After breaking a U-joint last weekend then having a new driveshaft built, I was out on a test drive marveling at how smooth and vibration free the car was now (the old driveshaft turned out to be junk), so I decided to open her up and run through the gears. At about 5K in 1st, it felt like someone pushed in the clutch pedal (which it doesn't have) or it fell out of gear. No forward gears. Forward clutch was done. At least I had reverse to back it the couple of blocks home. lol
I've been close to pulling the trigger on a new Blueprint roller 350 (my motor is tired), then this little bugaboo thwarted my plans. With roughly that same budget in mind, I started loading a shopping cart around a new Chevrolet Performance 350/290 crate motor and various trans/converter combos.
I've landed on a TCI "Street Rodder" TH350 and a TCI 2000rpm converter (I've read TCI only warrants the trans when using their converter). Suggested stall for that motor is 1800-2200rpm, so this falls right in the middle. With flexplate, damper and fluids, this falls close to my budget.
My concern is the number of bad reviews I'm seeing on TCI TH350's. Leaked, broke, etc... Granted, people who are "satisfied" are less likely to run to their computer to do a review than those who had no issues, but I'm hoping for a little reassurance here. There WERE more positive reviews than bad, but still plenty reporting leaks, etc...
Have any of you had experience with a TCI TH350? What do you think?
Thanks in advance!
I've been close to pulling the trigger on a new Blueprint roller 350 (my motor is tired), then this little bugaboo thwarted my plans. With roughly that same budget in mind, I started loading a shopping cart around a new Chevrolet Performance 350/290 crate motor and various trans/converter combos.
I've landed on a TCI "Street Rodder" TH350 and a TCI 2000rpm converter (I've read TCI only warrants the trans when using their converter). Suggested stall for that motor is 1800-2200rpm, so this falls right in the middle. With flexplate, damper and fluids, this falls close to my budget.
My concern is the number of bad reviews I'm seeing on TCI TH350's. Leaked, broke, etc... Granted, people who are "satisfied" are less likely to run to their computer to do a review than those who had no issues, but I'm hoping for a little reassurance here. There WERE more positive reviews than bad, but still plenty reporting leaks, etc...
Have any of you had experience with a TCI TH350? What do you think?
Thanks in advance!