+ year trannies to a 2004
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+ year trannies to a 2004
So, finally got around to opening up my tranny. There is around $3000 worth of needed parts. Might as well get a used tranny.just to be sure, any year transmission will work right? Aka an 05/06 to replace the 04 tranny
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If you have a manual transmission, any 2004-2008 will bolt in, no modifications. 2009-2011 manual transmissions will fit, however there is a slight wiring change you would need to make (stronger transmission, slightly different gear ratios)
If you have an automatic, then you will need a 2004-2005 automatic, as the automatic for 2006-2008 is a 6-speed, not a 4-speed. You could put in a 6-speed physically (I believe), but you would need to change the ECU too so it knows you have 6 gears, or it would never shift to 5th or 6th. If you change the ECU, then you have to get it re-coded to the car, etc... etc... and may have engine related issues since it is also expecting a 6-port engine. More trouble than it would be worth.
If you have an automatic, then you will need a 2004-2005 automatic, as the automatic for 2006-2008 is a 6-speed, not a 4-speed. You could put in a 6-speed physically (I believe), but you would need to change the ECU too so it knows you have 6 gears, or it would never shift to 5th or 6th. If you change the ECU, then you have to get it re-coded to the car, etc... etc... and may have engine related issues since it is also expecting a 6-port engine. More trouble than it would be worth.
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The guy that was helping me said - If anything goes wrong with the transmission or doesn't start to feel right, you can bring it back and we'll order you a different one... No questions asked. Just depends on if we can get our hands on another one.
Going to get more info about it tomorrow when I go to order the tranny... Seemed a bit too good to be true, but can't argue the $940 price tag.
Going to get more info about it tomorrow when I go to order the tranny... Seemed a bit too good to be true, but can't argue the $940 price tag.
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The guy that was helping me said - If anything goes wrong with the transmission or doesn't start to feel right, you can bring it back and we'll order you a different one... No questions asked. Just depends on if we can get our hands on another one.
Going to get more info about it tomorrow when I go to order the tranny... Seemed a bit too good to be true, but can't argue the $940 price tag.
Going to get more info about it tomorrow when I go to order the tranny... Seemed a bit too good to be true, but can't argue the $940 price tag.
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