Actually believe it or not Auto DSM trannies are the ****. Dollar for dollar it will outperform and cost less than half as much to be bullet proof.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56oCD...3&feature=plcp
broke his own record
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zpb71tf7_4
"Converter is a re-stalled stocker done by a trans shop that is local to Gizmo in Long Island, NY. I'll see if I can get the info on the shop. It seems to be able to get nearly 5000rpm and 20psi on the starting line without any nitrous. We haven't sprayed it yet this year at all, haven't had to. We expected the car to need a small dry shot on the line to get up on the converter, but the combo of 2.3L bottom end, ball bearing turbo, short IC piping, and the loose converter seem to work out pretty well. I think once we get the car to go straight and keep from lifting the front, we can get the 60' time down into the low 1.3's if not maybe hit a 1.2."
"It's a stock awd automatic out of a 92 Talon AWD that Nelson bought/pulled earlier this week. (his original automatic trans gave up the ghost when we tried using overdrive and it smoked!). The trans mods: IPT shift kit & welded center diff. That's it. no rebuild, no upgraded guts. CHEAP. we often can find an automatic junk car, buy it for the driveline, and end up making the money back or a small profit on the scrap and unused parts. IE...free drivelines!. hahaha.
It's a much better solution than spending $6000+ on a dog box and twin disk clutch. (and still ET slower)
Stock Automatic FTW "
And keep in mind that GVR-4 is a pig compared to the lighterweight talon.