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Fox Body · 12-27-2001, 06:58 AM

Just need some quick advice...

A stock C4 can back up a strong motor until around 600hp, right? I'm about to get mine rebuilt and perhaps put a diff torque converter (at a diff stall rpm). There's some choices of places I can go to get it done, however, I am right now focusing on a certain shop where the guy is (or was) an avid racer down at the local track. I also heard that a good amt of ppl at the track go to him for tranny stuff.

For a rebuilt C4 with a little beefing up (I plan to have it behind a motor that is pushing at least 450 hp at the flywheel), it should run me around $700 to $900, right? I'm figuring into price the amount of labor to take it out and put it back in b/c I'd rather them just do all that so if anything wasn't hooked up correctly, they'd have to deal with it, not me.

12-27-2001, 06:58 AM	#1
Fox Body Mustang Maniac Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: GA, U.S.A Posts: 2,266	C4 rebuild. Need some quick guidance. Just need some quick advice... A stock C4 can back up a strong motor until around 600hp, right? I'm about to get mine rebuilt and perhaps put a diff torque converter (at a diff stall rpm). There's some choices of places I can go to get it done, however, I am right now focusing on a certain shop where the guy is (or was) an avid racer down at the local track. I also heard that a good amt of ppl at the track go to him for tranny stuff. For a rebuilt C4 with a little beefing up (I plan to have it behind a motor that is pushing at least 450 hp at the flywheel), it should run me around $700 to $900, right? I'm figuring into price the amount of labor to take it out and put it back in b/c I'd rather them just do all that so if anything wasn't hooked up correctly, they'd have to deal with it, not me. __________________ 351W-powered 1979 Ford Mustang Ghia notchback '79 Video @ Idle Stock 5.8L under 4" cowl 'glass hood, C4 w/ Transgo shift kit, Holley 750 cfm, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake; Fluidyne Al radiator, Flexalite 175 electric fan, 1 5/8" MAC shorty headers, FRPP Al driveshaft; S&W 6-point cage; 2.5" Off road H-pipe, 2-chamber Flowmasters, 8.8" Rear w/ 3.55s; Weld wheels (15x6;15x8), Front: 225/60/15, Rear: 275/50/15 Nitto NT 555R Drag Radials; 14 x 4” K&N X-stream air filter. '92 GT (5-speed) Small In Car Video Stock 5.0L, 2-chamber Flowmasters, MAC CAI, Tri-Ax, Al pedals... "Red, thou art my companion. Hasten now your quickened metamorphosis to Green that I may conquer all who dare abide there beside me. May they be left thither behind burnt black." ---Fox Body