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[vood99]

Question, when talking to older people, why do they consider changing transmission fluid taboo?

Some think the degraded seals will leak from fresh ATF since it's more viscous

Is there any truth?

Just kills me that old timers are firm on the no and dealers and new gen recommend and do it.

What @fluid hips and air spider 777 said. Lot of misconception from the service guys at the dealerships that the automatic transmissions are 'sealed' units. Might be in some rare cases but after 100K (miles or KM) it's a good idea to go with a drain and refill.

 

[vood99]

On the challys do u have to do any maintenance with the tran?

Of course man. Drain and refill on the trans and rear differential when you get to the appropriate mileage.

 

[Dubby]

Super nice 65 Vette were selling. 600whp 496ci big block.

A C2 is on my list. Fav vettes of all time.

 

[vood99]

There’s no point in putting a hellcat motor
In sxt
I mean yeah it fits but it’s not smart
With all the other things u would need
Also u making da hemi look bad

Hellcat equipped vehicles have to be running different engine mounts, transmission, driveshafts and rear differentials at the very least on top of ECU, etc... Putting a Hellcat motor in a SXT is hustling backwards.

 

[Dubby]

Agreed

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

Hellcat equipped vehicles have to be running different engine mounts, transmission, driveshafts and rear differentials at the very least on top of ECU, etc... Putting a Hellcat motor in a SXT is hustling backwards.

He already has a hellcat.

Hes jusr doing the swap for fun.
He purchased a salvage hellcat for the swap.

 

[vood99]

He already has a hellcat.

Hes jusr doing the swap for fun.
He purchased a salvage hellcat for the swap.

I hear you man, it's what makes the swap even more garbage when you think about it. He should put that motor in some other ChryCo product or something else if he has the skillset.

 

[vood99]

A C2 is on my list. Fav vettes of all time.

Oddly Dubby I've got a soft spot for the C3. I've heard it drove and handled like utter dog 'ish but the styling was/is dope to me. C4 is a close second.

 

[nawghtyhare]

I hear you man, it's what makes the swap even more garbage when you think about it. He should put that motor in some other ChryCo product or something else if he has the skillset.

Might as well get an old school and put it in that

 

[Chopper]

Super nice 65 Vette were selling. 600whp 496ci big block.

This is about the one car I'd look at alongside a rebuilt 964 if I can get to the point I'm in the market. Only thing that compares in terms of aesthetics.

 

[titang545]

Might as well get an old school and put it in that

So many different Dodge's over the years he could go crazy with and create a sleeper.

 

[caddy419seville]

but imagine pulling up next to a base model rental looking Chally (except for maybe wheel/tires)

 

[titang545]

but imagine pulling up next to a base model rental looking Chally (except for maybe wheel/tires)

I would think the sound alone would be a giveaway it's not a base model, idling it doesn't sound stock. Or does the Hellcat?

 

[caddy419seville]

idle on a Hellcat isnt loud, v8 burble but its pretty tame

cold start versus warm idle are 2 different things

depending on how the guy does the exhaust for the SXT, it could be loud or stock sounding

 

[sgamon]

Might as well get an old school and put it in that

Or a Prius

 

[air spider 777]

Or a Prius

My builder did the transplant and my tuner did the tune. Saw it running in the shop last yr. crazy lmao

 

[caddy419seville]

yea that Prius swap is crazy

if i had the money, id swap the Hellcat engine/8spd auto into a 05-06 Viper Drop, make it a roadster(no top at all) have it as a summer toy

take the Viper V10/6spd, supercharge it and put it in a 05-06 Durango just for fun

 

[plansb]

Speaking of hellcat swaps.. for only ~300k you can have this monstrosity

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/d/hellcat-powered-6x6-jeep-wrangler/6772961236.html

 

[caddy419seville]

i actually like that

the VelociRaptor 6x6 and the Benz G63 6x6

 

[plansb]

I think its pretty cool too, and driving that thing around in the summer with no doors and top would probably be an absolute blast.

 

[kingfoamnyc]

Just copped some new spark plugs, What's the max I should pay for the mechanic to change them? The Dart is only 4 cylinders

 

[ninjahood]

Just copped some new spark plugs, What's the max I should pay for the mechanic to change them? The Dart is only 4 cylinders

its only 60-80 bucks.

how'd u wind up with a Dart?

 

[rare]

Just copped some new spark plugs, What's the max I should pay for the mechanic to change them? The Dart is only 4 cylinders

Fam, that’s such an easy job. shouldn’t take you more than 20 minutes to do lol

 

[Thats My Word]

I just bought some spark plugs as well and will probably change them myself this weekend.

As with all else, the difficulty level and time needed to change them out depends on the car/engine. The last time I changed the spark plugs on my old car (is300), it took me like 2 hours because I had to remove a bunch of stuff from the engine to get access to the spark plugs, like the throttle body, etc. I also cleaned up the engine a bit while I was already in there, so that time is included in the 2 hours as well. My current car is a gs300, so it has the exact same engine as the is300, so I expect to spend about the same amount of time to change them this weekend.

 

[youngwolf]

^

Just to piggyback on that. If you do end up having to remove anything that has a gasket, just go ahead and replace those also. They're inexpensive, it won't hurt you, and you'll all ready have access to it.