Just got his new bullet proof tranny kit,box of great looking parts blue Raybestos clutches with means steels machined plates to add extra clutches and all gaskets seals and bushings.Local shop quoted me 200 bucks to do the deal if I brought the tranny to them.I'll have less then a grand in it including 14qrts of Royal Purple ATF.Best part is no 3 or4hundred dollar shipping charge.

 

Report back with the results please!

 

Good Luck booger
Sounds promising

 

Sounds good......anyone got a number for LFP?

 

talk with Mark Silvestri over @ lfp. he quoted me $600 for the tranny parts (is that around what you paid) and we talked about a torque converter also while we were in there, for $400. So $1,000 for parts then install here locally. Sounds like a real good set up. give him a call if you need more info on it.
his # is 281-385-5339

 

His toll free # is1-866-310-0750. Bought it for his introductory rate at $559

 

Is that the Art Carr tranny rebuild kit? With their "value" 3 plate convertor?

 

yeah thats the price I got. Who is doing your install? and did you get a stall?
let me know how ya like it. thanks, Shane

 

NEW!!!!! LFP EXTREME PERFORMANCE Rebuild Kit!!!
LFP is proud to announce that we are now offering/Shipping our new LFP Extreme Performance 4R100 rebuild kit.
Bullet proof your transmission so it will hold up to the power!!!
Introductory price............................................. ...............$549.00

LFP along with Art Carr and the good people at Raybestos have been working on and have assembled our high performance complete rebuild kit. Designed to accomadate the high output of the Lightning's/Harley D's and Deisels.

All known weeknesses in the 4R100 have been addressed by using the best available parts. Resulting in the strongest tranny available.

Highlighted Features of our LFP Extreme Performance Kit :

Replace stock low/reverse clutches with 6 new performance frictions.
Replace stock low/reverse steels with 6 new performance Means steels.
Replace 4 stock forward clutches with 6 new performance blue plate frictions.
Replace 4 stock forward steels with 6 new Means steels.
Replace stock forward pressure plate with custom modified pressure plate.
Replace stock direct clutches with 5 new performance blue plate frictions.
Replace stock direct steels with 5 new performance Means steels.
Replace stock intermediate clutches with 3 performance blue plate frictions.
Replace stock intermediate steels with 3 performance Means steels.
Replace 2 stock coast clutches with 4 performance frictions.
Replace 2 stock coast steels with 4 performance Means steels.
Replace 2 stock overdrive clutches with 4 performance frictions.
Replace 2 stock overdrive steels with 4 performance Means steels.
Replace stock overdrive pressure plate with our custom modified pressure plate.
Replace & ugrade to a performance 45 element intermediate sprag assembly.
Replace & upgrade to performance pump boost valve
Complete premium gasket, bushing and seal kit for entire transmission.

Until kit is officially on our website you may order your kit toll free.............1-866-310-0750. Thanks for supporting LFP.

LFP has given permission to Art Carr to market these kits also. List when you purchase it under their label is $649.00.

We are also offering a new multi-disk 13" 2400 stall billet converter that is listed below.
Other Recommended items to maximize performance;
LFP/Art Carr NEW multi-disk or single disk 13" billet Super Torque torque converter;
2400 stall single disk.............................................. .....$399.00
2400 stall multi-disk.............................................. .......$499.00
LFP Stage1 Performance Valve Body............................$189.00
Ford or B&M high capacity trans. pan
Ford Steel 4x4 Deep sump pan/filter............................$49.00
B&M finned aluminum pan with new gasket, filter and hardware
.................................................. ..................................$169.00
Both above pan include drain plug and proper filter for easy future fluid/filter changes!!


Mark/LFP
www.lightningforceperformance.com

 

Do you have the specs on the "performance" boost valve and sleeve>??? It would be appreciated. Thanks, -Mat-

 

Are you guys seriously thinking of going this way???..... well, you probably are because it sounds like a great deal. It is not........ i have been *****ed around and been through 3 transmissions in my 2002 L now because of LFP and artcarr. The truck now has only 15,000 miles on it!!!!......... it's only been ran 2 different times at the track with about 3 runs each and that was on the 2nd transmission. It started by buying their stage 1 valve body that is supposed to be better than gregg evans' factory tech valve body, but is far from it. I had this professionally installed and drove it super easy for the first day, and the second day, i wanted to feel it full throttle. going into 3rd gear it shelled the entire transmission. Artcarr told me that my valve body was only the 40th one of lfp's to be put in my style of lightning and they hadn't had any problems, so they redesigned a softer shifting one and i put it in....... this one lasted almost 7,000 miles and then it shelled it again. Everyone i talked to besides artcarr and lfp felt that it was the valve body causing this one way or another. They must have felt the same way, because the first time it broke they paid for parts and labor to "fix" the transmission( they shipped my tranny shop the parts)....... the second time it shelled, the would not pay for anything, but offered to sell me more parts. what bull*****!!!........ I chose to go with much better and more reliable parts and now i am running gregg evans' parts and am SOOO much more satisfied. The transmission shifts 100 times better!............ Is price or a claimed "better part" worth risking thousands of dollars of cost in the long run?......... definately not. Why go with a part that is supposed to be "as good as" gregg evans' when you can just as easily get the real thing the first time and be done...........my shop still has the old parts from my transmission and if i can get pictures posted on here, i will....... it looks like it was eaten inside out.

Please, everyone, learn from my costly mistakes and buy the right parts.

Paul

 

I was thinking of gettin a factory tech valve body. I have heard nothing but good things. This looks like a nice setup though. I am gonna stick with gregg and get the valve body but good luck. I hope it works out for you. Keep us posted because i might wait and make my decision. Good luck.

Vinny

 

huh,I see you only have 2 posts thats strange, have any proof form the tranny shop?What did it break? If it wasnt shifting right{too hard or soft} why didn't you send it back like alot of Greg's customers due to get adjusted to your truck?The clutches in the rebuild kit are made by Raybestos not Lfp or Art carr the only thing they due is assemble a good priced quality kit the rest is up to you,or your tranny guy,mine is which a ford master tech also that said it was a good looking kit.

 

Proof fromthe tranny shop?

Remit To:
Factory Tech Transmission Performance
6818 Midnight Sun Dr
Maineville, OH 45039

Invoice, Paul ********* , misc parts for breakdown


Item Qnty Price Total

Int Clutch Frictions, Blue Plate Specials 3 $24.50 $73.50
Forward Planet Carrier, 4 Gear, steel 1 $139.00 $139.00
Coast Clutch Piston 1 $19.50 $19.50
Stub Shaft, Overdrive 1 $31.00 $31.00
Ring Gear, OD 1 $34.50 $34.50
OD race, spacer, snap rings, bearing,set 1 $25.00 $25.00
Sun Gear, Coast Clutch 1 $31.00 $31.00
Factory Tech Accumulator, 2C 1 $225.00 $225.00
Coast Clutch Drum, Ball Bearing 1 $316.00 $316.00
Coast Clutch Sprag 1 $12.00 $12.00
Shipping Overnight UPS 1 $81.56 $81.56


Total $988.06


This is just for the parts that broke. Paul is an actrive poster on the NLOC board, and until this he had never bought any parts from me.

G

 

I've got over 15K miles on my monster box. I dynod 567 rwhp and 640 lb/ft Torque w/o nitrous earlier this year and still haven't had any trouble with Greggs transmission.