Welcome to the board Juergen. This is a great place to find out all kinds of information and varying opinions on how to get your trans to stand up to your use you are planing on. Let me see if I can handle each of your points in order here.
1: The PTS pan adds 2 1/2 qts fluid and does help in cooling. It's main job though is making available more fluid to the filter under full throttle by placing a larger filter on the bottom of the pan and in the back. This cures cavitation problems on 2/3 shift
2: The kits we manufacture is for crisp shifts to maintain engine speed on its power band. If you are not wanting serious shifts, the factory set up will be great for you if you are running the proper valve body.
3: The factory case will be fine, unless it has damage to it (normally found at the dowel pins area). As far as the input shaft, If you are planning on getting into the power on this car, I would seriously recommend going with a billet unit.
4: The bearinged park is a great unit, but more important is the low/reverse carrier with the bearing.
5: We use the Raybestos blue plates in our units
6: I think you are refering to the low/reverse center support unit, and also the o/d planet? The billet o/d planet is great anytime you are running this type of power
7: See #6
8: Those machining items are things to be done only if you have major experience in dealing with rebuilding.
9: All I am saying now is in reference to what you are planning on putting in your car. On that, yes, a billet drum is very important. We are talking about making this a bullet proof unit.
10: We use the Raybestos blues and we have found the teflon seals very nice at higher pressures
11: The wide band and anchor pin were designed by Bruce to work with the billet servo unit. The whole set makes for a quick lock of the band to prevent power lose.
12: The factory governor is a great unit if it is from a GN or M/C SS, and yes, make sure it is pinned as the springs have been known to pop off when they aren't pinned
13: Use the bearinged center support
14: Once again, if you want this thing to last and not give you any problems, the billet o/d planet is needed
15:?
16:?
17: Yes, it will solve this concern
18:The power will cut short the life of a normal or hardened input. If you want to make sure you are going to be ok with this, you need the billet unit
19: The chrome moly stator and veins are needed to prevent pump failure. We do offer a full billet pump assembly, but we only sell it as an upgrade in a rebuild, no just as a part over the counter.
20: Yes, the governor needs to be pinned
If you have anymore questions, e-mail us, or call if you can,,,,,,,,thanks, Mark
