converter install
converter install How hard is it to install a converter in a C5? I'm new to Vettes but have alot of experience modding cars. Also what is the converter of choice these days? How much gains? Four to five tenths? Thanks!
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From: Miami, FL (Kendall)
Originally Posted by Turbosixx
How hard is it to install a converter in a C5? I'm new to Vettes but have alot of experience modding cars. Also what is the converter of choice these days? How much gains? Four to five tenths? Thanks!
A tranny jack is a must. Power or air tools are a must. Good torque wrench is a must. You could almost say a partner is a must because in certain spots you are manuevering some pretty heavy stuff while trying to reach out-of-the-way places. In my mind a lift is another must.
I've had the rear diff priced at a couple of different places. Horsepower Sales in Pompano wanted something ridiculous like $850. SS Performance in South Miami isn't much better at $750.
It's a job that's a little too big to sneak through a dealer as "side work" so I haven't even tried that route. Cheapest I have found is a friend's shop called FyneTune Performance in Kendall. They want $525 plus whatever the fluids cost.There are a couple detailed "how-to's" floating around the net including a good one from our forum brother.....Cajundude. Check it out and see for yourself if it's a shadetree mechanic type job or something better left to the pro's with proper tools. Hope this helps...
yep, its a bitch, hope you've got alot of tools and a tranny jack, I did my clutch on jackstands, but they're heavy duty ones so I could get it up high enough, you might have everything apart in like 3-4hrs, be carefull poping the lower balljoints because if you split the rubber boot you cannot replace them, you need to buy a whole a-arm assembly, dont ask..... getting the driveline back to line up will require a friend, a good one that dosent mind getting beat up and cursed at, lol...
