What's needed for a Bulletproof TH-400
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I believe I remember Carl telling me that their Terminator 2 TH400 would work well for 1000HP. I believe it was $1395 plus a couple of other parts that he suggested which came out to a total of $2000. That didn't include a bellhousing or putting the VSS in the tailshaft.
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Another vote for rossler here. Carl has many patented parts that he makes and installs in his transmissions that aid in the longevity. I am running the T2, after adding the jw ultrabell and vss I think it was around $2300. He said 1000hp wouldn't be a problem. Just call and talk to him, he won't steer you wrong.
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Call Jakes, better priced than a Rossler, and just as good.
But it should have at least a 34 element sprag, upgraded lighter than stock drum, billet input shaft, an upgrade from 3 intermediate clutches to 4 clutches and an upgrade from 5 to 6 direct clutches. Other little mods like snap rings and tons of other little mods are what sets each builder apart from one another. A company can just throw in the hard parts I have mentioned and a basic overhaul of everything else and send it to you and you'll never know. The good builders do a bunch of little things, tricks that they have learned from other's and by experience that only building transmissions for a long time can do.
When I got my valve-body for my 4l80e in my last car I got it from Jake and just talking with him for the length I did, I would buy anything I needed transmission wise from him, and his specialty is Turbo 400's along with 4L80e's more recently.
But it should have at least a 34 element sprag, upgraded lighter than stock drum, billet input shaft, an upgrade from 3 intermediate clutches to 4 clutches and an upgrade from 5 to 6 direct clutches. Other little mods like snap rings and tons of other little mods are what sets each builder apart from one another. A company can just throw in the hard parts I have mentioned and a basic overhaul of everything else and send it to you and you'll never know. The good builders do a bunch of little things, tricks that they have learned from other's and by experience that only building transmissions for a long time can do.
When I got my valve-body for my 4l80e in my last car I got it from Jake and just talking with him for the length I did, I would buy anything I needed transmission wise from him, and his specialty is Turbo 400's along with 4L80e's more recently.
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I have a rossler T2 and it has performed fantastic. I got the deep pan and vss and it was right at 1800. I would suggest upgrading to the billet input shaft though. There is a list of what goes in a rossler on his site if your looking to purchase the parts seprately.
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This might sound weird but I would also consider the distance that you're away from the builder. I got my trans from Rossler but I recently had FTI take a look at the trans because it was going to cost me 200 dollars each way to ship back to Rossler. You might also consider Greg at FTI!
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This might sound weird but I would also consider the distance that you're away from the builder. I got my trans from Rossler but I recently had FTI take a look at the trans because it was going to cost me 200 dollars each way to ship back to Rossler. You might also consider Greg at FTI!
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Deland, Florida. Honestly, I would at least give him a call and get a price. He will probably be one of the lowest prices you find. He showed a lot of character when he went through my transmission and when he built my converter.
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