Thread: rebuild or not

heres my dilemna. i purchased my 2001 grand prix gt four months ago for $2500. it has 190k miles right now. the car runs and is in good condition besides the tranny. overdrive is not workinv and 2nd gear is rough. i was aware about the OD issue when i purchased it and planned to deal with it later. i do 80% highway driving and only getting 18 mpg due to no OD. i have been quoted $2321 for a rebuilt swap with 3 yr warranty or 100k miles or $1608 for a used tranny with 1 yr warranty. i would like you guys opinion if the rebuild is worth it or go used or do nothing. i plan to keep the car for awhile and i do oil changes regularly.

My thoughts are how long do you plan on keeping the car? If you plan on having it for awhile call a major trans company like TEP and get their trans. If you plan on ditching it in a year or so, go used.

That rebuild price seems high.

You can get a performance built trans from triple edge performance installed for less than that IIRC.

As for the build or not, see hitman's post.

hitman post?

Originally Posted by hitman92499

My thoughts are how long do you plan on keeping the car? If you plan on having it for awhile call a major trans company like TEP and get their trans. If you plan on ditching it in a year or so, go used.

This one.

Read the list of things in each build.

The street/strip trans is the minimum level i'd suggest. It'd be setup to operate at a much higher level than a stocker.

However if you're easy on the car, a local repair might be easier.

lol. gotcha matt. i thought you were directing me to another post. hitman writeup is very good. i would love to go tep but my price limit is fixed at $2400.

I should mention the 3 year includes parts and labor. I'll ask about getting a tranny from TEP.