Hey, a friend of mine "Vas"has a vl turbo with 200rwkw. His gearbox is rooted and he has a spare n/a gearbox and wants to make it strong enough to be put into his vl turbo. He wants to know what he can do to it with $500. Thanks

not really possible mate. hes better off saving and getting the vlt auto rebuilt. 500 would probly just get you a stall converter. And the n/a auto's arent able to be built strong, different to the turbo auto.

for 500 dollars and a 200rwkw car hes better buying a jig saw, cutting out the floor pan and doing a fred flinstone till he saves more money. best bet is to PM transman (keas) on these forums, he will lead you in the right direction

LOL Petros. HE HE - funny but very TRUE!

Since your in Adelaide tell him to go and see MV Automatics in Blackwood. A decent auto will cost at least $2000.

Best thing for him to do is save a bit more and get a new one then, what prices for new ones????

Quote: And the n/a auto's arent able to be built strong, different to the turbo auto. not quite true greg, they sure are! all the ways in which the turbo autos are different are changed/altered/fixed when it gets rebuilt to handle large power (or should be). that's what paul does anyway. input shafts, bands, valve bodies, all are modified/changed to handle more power.

so whats the cheapest option??? should he just pay $1800 for a new box like i did or get it rebuilt tough with less money???

if he can get a 2nd hand strengthened one, get it so long as he knows it's fine. if he's putting 200+kw through it, he needs a rebuilt one anyway. just send off his n/a box to paul keas and in a few days he can have a rebuilt box. note that it is going to cost 2 grand though.....

**** hey Neil - i thought there was a major difference and they weren't able to be built tough. you know ya ****e.!