Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications 3.0L Duratec 3L, hows this sound?

Some people say that if you dont change the trans fluid on a regular basis and what a long time/high miles than change it, that it will make the trans "go" bad quicker.

Myth or not, i dont know. I change my MTX fluid on a mile base.

yeah ur going to in sence do a flush when repacing all the internals of the tranny. ur not going to reuse the tranny fluid that spilled out into the pan are u?

u might want to look into getting svt cams since u will be set up for the supercharger later.

as far as i was told ... changing fluids frequently is a great thing for the tranny ... it'll keep it running great. But if they weren't changed for a long time, then don't start =).

SVT cams I don't know if i'm going to go svt cams or not .. i guess time will tell. I don't know how crazed on this engine i'm going to get.

So you guys got me started thinking TK Supercharger ... I talked to someone from NECO who I totally forgot to ask. They're getting me a price for the SC, BOV, FMIC, MAF, etc. It will probably run around $2,300 or so ... thats $1800 or so for the SC and all necessary addons to make it run real nice. This is not the upgraded version, but is going to damn complete ... i figure it'll run around 6-7 psi. Also, i'll also be getting gauges for boost, fuel, tranny temp, and an air meter, as well as a nice tranny cooler.

So i figure ballpark $4,000 is the figure I need to get the full 3L, SC, some addons, gauges and tranny cooler, and to get a full dyno tune.
that should run me around 275-300 whp =)

i'd like to have this dropped in around the november-december time frame. Nice winter project.

i'm getting an exact figure on parts tonight.
Time to start saving =)