My original transmission went south at 115K miles. I had it rebuilt by IPT at that time. As chronicled earlier, Ty (IPT's representative) was full of promises about turn around time and how strong the transmission would be upon return. Well- as some of you ol timers know- the rebuild took forever. During the rebuild- Ty was full of sh!t and was very difficult to contact and deal with during the process. Ty had trouble speaking facts due to a forked tongue. After the rebuild, I sent a complaint to the IPT owner with supporting documentation of the sorry service. IPT's owner never responded. nothing..silence. At first the transmission ran okay. However; within 15K miles- it just never seemed quite right. It just never had the "solid" feel. This past spring, the IPT transmission went south with approximately 40K miles rolled.
Enter 517 transmission. I contacted Sam at 517 and discussed having them rebuild the transmission. Sam was a breath of fresh air after dealing with Ty at IPT. Sam made his proposal and pitch to me. Sam was very responsive and was easily reached via phone during the entire process. The process did take a couple weeks longer than anticipated. There was a axle seal leak when the new transmission was installed. However; Sam picked up the cost for my indy tech to repair without issue when I contacted him. I have now rolled for several months and put about 6K miles on the rebuilt transmission.
The 517 transmission feels great. The 517 transmisson just "feels better" than the IPT transmission felt. It rows through the gears crisply, and I could not be happier with the performance. It tames the brute torque force monster putting the power to the ground...
My less than .03 worth...
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Originally Posted by 1uglymug
