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Old 11-09-2009, 01:51 PM
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Level10 Torque Converter Upgrade

I emailed Level 10 last week about getting some info on their Torque Converters and what the stall rate is. It appears to be built to your specs. They sent me this list below to fill out and send back to them and they would take it and determine what is needed for your application. Can someone here tell me how to find out the following info -the Trans Control unit#, ECU# and Trans ID #? I have 2005 AT 4spd. I figure if we want the highest stall possible we need to put something like Drag/Track Use under vehicle usage, any thoughts from anyone out there?


Level 10 SPEC Form
Fill out this form Accurately so we can determine your Specific needs
Name
Address
City
State/Country
Zip code/ Country code
Daytime phone
Evening phone
Cell phone
E-mail address
VEHICLE INFORMATION
Year
Make
Model
Vin#
Engine
Engine control unit#
Trans control unit#
Trans ID #
Manuel_____Automatic___
Miles on Transmission
HP
TQ
Weight
Gear ratio
Tire size

VEHICLE USAGE
“Be as accurate as possible”


VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS
“List all modifications including chips and programmers”



FUTURE MODIFICATIONS
“Intended future modifications”
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I have the Level Ten Performance Transmision and upgraded Torque Conveter. Call them up and i am sure they would tell you what stall speed they used in my car. I forgot off the top of my head.
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When I asked about the stall in my initial email they told me they would take the info I filled out on this and determine what my stall should be for the new torque converter . Would you have some time to check your stall to see what you are getting? Also did you have to provide the trans control unit #? Where do I find that?
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Level Ten is 5 minutes away from my house. They had my car at there shop so i did not need to provide the trans control unit number. What is the stock stall speed?
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The stock stall is 2200 or 2250, right in that area. I would like to see AT LEAST 3K or higher on a new/high performance converter.
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I know mine is around 3k. All i know is that it should of came from mazda that way. I have there performance transmission and it is very driveable but when you step on it, it comes alive.
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about how much did that torque converter cost you?? about $1000?
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Well my tranmission went so it was either rebuild to stock specs or upgrade. So i upgraded and it was only alittle over 1k more to upgrade then to go back to stock.
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Can someone post up the AT gear ratios for the 4spd, both tranny and final drive ratios please?
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Originally Posted by JTtheDude
Can someone post up the AT gear ratios for the 4spd, both tranny and final drive ratios please?
It is an auto so there wouldn't be a trans ratio. The final is 4.44, same as the manual trans cars.
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Thanks, looks like the new converter is about $900 new. Invasion are your shift points the same on the new transmission as stock or did they change?
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There are gear ratios in the 4AT. Are you referring to the gear ratios of gears 1 through 4, or something else?
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The gearing is the same
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Any Updates? Did you send an email to Level Ten and did they respond?
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I filled out the spec sheet and emailed it to them and haven't seen anything back. I'll try to follow up with them today and see what they say.
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Originally Posted by Charles R. Hill
I will get the 4AT gears in a minute;

Gear Ratios: M/T and A/T
1st: 3.82 3.54
2nd: 2.26 2.06
3rd: 1.54 1.40
4th: 1.18 1.00
5th: 1.00 0.71
6th: 0.79 0.58
Reverse: 3.60 3.17
Final drive: 4.78 4.30

4AT;

1st: 2.79
2nd: 1.54
3rd: 1.00
4th: .69


i thought the MT gears were

Diff - 4.444
1st - 3.760 * 4.444 = 16.7094
2nd - 2.269 * 4.444 = 10.0834
3rd - 1.645 * 4.444 = 7.3038
4th - 1.187 * 4.444 = 5.27503
5th - 1.000 * 4.444 = 4.44400
6th - 0.843 * 4.444 = 3.74629

do you mean the 09 rx8s?
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Mine's an 05
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