Yeh a transmission build would help before hand.. If not look at it this way..
1. If you upgrade Torque Converters and the tranny goes you run a high risk of damaging the Torque Converter and If the converter doesn't get damaged then you still have to pay to have it flushed and cleaned..
Which usually means the converter will have to be sent out to some one...
Because all of the broken pieces and contaminents will be pushed through the entire transmission and torque converter...
It goes either way, If you break your transmission the parts end up through the entire system.. Or if the Converter fails and breaks, its parts end up through the entire transmission...
So both always have to be or should be cleaned, Though A lot of places do not do that...

2. A performance Torque Converter with a Higher stall speed will be smaller than the OEM Converter , And the Higher RPM Stall will generate more heat due to the Higher RPM..
The more the Converter is unlocked the more Heat it will generate, Increasing the transmission fluid temperature and that includes being stuck driving around below 40mph in city traffic and ect.. where the converter will not even reach lock-up...
That higher stall will be transferring a higher amount of HP at its RPM so more stress and abuse being applied to the transmission...

Heat is a number one killer in transmission at Minimum you would 100% want to run and external Transmission Cooler in front of your A/c Condenser in front of your radiator...

Forgot the wheel look good Roj... They 17's?? They look like ROH wheels...

18's baby! They're made by Kahn - the chap had them on his later gen 4 but got some deep dish chromes instead. I wouldn't normally have bothered but they were quite a bargain. And the 245 40 R18 tyres seem a lot more common an a bit cheaper that the original ones which I thought was odd.

I was wondering, at that size I should have no trouble with the speedo being out should I? I think it works out at about the same rolling radius?

Leave it to you guys to turn a completely innocent post into smut. I know, the order of the words is what threw you, right?

I have no idea what color it's going to be except some shade of purple. If it's not some shade of purple you'll read about it in the news.

I can't imagine doing all this work then having the transmission not be touched -- just wouldn't make logical sense. And, the way I see it, if it's logical to me (a novice female) then it should be logical to those doing the build, right? We can always hope -- if it's not it will be the boyfriend's dime 'cause I'm officially broke!

And no banning me from my own section -- even if I don't post often, I promise I'm watching you!

Yeh 50's on 16 inch rim, 45's on a 17 or 40's on an 18 they are all the same...

Cool, I thought that was the case but couldn't be as.sed working out the maths behind it....!

My speedo under reads anyway but only around 100MPH - I've noticed it when the speedo says 95-99 sat nav says 103-108 ish. Bit worrying if I were to be doing those sort of speeds on public roads as over a ton is an instant ban in the UK!

They should ban you anyway. It cant be legal to have 2 midgets, a goat, and a blowup doll jammed into the trunk area.

I don't keep em in the trunk any more - they sit by my feet while I drive. It's easier to get midget blozzers that way!

Very good Idea. I was always having to pull over. How do you get the goat crap out of the tip of your D!@#???? Ive tried everything.

Hydrogen Peroxide Abob..

Simplemans mouth works well!

Wishful thinking Roj?

Roj must have done that too much to drive Simpleman away .


So FGGB any suggestions for our little problem?

There are some places I just don't go...this is def one of them.

Don't know what he's got to complain about, I gave him a lifesaver after each time!

Roj, you are a very caring person

Haha you know it, I never ram it home, I ease it in, inch by inch. Like a gentleman.

Found a couple of those clamps Insomnia sent me a link to:



Not quite as quality looking as the Borla ones and I could only get 90mm ones but got a length of 2.5" pipe too so should be able to bodge something together....

Cool glad you have found something similiar Roj..

Dude that makes the cut-outs is coming over Saturday for a little party we are having, I will see if I can get a date or find out whats up with the cut-out for you...

"A little party" I know what goes on at your parties so the less said the better there I reckon! I would imagine you'll be wheeling out simpleman for a bumming around 9pm......

You're a good man, thanks for that! Once I get those extra bits I've got put in place, it should be easier to install the cutout when it arrives so no rush. I'll make sure we plan it properly so the installation will be a good job....!

Hello my pedigree chums! How's it all going? Was at a UK hot rod show this weekend, will post some pics tomorrow.

They had a freak show so was surprised Stacey didn't show her face!