streetassasin

iTrader: (30)

IMO I wouldnt trust a used stall, I paid $725 + shipping and tax for my circle D, and around $70 for the cooler. You could probably find a used low end stall for that much, Im selling a used tci 3500 with 3-4k miles for $350 but it wont work with a lt1

lemons12

iTrader: (71)

Ahhh... That is a lot of miles.. If it has been taken care of I wouldn't worry.. These transmissions are better than people credit them. Along with the rears, especially in an a4.

lemons12

iTrader: (71)

I don't see a problem in buying a name brand like VIG and having it freshened up.. My last one did amazing and I didn't have but 300$ in it..

Converters are a lot of the times hit or miss.. You could pay 800$ for a brand new converter and it won't act right at all.. Or buy a used one with 10k miles and it hit hard as hell and lock up perfectly.

But yes, if you have the money... Buy new!

hitmanws6

iTrader: (20)

very true, i just pulled my diff cover off to change the oil, no metal shavings on the magnet. the gears looked new. sadly they are 2.73s. im not worried about the tranny yet, no leaks or slipping.

streetassasin

iTrader: (30)

Stock a 4l60 cant take much power at all, with my old ss I had bolt ons, 100 shot and nitto dr's. My fist track visit on nitrous went like this:
1st pass (motor)
13.14@106.7 2.06 60 ft

2nd pass (nitrous)
12.39@ 117 2.11 60ft

3rd pass (nitrous)
13.3@112 2.3 60 ft
trans was toast with just 1 n2o pass, 120k on it at the time iirc. After the new stall, built trans, sfi flexplate, cooler and labor it cost me a little over $3k, I swapped that whole set up into the Z in my sig

lemons12

iTrader: (71)

I cut consistent 1.50-1.52 sixty foots on motor in my current full weight car..

Last car went bottom 1.6s spinning.. I had a 4000 converter and H/C w/ full bolt ons in this car from 100k miles - 116k miles.. Not one single problem.

Have plenty of buddies that have cut mid-high 1.4s (150-200 shots) spraying out of the hole on the initial hit for 100+ passes.

Some people have bad experiences yes.. But for the most part they hold up pretty well from what I have seen.

marc97taws6

iTrader: (6)

I had bad luck with mine sadly 101k with just gears, shorties (previous owner) and catback and the front pump on my tranny took a dump. I used it as an excuse to buy a bigger one though. Wishing I didn't now as I'm considering getting rid of my 97 and getting a C5 or something like that

lemons12

iTrader: (71)

I can't bring myself to pay XXX dollars for an ls1 C6 when I can get a ws6 for XXX cheaper...