I found a wreaked 04 dodge ram 5.7 hemi, and they want $450 for the automatic transmission i believe its a 48re, and it has 68k miles on it. I was wondering if that would work on my 98' dodge cummins that has a 47re auto in it. Its already been rebuilt once, and its in the shop now again! Would it cost alot to get put in? My dad has a 04 dodge cummins with the 48re with almost 130k miles and it has had no problems and shifts great! i think there alot more better than the 47s. What do you guys think??

 

it also depends on how you drive the truck too/ modifications take a toll on these trannys also

 

I got 230K out of my stock 47RE and now I just had it rebuilt with a Goerend Converter and Suncoast H/D Extreme rebuild kit. I'm not sure the 48RE will work because it needs more computer programming to make it work than your '98 12V has. If it was me I would build the 47RE right and not worry about it again.

 

So how much did that all cost you when it was all said and done?

 

Around $3500 IIRC......

 

wow! thats a little more than i expected, is that price with labor involved too?

 

a billet input, triple disk converter, vb, full rebuild and labor with install and removal is 4k...... but they 48 most likely wont work due to the computer issue....

 

Yeah this is the same guys who got 230k out of his ball joints I don't get it?? Lucky.

 

No I baby my truck LOL.....no late night tugging sessions like some people I know

The converter was $1300 and it has a lifetime warranty and no HP/TQ limit, THe billet input was $800 plus the rebuild kit. I pulled the trans and dropped it off and picked it up and re-installed. It's gonna cost you $5k to buy one built from some place and then install it. You always have the option of going cheap and doing it a 3rd time as well.....how much does it cost for 2, 3 or 4 trans rebuilds and installs the way you are having it done now?