Warning: Noob Question - 3 speed ATX mod(s)

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Warning: Noob Question - 3 speed ATX mod(s)

Post by Forest Green 2k » Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:47 pm

I tried using the search but had a hard time deciphering fact from rubbish even though this has been asked a million times.

I'll be getting a tranny flush, filter change and all that thing spring but is there ANYTHING I can do at all to get a little more power out or less boggyness of this 3 speed ATX besides an MTX swap? What about a solid transmission mount?

I will do an MTX swap once I can find a 3.94 transmission in my area which isn't easy.

Thanks for answering my noob question!!
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Post by 1972demon » Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:50 pm

the best mod for a ATX is a MTX swap :grin:

you want a 3.94 come get it, PM me for price, i got three sitting taking up room.
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Re: Warning: Noob Question - 3 speed ATX mod(s)

Post by NickKo » Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:57 pm

Forest Green 2k wrote:I tried using the search but had a hard time deciphering fact from rubbish even though this has been asked a million times.
Be SURE to also adjust the bands while you are doing this, too.

http://ripcuda.50megs.com/shift.html

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Post by Forest Green 2k » Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:32 pm

1972demon wrote:the best mod for a ATX is a MTX swap :grin:

you want a 3.94 come get it, PM me for price, i got three sitting taking up room.
Nice! The Peace bridge is only like 15 min away. I should be getting in touch with you soon.
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Post by BlackRoseRacing » Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:48 pm

sweet another WNY member...
As posted above, I highly recomend the above mod with any 3 speed, be sure to use an external cooler also. I did the above mod on my old daytona beater that I converted to a T1 car. Using the shift mod with the turbo added was a wild car!

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Post by occasional demons » Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:08 pm

A higher stall converter would be the only true way to get more power to the wheels, other than a gear change. Firming the shifts helps, but it won't really make more wheel HP. It just makes what you have a little more efficient. I believe there is a bit higher stall converter on the FS board ATM. But if you are going MTX, then it would not make much sense...
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Re: Warning: Noob Question - 3 speed ATX mod(s)

Post by Forest Green 2k » Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:27 pm

NickKo wrote:
Forest Green 2k wrote:I tried using the search but had a hard time deciphering fact from rubbish even though this has been asked a million times.
Be SURE to also adjust the bands while you are doing this, too.

http://ripcuda.50megs.com/shift.html

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That looks more confusing than an MTX swap! Now that I finally found a 3.94 tranny within a reasonable distance I might have to rethink some things. Thanks for that link though, I have it bookmarked.
1972demon wrote:the best mod for a ATX is a MTX swap :grin:

you want a 3.94 come get it, PM me for price, i got three sitting taking up room.
Wanna help with the swap? :D
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