Transmission upgrade?
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From: North East Georgia
BTS is $3200.00 for just the trans that does not include shipping.
Monster is $2584 and includes the trans, torque converter, and shipping, and it comes with a 3 year warranty.
I think the BTS is probably the way to go for a 1000 ft lb powerstroke since these are the only transmissions they build. They seem to know what they are doing. But my truck has a stock 5.4 gas engine I just need a transmission that will hold up to towing 3000 lbs every day.
I would probably have $4000 or more in a BTS by the time I bought there torque converter and had it shipped.
Monster is $2584 and includes the trans, torque converter, and shipping, and it comes with a 3 year warranty.
I think the BTS is probably the way to go for a 1000 ft lb powerstroke since these are the only transmissions they build. They seem to know what they are doing. But my truck has a stock 5.4 gas engine I just need a transmission that will hold up to towing 3000 lbs every day.
I would probably have $4000 or more in a BTS by the time I bought there torque converter and had it shipped.
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From: KCMO
BTS is $3200.00 for just the trans that does not include shipping.
Monster is $2584 and includes the trans, torque converter, and shipping, and it comes with a 3 year warranty.
I think the BTS is probably the way to go for a 1000 ft lb powerstroke since these are the only transmissions they build. They seem to know what they are doing. But my truck has a stock 5.4 gas engine I just need a transmission that will hold up to towing 3000 lbs every day.
I would probably have $4000 or more in a BTS by the time I bought there torque converter and had it shipped.
Monster is $2584 and includes the trans, torque converter, and shipping, and it comes with a 3 year warranty.
I think the BTS is probably the way to go for a 1000 ft lb powerstroke since these are the only transmissions they build. They seem to know what they are doing. But my truck has a stock 5.4 gas engine I just need a transmission that will hold up to towing 3000 lbs every day.
I would probably have $4000 or more in a BTS by the time I bought there torque converter and had it shipped.
But there is a certain value to the builder daring you to break it and guaranteeing to fix it if you do.
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I agree with you Rubenk there is value in that. I just think it's really more than I need if my truck was a powerstroke I would consider it.
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I will check into it. Thanks
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That was kind of where I was heading. If it is something simple, a rebuild is a waste of money.
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I think the BTS is probably the way to go for a 1000 ft lb powerstroke since these are the only transmissions they build. They seem to know what they are doing. But my truck has a stock 5.4 gas engine I just need a transmission that will hold up to towing 3000 lbs every day.
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My opinion .... worth the price you pay ... any stock reman would be more than adequate. Not sure how many miles you had on the trans before it failed, but you should be able to get at least that much again out of just a stock reman.
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From: Gary,Indiana
It is a common problem and it is offen over looked.WoodRacing But if you go to get a reman or have it rebuild don't use a local builder because 9 out of 10 don't have a clue on what makes a 4R100 work more or less what the weak links are in them. So if you don't want to drop the coin on a JW or BTS the only other trans I would use is the Ford reman HD. And Monster trans I don't know if they do the center support mod or if they do some of the other modds needed in a 4R100. I think they just reman to stock which isn't good.