legacycentral bbs

Just picked up my '93 Touring Wagon and am starting to plan for a little more power. I haven't had an automatic for awhile but am actually enjoying the clutchless life. My dad told me stories of his old '57 Nomad with a built Turbo-Hydro that ruled ANY manual musclecar of the era; I guess I'm looking to continue the legacy (no pun intended ) with my own super-wagon!

I've heard Level 10 mentioned as an option for a performance 4EAT rebuild and was wondering if anyone has a performance built automatic which is supporting hefty horsepower.

-B

I have`nt had a chance to test my JMO convertor (BTW they`re in Fullerton) but Mark said once my car is running, I won`t believe the difference in performance compared to the stock setup. Once I`ve compared that, I`ll have my TransGo kit installed at a later date. It`s quite a job to do this and should only be done by someone familiar with the 4EAT. A friend of mine in AZ. bought a highly modified Impreza with a Level10 tranny in it and was constantly having a leaking problem due to the high line pressures. He was NOT happy Call Mark @ JMO and get his opinion as to what`s REASONABLE for you and go from there. Be careful when you get too crazy (like me) or one thing`ll lead to another dollar-wise (I`ve got $10k in the engine and convertor alone ) Remember the old worn-out (but true) phrase: Speed costs money-how fast you wanna go Good luck--Rod (hopefully running soon!!!!)

Well, it's almost a year later and I think I'm finally ready to rebuild my 4EAT. I need sporty daily driveability that will be able to handle a little extra power.

I've pretty much decided to go with a complete rebuild with upgraded components (shift improver) like the Level10 or TransGo kits, but I haven't heard good things about Level10's product. If anyone has experience with those kits I'd like to know more...

Right now I'm leaning towards a ProTorque upgraded torque converter since several people have recommended their upgrade.

Rod: did you ever get your tranny together? I'd like to hear about the JMO TC.

-B

I believe Barsotti's Auto Care is Level10 qualified. Least that's what I heard. You should give him a call and see if he can do something for you. He's very reasonable and a subaru enthusiast through and through. He's up in newcastle so if you do come up here (or down actually) we should have a lil mini meet

Thanks for the tip THAWA, but I was hoping for something in the SoCal area. Right now I'm looking into JMO since they're very close to me. I'll probably go with a stock rebuild with upgraded TC and maybe later I'll add a Transgo kit or valve body upgrade.

-B

I've only heard wonderful things about upgraded TC's. Ciper would normally be the one to talk to about the 4eat, but alas, he's on hiatus

-Brian