Wondering about the forum users who have gotten upgraded versions of our
Auto-tragic tranny.... How are they holding up, on how much milage?

 

Far as I know there only 2 & they are running extream modded setups.

 

The two main Accord V6 guys I know (that post here) are SIRSIG (sp?) and AV06 or somethin glike that.

They I believe are very happy with their dr. evil's; are modded like crazy (boosted + J32 swap, etc.) and "have a lot of fun" with their cars.

 

cleanCL has the 5spd dr evil tranny. i believe he likes everything about it besides the lack of a 3rd pedal

 

i've had it in since august and put probly 9,000 miles on it or so. it appears to grip well. but will it stand the test of time?

 

SIRSIG has 6 spd. There has been a couple of guys that have had problems but for the most part people love it.

 

Sounds good on Dr. Evil 5AT. If I consider FI will keep them in mind plus they are local and 02AV6 loves it with over 30K mi on his 4AT.

Any dyno on your 3.5 yet?

 

What all do these types of trannys change from our stock ones that make it so much better/stronger etc??? I checked out the website but dont understand it

 

I have been considering going there WHEN my tranny dies, the only thing that scares me is that my buddy had a lexus ES and he replaced the tranny (cant believe a toyota tranny died) with a shop that wasnt the dealer and it crapped out on him again FAST. but I doubt DR.Evil would screw it up.

 

What changes with the Dr. Evil's compared to ours?!?

 

On the website they have a bunch of different trannys listed such as "C-6" "AOD" "AODE".....what is our tranny code?

 

just got my tranny replaced...

 

no one can learn a mo'fo'?????

 

6 spds

 

built ATs are better

 

^^^^lol!

 

i love my dr evil . 2 1/2 years strong

 

small update: i checked my fluid a few days ago, little low but the fluid was also cold. but when i wiped it off the dipstick on a clean white towel, it looked very red still, i would not say it looked brown at all, more of a maroon if anything. this to me was suprising even if it was only about 9,000 miles. keeping in mind i do not go easy on this thing, i hold 60 in 2nd, 90 in 3rd, i've taken this thing past 120 in 4th numerous times, many redlines, and even a few bangs off the limiter here and there. i do have a few minor issues, but i need to rule out other things before i accuse the transmission.

what car is it in?

 

Built auto trannies I've seen can be better than MT trannies. These guys with Dr. Evil trannies could probably school you on this.

 

automatic 3 and 4 speed transmissions are fairly common in drag racing.

 

has anyone had a Dr. Evil rebuild of the 5AT that didnt go well?
sorry bout the bumpage..

 

Just a thought for those who can't afford or don't want to give up their CL-S, there
probably will be more and more of us that run out of years and/or mileage and
warrantee coverage, and who will need a tranny replaced. Does it make sense to approach the idea of doing a group buy offer to Dr. Evil, not only from us,
but from the TL site and those with similar Honda-affected V6 trannys. That would give us a monetary boost and perhaps a quicker turn-around in transmission exchanges. What do you think?

 

Oh I know your right.... My neighbor has a built A/T in his 74 vette' and when it shifts into 2nd you nearly shit yourself it shifts so quick. And you dont have to worry about clutch issues. Also, some cars w/ a/t's run quicker 1/4 miles than manuals.

Manuals are just strait up more fun to drive!

 

How much does the whole job cost with the a/t5 upgrade?

 

they are already willing to do a group buy of $500 off for groups of 5 people or more. bumping the price down to $3750 for the 5AT's and $3500 for the 4AT's.

Unfortunately it;s done through the-site-that-shall-not-be-named-because-it's-a-"competing"-site-so-it's-censored-from-any-posts, so I'm not sure if the admins of Azine would allow you all to get a break.

 

there are 2 major threads already on dr. evil, one on the 2G CL, and 2G TL, no one seemed interestted thinking it was just a false hope

 

Yes they are but can they do good in twistes???

 

I suppose we'll have to try again then when you put a lot more miles on yours and/if it keeps going strong.

 

On my first replacement and so far so good.

 

Why not? Built 5AT trans has an LSD.

 

And mine will.

 

LOL

Ok GM i ma shut it now cuz i just read ur kill story..

 

Ya he's tryin to make our type - S look bad

 

Ehehe..

Yep.. Thats not fair GM

 

From what i've seen so far I dont consider it a false hope, its a better idead than giving it back to Honda if you ask me

+1 for the buy if it ever gets born...
and BAD acurazine boys not letting us have a discount because the company is in "compition" with others..*TSKTSK*

seems to be DR.Evil > Honda in the tranny department...

 

I talked to Dr. Evil lastweek and they can help us w/ our cars b/c of a fire in the main warehouse over thanksgiving....aparently they weren't to thankful and got punished.

 

do you mean cannot help us? Did they give an ETA as to whe they would be back online?

 

D A M N can anyone confirm that??

 

because manuals are better in the twisties. Especially if you know how to drive. Down shifting and rev matching etc. Something the autos cant do well.

The main thing i dont like about the 5 speed Dr Evil (which we had a huge discussion on over in the TL side) is they wont tell us what they did or how they achieved the 3rd gear issue on the 5 speed. It didnt seem like it would be hard to over come the problem on the 4 speed as their problems wernt as bad as the 5. All we had was their word on it. And their warranty wasnt that good for their word/warranty You CL guys should just convert to a 6 speed. It would be really simple for you. It was actually really easy in the TL

 

I wouldnt race with a Auto.. I dunno thats just my opinion tho..