3800 any good local tranny shops?

[frankenstinesy]

i live in elgin and i was wondering if there were any good local tranny shops around. i think that i'm gonna have to have it rebuilt sooner or later, prolly sooner. sometimes when it shifts, it seems like it's taking a second just to shift gears. and every once in a while when i'm cruising down the highway the rpms will start dancing around for about 5 seconds for no reason. I just bought it a week ago, would the dealer be liable in any way since i bought it so recently?

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[sr71_rgl]

Originally posted by frankenstinesy@Apr 13 2005, 07:57 PM
i live in elgin and i was wondering if there were any good local tranny shops around. i think that i'm gonna have to have it rebuilt sooner or later, prolly sooner. sometimes when it shifts, it seems like it's taking a second just to shift gears. and every once in a while when i'm cruising down the highway the rpms will start dancing around for about 5 seconds for no reason. I just bought it a week ago, would the dealer be liable in any way since i bought it so recently?

[snapback]79375[/snapback]​

If you don't mind driving an hour or so hit up LPSPEED2 on this board. His dad has a trans shop on the northwest side of the city (i think its there ) and a couple of guys have had him build trans' for them...so far so good. He's an active board member so customer service is very good.

 

[Mike K]

They rebuild our transmission and so far so good. Of course, it's not running a lot of stock parts.

 

[frankenstinesy]

k, i think i'll send him a pm. i emailed zzp about it and they responded and said they think it sounds like i need a shift kit and that my torque converter might be going bad. i did a search on shift kits on clubgp and it seems that people have complaints about them. i emailed the dealer about it, and they said i could bring it in and they would diagnose it for free and they could maybe do the repair for me at cost.

 

[SnM]

LPSPEED2 dad's shop is good. Northwest Transmissions.

He replaced my "c-ya later" tq converter with a modified gtp one that he gets made, and replaced two of my solenoids. was having overdrive problems.

trans has been fine since.

btw, i read in another post that he had to be rushed to a hospital, but i wasn't able to reply at the moment.

To LPSPEED2, I hope your dad is doing good, and wish him the best. He is such a good guy, and he was very helpfull, and was willing to spend as much time with me with any quesitons I had. Thank you!
Steve

 

[LPSPEED2]

Thanks for the pluggs guys, yeah, if anyone needs anything just give a hollar.

 

[GTs_Se_GP_FAMILY]

I just had my trans done at Northwest Transmissions like maybe a month and a half ago it was really great work and I am very happy how it came out so i would definately recommend it for your car.