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I have a 80 vette that I recently restored. Most every component is original. Since the car sat for many years durying the restoration, I now have a bad tranny leak. I need to have the tranny resealed. While out of the car, should I upgarde the tranny and torque converter? This is a standard automatic with 190 hp car.
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Vette(s): #1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/
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#2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto
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It would be a good idea to rebuild/overhaul the trans while it's out. No sense in having to pull it back out later.
What do you plan on doing with the car? Hot-rod, racing, just cruizing? For normal, pleasure driving, just a basic rebuild will do. If you want to play a little harder, there are other things that you can do to step it up. The convertor choice will depend on what kind of driving you plan on doing.
What do you plan on doing with the car? Hot-rod, racing, just cruizing? For normal, pleasure driving, just a basic rebuild will do. If you want to play a little harder, there are other things that you can do to step it up. The convertor choice will depend on what kind of driving you plan on doing.

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I mainly cruise, but I do run the car at the strip 3or 4 times yearly with the vette club. So I like to juice it up a little.
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Vette(s): #1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/
Am-Fm/map light National/Regional/Chapter NCRS "Top Flight"
#2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto
Member: NCRS, NCRS Texas, Corvette Legends of Texas
Then I would recommend a HP band($12-$15), and the stainless steel intermediate sprag race($30). The stock int. race will(eventually) break under heavy throttle in a drag race situation, or even in hard street driving, if the engine is putting out any real torque.
Other than that, the basic o/h, with a good "shift kit" to quicken the shifts should be all you need.
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Other than that, the basic o/h, with a good "shift kit" to quicken the shifts should be all you need.

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dare i say??
go to nastyz28.com in forums under transmissions there is a great article by jakeshoe on trans(350) rebuilds
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kjc80,did you take a look at that post i said about???
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