[bada44]

Okay the transmission is installed in the truck. I am going to have to have a custom-made drive shaft and the question is do I do aluminum or carbon fibe? There is about a $500 difference in cost, they could not nail down what the weight savings would be. The person I spoke with was saying the last time they did something like this it was only about 5 lbs due to the CV joint and the actual u-joints....🤔

 

[bada44]

Got my driveshaft order today, will have it in about 2 weeks.

 

[bada44]

Update back home from vacation . Weather was pretty nice over the weekend, so on Sunday I started to fool around with the truck a little bit and was able to complete a few things with this swap. tested the starter to make sure it worked,. put the drive shaft up .Just struggling with where I want to put all of the electronics . Have not figured out where to put the transmission controller, the WOTbox that will control torque management. I built a small box to house the electronic shifter but now looking at it it might be too small. Would appreciate any input on where to put all of the electronics under the hood or in the cab.I am very close to getting this thing running.

 

[Redtruck-VA]

There is room under the front seats. And you could make a custom panel inside the glove box.

 

[bada44]

There is room under the front seats. And you could make a custom panel inside the glove box.

I used to have an aftermarket amp under the seat that's a good idea..

 

[Ghost03hemi]

Can't wait to see how much faster that 8 speed trans is at the track.

 

[charged392]

Never got to see the ATS ever prove itself

 

[bada44]

Well....... The transmission I got from Clint ,was completely experimental, he jacked up the oil pressure in order to try something, it basically destroyed the clutches. But that's all part of R&D. With saying that, I truly believe it is a far better transmission than stock. And he will stand behind it no matter what!

 

[Ghost03hemi]

My ATS is still going strong. So far...

 

[bada44]

The 8-speed is in, been driving the truck around working out the ittle bugs. Now I need to figure out why I have to lift the gas pedal off the floor for it to shift to the next gear. I have the rev limiter set to 5000 RPMs the transmission default shift limiter is set at 6250 RPMs. I may need to bump up the rev limiter on the engine and see if it shifts.

 

[bada44]

Going to do a tune-up on the truck this week plugs, coils complete the tuning process with HP Tunes increase the rev limiter to 6,000 and let it fly!