auto tranny?
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auto tranny?
i read some where online(dont remember where now) that its possible to swap a turbo 350 tranny into the XJ's. is this possible and what would be the advantage of the 350 over the stock XJ auto?
has anyone heard or seen this done?
has anyone heard or seen this done?
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Well a Turbo 350 would be a much better transmission as far as strength goes. The AW4 is listed as either a light duty or medium duty transmission. Besides not having an overdrive I do not see any other downfall. Novak Conversions makes an adapter kit for it too. If you switched to a 700R4 you would have an OD transmission which would still likely be better than your AW4. Plus to the best of my knowledge neither of them are computer controlled.
http://www.novak-adapt.com/catalog/kit_437amc5.htm
http://www.novak-adapt.com/catalog/kit_437amc5.htm
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Well a Turbo 350 would be a much better transmission as far as strength goes. The AW4 is listed as either a light duty or medium duty transmission. Besides not having an overdrive I do not see any other downfall. Novak Conversions makes an adapter kit for it too. If you switched to a 700R4 you would have an OD transmission which would still likely be better than your AW4. Plus to the best of my knowledge neither of them are computer controlled.
http://www.novak-adapt.com/catalog/kit_437amc5.htm
http://www.novak-adapt.com/catalog/kit_437amc5.htm
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My gf and I have put a AW4 thru hell and it still comes back for more, just needs a trans cooler to be happy. I dont see why you would get away from it, more headaches than benefits
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on top of that, i recently did a bunch of replacing on things like plugs, wires, cap, rotor, IAC, TPS, then pulled TB apartand cleaned it... due to this weird hesitation thing... i ended up with pretty smooth revs, and a slight increase in MPGs', and maybe a half a pony. id still like to do the o2's and the coil. these parts end up at around 30 for coil, and about 75 for both o2's... maybe soon, there is a small list of other random **** to fix first...
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that cooler is such an easy and effective unit. i havent had a single issue with overheating since the install... not to say the fluids wernt in rough shape... a really good flush and some new hardware= very easy and your jeep will thank you.
on top of that, i recently did a bunch of replacing on things like plugs, wires, cap, rotor, IAC, TPS, then pulled TB apartand cleaned it... due to this weird hesitation thing... i ended up with pretty smooth revs, and a slight increase in MPGs', and maybe a half a pony. id still like to do the o2's and the coil. these parts end up at around 30 for coil, and about 75 for both o2's... maybe soon, there is a small list of other random **** to fix first...
on top of that, i recently did a bunch of replacing on things like plugs, wires, cap, rotor, IAC, TPS, then pulled TB apartand cleaned it... due to this weird hesitation thing... i ended up with pretty smooth revs, and a slight increase in MPGs', and maybe a half a pony. id still like to do the o2's and the coil. these parts end up at around 30 for coil, and about 75 for both o2's... maybe soon, there is a small list of other random **** to fix first...
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I've never seen anyone blow up an aw4 that was taken care of in less than 500 000km
I'm keeping the aw4 as long as i possibly can.