go with fastman 1st , you wont regrete it , evreyone hear loves the guys work, and when you send the old one back you get like 70 or 80 bucks back . then go with magnaflow then some headers

 

I agree! Get the Fastman. It is a great upgrade. Besides, if you have nothing wrong with the trans. why replace it? Just change the fluid at normal intervals and keep it OUT of OD unless you are going 65 or more MPH. This is what I've done since the day I got mine because of the power loss when it goes into overdrive with 3:55 gears. 150k and still going strong. Knock on wood.LOL

And btw, since it's a 2001 it probably already has a factory trans cooler on it! Even better for the life of the trans. Mines a 98 and has the factory one. First thing I do after starting it is turn off the OD. That and the fact that I change the fluid and filter is why I believe at 150k I have no probs yet. Yet! it's a big word really. LOL

 

yeah if it aint broken dont fix it lol just maintain it and you will be fine.... is it really better to have od off, i always have mine on. anyone ???

 

I followed a link on here some where a while back to a transmission builders site. I forget who it was but they look pretty legit.

 

For transmissions APS or Dr. Evil seem to be the best options. APSprecision.com for APS not sure of the site for Dr. Evil off the top of my head.

 

The only reason you should need to turn OD off is for towing.

APS or Dr. Evil are good. I believe the Fastman also does transmissions, but he doesn't provide as nice of a warranty.

 

Yeah he provides a 30 day warranty and says they usually either work or don't. I wouldn't take that chance if it was me as there are a lot that last longer than 30 days but then quit working. Others have checked into his and said that once you get everything you need the price is on up there with Dr. Evil and APS too or close to it. Then you have a bad warranty and it was some stuff I think the other did that he didn't. I like Dan and he seems really knowledgeable but I don't think I'd ever buy that transmission from him unless he steps the warranty up. To me if you feel you can actually build a transmission that can be heavy duty you shouldn't be afraid to offer a nice warranty.

 

Dr. Evil, thats it. I was checking his site out a while back and was impressed.

 

Yup the only two things I don't like about them is that they offer rebuilds where as APS has a stock of brand new OEM Mopar ones you can either buy cheap or get them to build the brand new one to be a performance transmission. Although you pay a pretty penny for them. They really seem to know what they are doing and are super helpful with anything before and after the sale. I can't say enough good about them. They also rebuild them or offer rebuilds but I didn't get the prices on those as I wanted a new one.

The other thing with Dr. Evil is they use some part APS says not to use. However, lots of guys like them and I'd check them out. I couldn't get them on the phone and really wanted a APS soo didn't look too much at them especially after I couldn't get ahold of them.

 

I havent looked at APS, Dr. Evil was the only one i saw. I wouldnt use an OEM chrysler converter anyway. Most of the "rebuilt" ones are better.