Trand Spreadsheet

[gectek]

OK here it is. I have been working on this for a while now. right now it is ONLY for the 4T40/45E. More apps like the 4T60e/65 will be available some time later this year. The problem is it is still a work in progress. I will be getting different, and hopefully better, pricing. when i do i will make sure to update the thread and tell everyone and also when i get new parts to anything like that, this forum will be the second to know. I am currently under R&D for more parts to the puzzle, like a trans cooler and other parts as the need arises. If you have any questions let me know, or feedback/input. also of course the spreadsheet is on MS Excel, so if you dont have it and word or wordperfect cant read it, then you are SOL for now. of course if u want me to use your trans, the price will be cheaper, but like i said before the pricing isnt set in stone, its just a guideline right now.

if you have anything bad to say like well i can get a rebuild for cheaper than that, well i dont really care if you can, if you can then why dont u. if you dont wanna spend the money, dont post on here tryin to bash me. if you want it but cant afford it, im sure i can work out something

turn around time is based ONLY on shipping and parts availability, i work on these things very quickly. i dont use any stock consumable parts except the stock plates and the stock filter and bands. i am working with a company to get the bands relined with other materials, such as the eagle red material, so when i get more info, i will add that to the sheet and update the thread. everything else i use for the rebuild is either better than stock or high performance. if you have any questions post of pm me

also when i get mine all back together and get it tested, i will update and post 1/4 numbers also and the like...also if i can get a dyno session, ill post that too

[prophiseer]

so, is that price listed for you to re-build the tranny, or just for the entire rebuild kit - either way, it doesn't look to be that bad a price, IMO.

Well, as for a tranny cooler, if you're looking for an external setup; I can take some pics of how I ran mine. I used a Derale frame rail cooler through Summit, dimensions are 1.5"H x 24"L x 1.5"W, price about $28. It's just long enough that it fits perfectly in front of the condenser, although I bought a couple of doohicky L brackets from Lowe's to attach it to the front heater/cooler brackets (It's 100% secure, it just looks a little funny). I cut the factory steel lines at the factory rad. cooler, flared the lines and installed the attached the supplied hoses. Works great, man. The cooler sits a little more than 1.5" in front of the condeser, so it actually cools (it doesn't act like a highly efficient heat exchanger as most direct attach tranny coolers do). As for it's cooling ability . . . I drove the car from where I live here to Rockingham, NC (about a 7 hour drive), doing about 75-95 the whole way, and when I reached my dest, I got out and put my hand on the cooler . . . warm, not hot - I could leave my hand on it. Although, it increased overall fluid capacity by about 1/2 a quart.

Quick question, though - you by chance know if the fluid temp sensor in the tranny on the T45 uses the sensor range as the temp sensor in the T40? I'm thinking of wiring in a fluid temp sensor gauge to the factory harness. Same with a fluid pressure gauge to the tranny pressure control sloenoid (but that will require a bit more thought to figure out).

[gectek]

yes they use the same temp/press sw assy, but i wouldnt do that, the computer relies on the resulting output in voltage and resist on those, and wiring in another leg would cause the properties of the circuit to change. that is the price for the entire rebuild, minus shipping and trans charge. also i have a permacool trans cooler that i am using, and i use the stock cooler and lines and wire it in series with that, so it cools better and gives you a little more increased capacity for trans fluid. i think some companies have a 2 in 1 sender for temp and pressure. ill see what i can find. if you wanna do trans temp i would make it in line with the press lines or the press tap on the front of the trans and u can use that for pressure also. FYI they are 7/16 head and i think 3/8 od threaded plug(maybe like an 1/8 npt plug). dakota digital and all the trans cooler places have them, alot better IMO. and these coolers will be routed basically the stock way with all braided lines and screw together couplers. and they will use the reg style pass through nylon cable style ties, they seem goo enough without having to fab up alot of straps. but those will prob be available also, and these will sit almost right on the condenser. thanks for the sugg and offer though. it auto updates, so you can basically make it fit what you wanna spend and wanna do.

[gectek]

prophiseer--- check out another thread for the TFT/Press sw assy rundown, i dont wanna cobble this one up with anything besides the spreadsheet only stuff ko. ill make it in the trans sec as well

[prophiseer]

I actually do want to run a pressure gauge right to the line tap on the front of the case, but my thought for the electronics is more along the lines of a few LED's in the cab (mostly in the off chance something gets squirelly). You have the line pressure chart adjustments for the T45? Out of all the service manuals, this is the only info I really don't have.

Well, I can say that I'm glad to see at least someone diggin into the T40/45 - I would but I just don't have the money to experiment with stuff. I'm really curious to hear how she'll run on the track and dyno. I've thought for a while that the T45 can possibly handle just as much abuse as the T65 for N/A use, and it's smaller size and lighter overall weight are major pluses too.

I'll defi keep this in mind though, when I start getting around to building up one of my motors. Good show, man!


EDIT: . . . cool, cool - I'll check it out . . .

[gectek]

also any of the parts are available for individual sale, but at a little higher price, the pricing in the sheet is for a package deal, separate will be a few dollars more plus shipping

[gectek]

ok, so cooler is almost done, then i can start making exact productions, also i now offer custom stall converters and kolene treatment as well, but i am just waiting on final price from both places. want to learn more about kolene, go here www.kolene.com and www.nitromet.com . dyno session on mine soon, and just tryin to find a trans shop that has a trans dyno to see how much it can hold so far, ill keep you posted

also i updated the trans sheet, somewhat, so if you want the newest version, u can download it from the first post