[WANTED] Needing a 904

[LivewireBlanco]

Hello, new to the forum here! I'm doing a 318 swap on my '71 Dart Swinger with a /6. I called around my area and there's only 1 transmission place that has a 904. It's an old core and they'd have to rebuild it. Said it would be between $800-$1000. Through JEGS I see TCI Street Fighter, and Performance Automatic Stage 2 in my price range. I'm needing some advice on which I should go with. I've read some bad reviews here about TCI mainly around 2011-2012 time frame. Have they gotten any better? My 318 will only be putting out 300hp if I'm lucky but in the future that may change to a 400hp engine so that's why I'm not considering the Street Rodder. Has 2.76 gears. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

*Edit*
I just found out about Cope Racing Transmissions. They have a stock 904 for $695, that's a hell of a deal. How would a stock 904 handle 300-400hp?

 

[69cudaownr]

Livewire, I pulled my 904 out of my 69 318 Barracuda 6 years ago. It was running fine at the time, with no issues. I just wanted to switch to a 4 speed, which has kept my wife from my car. Anyway, the 904 is yours for $100 if you want it. The challenge will be to get it from me in Ontario, Canada. I can get it to the Buffalo, NY border easily.
Let me know if you are interested.

 

[LivewireBlanco]

I would love it but I don't even know how much it would cost to get it here to Texas... let alone if it would survive the trip!

 

[MrJLR]

You can't go wrong with Summit. ...they will stand behind you. ....and TCI is a fairly well respected company in my opinion.

Jeff

 

[69cudaownr]

Well consider it. This is an offer for a 904 that you would just have to change the fluid out and ship for.

 

[LivewireBlanco]

Do you know how to crate it up for shipment?

 

[MrJLR]

Free shipping from Summit....unless they exempt it because of weight. ..?

 

[krazykuda]

Hello, new to the forum here! I'm doing a 318 swap on my '71 Dart Swinger with a /6. I called around my area and there's only 1 transmission place that has a 904. It's an old core and they'd have to rebuild it. Said it would be between $800-$1000. Through JEGS I see TCI Street Fighter, and Performance Automatic Stage 2 in my price range. I'm needing some advice on which I should go with. I've read some bad reviews here about TCI mainly around 2011-2012 time frame. Have they gotten any better? My 318 will only be putting out 300hp if I'm lucky but in the future that may change to a 400hp engine so that's why I'm not considering the Street Rodder. Has 2.76 gears. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

*Edit*
I just found out about Cope Racing Transmissions. They have a stock 904 for $695, that's a hell of a deal. How would a stock 904 handle 300-400hp?

We took our 71 valiant to Cope Racing Transmissions and he fixed a problem that we had with one the someone else built..

I recommend him, he's a good guy...

My old trans guy that I used for years is now gone, but he used to recommend heavy duty clutches and shift kit in his builds and they lasted a long time... I had a 904 built with the heavy duty clutches and shift kit that went over 250,000 on a build until I had to strip the body as it was getting too old and rough, but the trans still ran great...

Ask John Cope what he recommends for his build...