4r70w HELP

for me, the changes necessary to swap to the 4R were not worth the pain it caused. but i went from manual to auto too so that was an additional pain that you wouldn't have

if it were me, i'd let it go and keep an eye out either for one off a v6 or just save for a rebuild. the shipping is probably gonna run $150 or so and then you need the different bell housing if you want to use the 4R as is

my other piece of advice is ... don't do too much all at once. get one thing done to where you are happy with it, and then move to the next. that way you see progress and there are fewer variables so you can isolate the source of whatever problems you might have. you already have a big enough change in the motor swap ... why add a whole other set of variables to the mix ... and a project that will keep you off the road for another 3 months (or however long it takes)?

i'm not saying the tranny thing shouldn't be done, but i bet that AODE will hold up for a while after you get the motor installed. just drive it normally and don't do 5000 rpm launches and it probably won't die immediately.

i guess if your goal is to have a 4R in there anyway (i just looked at your sig), then this might be a good deal. you would need a bell housing off a V6 that had a 4R.

i still think, though, that if you bide your time, a 4R from a V6 will pop up and you will be able to get both for a better price than you will have to pay for them seperately.

how many miles are on this tranny and how long has it been sitting?