Need Transmission

[intrigueing]

My 07 GT Supercharged is shifting hard - last time I changed the filter it had a bunch of metal in it. Seems like it is time for a new trans.

Anyone know a good trans place? Should I get it rebuilt or put in a used one? How much should I expect to spend?

Car has 135K but is minty clean and otherwise running great.

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[PANDA]

want to sell the car as is?

 

[99PONTIACGP]

I went to atomic transmission is villa Park. They offer a one year warranty with unlimited mileage. Mine was rebuilt and IIRC I paid $1800 but they also fixed a rear main seal leak and an engine Mount and a sensor in thebtrans.

This was on an 06 impala.

 

[RobFRC]

I have reason to believe my trans is going out again, its not hard shifting like yours though, there's a LOT of slipping, especially when cold. As the car/trans heats up it goes away completely.

Does yours do anything like that at all?

I went to atomic transmission is villa Park. They offer a one year warranty with unlimited mileage. Mine was rebuilt and IIRC I paid $1800 but they also fixed a rear main seal leak and an engine Mount and a sensor in thebtrans.

That seems like a really good price and I could have used that warranty if I took mine there, considering I had my trans done less than a year ago and am having issues again.

 

[1quick]

1800 is a pretty good price, when I had my car at the trans shop in the spring for some diagnostics the dude was trying to talk me into leaving the car there and just have them pull the trans and rebuild it he wanted 800 to pull it and put it back in and 800 in labor to rebuild it not including the price of parts

 

[1quick]

If you can find a junk yard trans with low miles that would be a much cheaper route, I normally charge 350-400ish for a trans swap and you can get a trans from the yard for 350-400

 

[bigsammoe]

i got mine done at suburban trans for about 1300.. 1 yr unlimted milage..

they did good but cash only in des plaines.

 

[intrigueing]

1 quick ininterested in doing this trans? anyone else on here? how bad is the job?

 

[ktraver97ss]

+1 for 1quick, he did a great job on a 3800 trans swap for me. Great price too.

 

[1quick]

1 quick ininterested in doing this trans? anyone else on here? how bad is the job?

I would do it if you get a trans, its not a real bad job, I do it in my garage so I pull the motor and trans out the top split them bolt the new trans up and drop it all back in

 

[camarokidz28]

1 quick ininterested in doing this trans? anyone else on here? how bad is the job?

Its pretty extensive, not to mention its dirty. You get trans fluid everywhere. its 5x easier after you do your first one though..
If you pull it yourself you can take it to triple edge in iIndiana. He rebuilt my dynotech trans, which was completely destroyed thanks to the tq converter, for like 1700 i think it was. And he said it would be safe into the low 11s.
generally for trans work though its far cheaper to take it to iIndiana, try KTM they are in the st. John area they are pretty reasonable

 

[camarokidz28]

I would do it if you get a trans, its not a real bad job, I do it in my garage so I pull the motor and trans out the top split them bolt the new trans up and drop it all back in

I always wondered if that would be easier then dropping the cradle. Seems like it would be

 

[1quick]

I like to do it that way, unless the car has headers welded together then its a bad time lol

 

[intrigueing]

used

I'm looking for a trans now. My cousin works at LKQ, hopefully he can get a low mile one. Does the year need to be the same?

 

[10sec]

I like to do it that way, unless the car has headers welded together then its a bad time lol

It's so easy to just pull the whole thing. I had no idea WTF I was doing (just kinda watched phatride do it) when I pulled my motor/trans. With a turbo kit, a CT kit nonetheless, I had the motor and trans out in 4hrs. Had I known what I was doing and i didn't have the worst turbo kit to take apart, I feel like that would have been cut in 1/2. So easy to yank those motors. Not Honda easy, but easy.

 

[1quick]

I'm looking for a trans now. My cousin works at LKQ, hopefully he can get a low mile one. Does the year need to be the same?

You need an 06 or newer I'm pretty sure and it needs to be from a supercharged car

 

[camarokidz28]

You need an 06 or newer I'm pretty sure and it needs to be from a supercharged car

He said it's a GT supercharged. Not a GTP
Doesn't he want a GT trans
Won't the gear ratios be different?

 

[camarokidz28]

I like to do it that way, unless the car has headers welded together then its a bad time lol

I dropped my motor in with the headers and collector on it. in my old car. went pretty smoothe actually. but I did use an engine leveler to get the angle on so the headers would go in

 

[1quick]

He said it's a GT supercharged. Not a GTP
Doesn't he want a GT trans
Won't the gear ratios be different?

In 06 the quit making the gtp and started calling the supercharged grandprix a gt so his gt was factory supercharged with the 2.93 gear ratios

 

[PANDA]

want to sell the car as is?

???

 

[camarokidz28]

This one is close, you could go pick it up and not pay shipping. 79K miles too
06 Grand Prix Automatic Transmission 3 8L w supercharger Opt w O Man Shift | eBay

06 Grand Prix Automatic Transmission 3 8L w supercharger Opt w O Man Shift | eBay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2006-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-3-8L-Transmission-90K-OEM-
LKQ-/360761196774?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item53ff0b00e6&vxp=mtr

 

[intrigueing]

PM

???

PM me a ballpark what you'd be looking at. I'm guessing I'll just fix it.

 

[intrigueing]

Interchange

E-Bay interchange is saying a 06 trans will not work for my 07. Is that incorrect?

 

[1quick]

E-Bay interchange is saying a 06 trans will not work for my 07. Is that incorrect?

I'm not positive on the interchange for the 06-07 but I think they are both the same I know there were some changes from 04-05 to the 06 [MENTION=53]Turbocharged400sbc[/MENTION] would know and I found one that can be had for around 350 I believe

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

fuck new junk