The auto transmission has a lot of potential with the proper upgrades which you can or cannot do yourself. That all depends on how much attention to detail type of work you are accustomed to. When ripping apart auto transmissions, cleanliness is key. My 97 Dodge Cummins came with an automatic. I made several upgrades the automatic including a better low stall converter and valve body mods that enable the stock transmission to hold more power. At the end of the day, I went with a manual transmission. I went with the five speed nv4500. It is a pretty durable transmission if you don't slam gears and try to create tons of power. My truck is well above stock and pulls my 35' gooseneck leaps and bounds better than it did with the automatic, especially in back road mountain grade type of driving. One of the big incentives to go with the transmission I did was the fact that it was stock in Dodge Cummins pick ups. So it bolted right in. If you went with a road ranger or similar, there will be fabrication involved at least on the drive shaft and the crossmember along with cab modifications as most of those transmissions are huge in will not fit in a Dodge truck. The best option for a bulk up option to get you a six speed is the G56 found in newer Dodge trucks from 2006 in above I believe. All of the cab related stuff will be able to be found in a manual transmission dodge Cummins truck they will interchange you could take your automatic stuff out in the pedal assembly and everything will bolt right in.
This post was edited by PretendFarmer at 10:30:18 11/17/14.
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