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Make sure if you get your tranny rebuilt that they use a billet converter instead of the cheaper OEM style ones. Billet's can take a lot more torque andcan stand more abuse. A friend of mine had his rebuilt about a year ago (bone stock '01) and just had to send it in again because they used a cheap converter and charge him for a "heavy duty" part which decided to let loose on his way to work.
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[quote]ORIGINAL: Silverline
Make sure if you get your tranny rebuilt that they use a billet converter instead of the cheaper OEM style ones. Billet's can take a lot more torque andcan stand more abuse. A friend of mine had his rebuilt about a year ago (bone stock '01) and just had to send it in again because they used a cheap converter and charge him for a "heavy duty" part which decided to let loose on his way to work.
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Need I say more?
Make sure if you get your tranny rebuilt that they use a billet converter instead of the cheaper OEM style ones. Billet's can take a lot more torque andcan stand more abuse. A friend of mine had his rebuilt about a year ago (bone stock '01) and just had to send it in again because they used a cheap converter and charge him for a "heavy duty" part which decided to let loose on his way to work.
[/quot ATS http://atsdiesel.com/atswebsite/Prod...nsmissions.asp
Need I say more?
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not a word more needs to be said...those are about the toughest transmissions out there. And thanks to Diesel Power magazine I can feel special because I know why they're painted purple. The owner's wife picked the color when the company started because it was her favorite color and no one else was using it in the industry for parts. Don't ask me whyI remember that.
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ORIGINAL: sharx ram
Whats painting it purple going to do for it?
So Ive got to know...do you think it was worth the money? Ive heard good and bad so far.
Whats painting it purple going to do for it?
So Ive got to know...do you think it was worth the money? Ive heard good and bad so far.
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ORIGINAL: Bigriver
Sharx, Ok, I'm somewhat new here and to diesel equipment, but from what I've learnedis that if you power up these drive trains, the transmissons are likely the first to suffer. A general concensus was that ATS was in the top three companies in that arena. Like the ole saying.......make sure ya got good brakes before ya make it go fast. That's why addressed that important issue first, now that it's out of the way, I can relax and have some fun. About the one bad I can think of is to maintaine their 3 year, 150,000 mile warrenty, one must change the fluid every 15,000 miles and have it documented and mailed to them. I've read here by another ATS owner, that after 15,000 miles, the fluid does suffer a bit in these transmissons, and does need to be changed. For that reason, I've been using Amsoil ATF synthetic. Silverline, Thanks for that bit a trivia, didn't know why the color either. I thought that it was some gimmick.Guess I'm glad the Mrs. didn't like hot pink or something like that!
ORIGINAL: sharx ram
Whats painting it purple going to do for it? So Ive got to know...do you think it was worth the money? Ive heard good and bad so far.
Whats painting it purple going to do for it?
So Ive got to know...do you think it was worth the money? Ive heard good and bad so far.
Id love to have an ATS trans but cant justify the cost, but was curious how well it's holding up.
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ORIGINAL: sharx ram
Im just giving you grief Id love to have an ATS trans but cant justify the cost, but was curious how well it's holding up.
ORIGINAL: Bigriver
Sharx, Ok, I'm somewhat new here and to diesel equipment, but from what I've learnedis that if you power up these drive trains, the transmissons are likely the first to suffer. A general concensus was that ATS was in the top three companies in that arena. Like the ole saying.......make sure ya got good brakes before ya make it go fast. That's why addressed that important issue first, now that it's out of the way, I can relax and have some fun. About the one bad I can think of is to maintaine their 3 year, 150,000 mile warrenty, one must change the fluid every 15,000 miles and have it documented and mailed to them. I've read here by another ATS owner, that after 15,000 miles, the fluid does suffer a bit in these transmissons, and does need to be changed. For that reason, I've been using Amsoil ATF synthetic. Silverline, Thanks for that bit a trivia, didn't know why the color either. I thought that it was some gimmick.Guess I'm glad the Mrs. didn't like hot pink or something like that!
ORIGINAL: sharx ram
Whats painting it purple going to do for it? So Ive got to know...do you think it was worth the money? Ive heard good and bad so far.
Whats painting it purple going to do for it?
So Ive got to know...do you think it was worth the money? Ive heard good and bad so far.
Id love to have an ATS trans but cant justify the cost, but was curious how well it's holding up.
