Budget Transmission Upgrades

Big Power Handling at Small PricesPerhaps the single most expensive (and destroyed) part of a diesel pickup is the transmission. From the 400-lb-ft Ram back in 1989 to the 800-plus-lb-ft numbers of the current Big Three, diesel transmissions have one of the toughest jobs in the pickup truck industry. What makes matters worse is that with every horsepower added, 1½ to 2 lb-ft of torque also makes its way from the engine to the transmission. This means that once power gets up to the 500hp level, nearly 1,000 lb-ft of torque is unleashed on the transmission. No matter what make or model the transmission is, that’s a big pill to swallow.

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I recently had a strut and pressure gov. solenoid installed ,also a sensor My? is should the tranny shift hard into 1st. gear all the time at stopping?(the band adjuster was tightened too much and a used part was put in from another tranny...thanks(shifting otherwise is fine)