>
> Oh Did I mention that I was told there is another Crane Cam out there
that is
> Computer tolerable but not emmissions legal. I left a question about it
to
> someone but never got a reply. Kuk was telling about it even had the
number,
> you heard anything about it ? 518 lift if I remember right..
>
> Bill
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