how much is the tc? i think with not doing the tc now if you tear up the current one you could mess up the valve body. which of course will end up costing more. you dont know if it'll tear apart but you might get into one of those situations where you just mess around once and it ends up costing ya big. So i'd say if you have the money go all the way. if you dont you may be able to get around it and maybe put a tc in in the future but then the trans has to come out twice

 

The tc is like 800$+... NOT cheap. Honestly, I "have" the money... but it's money that I'd really like to put towards other things. I dont think the trans has to come out for the VB though....

 

Correct. Tranny can sit in place for vb.

 

oh true true i forgot about the vb. it's a tough call. how much is the valve body?

 

Not too expensive. I think if you buy a BTS valve body, He will subtract it from the total cost when you buy a built tranny later... Might be worth looking into.

 

Saweet! So do you think I'll be ok if I only upgrade the VB and hold off on the TC?

I think the VB was like 200$ or 300$... but I got a guy gonna hook me up with the install of that one.

 

now what does built consist of?

 

I think thats the route I would go if I wasn't going to build the transmission. However, I wouldn't start building big power unless I had the money for a built tranny.

Means, do it right the first time and don't worry about it again... Buy a BTS and be done.

 

I know when I hear "built" and "automatic" in the same sentence, It's usually a 5-6k$ deal at the minimum... noooooo thank you son.



powersmoke- Does 'big power' consist of stage 1's, tuner, intake and exhaust? . Cuz thats all I'll ever be doing to this truck power-wise.

 

BTS is like 4200 I think... I could be wrong, that's what I've heard.