Yes, I am headed very much the same way. I can have a heavy duty chevy 700r4 for 800 bucks, and a matching 350 to go with it for a similar price if not cheaper. Rebuilding a tranny at 1800 bucks costs more than parts for my V8 swap. Granted a V8 swap will take a whole lot more time but it will work.

My only dilema right now is just the thought of the gas mileage I will be getting. I will go from a pretty solid 14-15 MPG to something more on the order of 8-10 with a swap like this. That is what hurts me most right now.

Maybe someone else could help me figure out how to make better mileage. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I called all of the tranny shops around here asking if they knew of anything to beef this tranny up and always came back with the same response. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/nana.gif" alt="" />

For this reason I can't make up my mind about going with the tera lows because its just putting money into something I am going to waste. I would rather build a Dana 300 or something like it with that money.