Transmission swap
#11
01-29-2018, 07:12 AM
WHAT!?! no it isn't. They use the SAME tail housing from a 42/44 RH (A500) as they do on the 46RH (A518) the trannys are the same overall length either way. Dipstick and tube, converter, and inspection plate are all that is different between them, AS FAR AS SWAPPING ONE WHOLE UNIT IN PLACE OF THE OTHER is concerned..... pan is different, and internals are bigger on the 518 than the innards of the 500....as is the front half of the trans case. Don't quote me on this next part but I think you can swap valve bodies between them as well......
as far as how long a 42 will last behind a V8..... they CAN last if you don't drive like a bat out of He11.... the 42 and 44 are basically the same trans, the 44 just has more clutch discs within the clutch packs inside the trans as compared to the 42.
as far as how long a 42 will last behind a V8..... they CAN last if you don't drive like a bat out of He11.... the 42 and 44 are basically the same trans, the 44 just has more clutch discs within the clutch packs inside the trans as compared to the 42.
As for your last statement not sure where you went with that...42/44s are similar. But we're talking 46. 46 has more different internal parts than the number of discs. The planetaries are different. I watched my builder open up an 518 next to my 500 as that's how we built out my A500 to take 500hp. It's more than just discs.
