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Old 03-16-2010, 06:26 PM
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Im going to put my clutch in this week and while im doin all that i want to change the trans fluid.. Any suggestion on what to use? should i use royal purple or just Dexron III... any info will be appreciated thanks..
Old 03-16-2010, 07:04 PM
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Mobil 1 Synthetic ATF....actually called tremec today and the expert there told me!
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I had Royal purple in mine. I bought it with it in it. Never had any problems. Gonna try the mobil 1 atf when i get the trans back in.
Old 03-16-2010, 07:39 PM
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thanks for the info.. How many quarts does it take ?
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Pennzoil syncromesh. Hard to find, but it's wonderful. Shifts MUCH better then the stock fluid and I picked up 2rwhp on a dyno! lol
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GM syncromesh, Lucas also makes a sycromesh.
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thanks for all the suggestions i picked up the mobil 1 atf fluid today....




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