I have a basic 12 sec recipe car. The 1-2 shift went out while driving around town in September and I called my trans guy (20 years GM trans experience and runs LOW 9'S in a 1980 Chevy Monza that he built himself). I have used him for my other cars with NO problems ever. He said that he would rebuild it with "the best parts he could find". Got it back with a very sloppy 1-2 shift. Called my guy and we adjusted the TV cable but no luck. On the way home (40 miles on trans) no 1-2 shift! To the guy's credit he made no excuses and rebuilt it again with a "super servo and a TCI kevlar band", no charge. 60 miles after that, no 1-2 shift again. My guy again made no excuses and refunded ALL of my $$$. He was upset that the car had "beat him". I was upset that my car had no trans.
I got on this board and found PTS. I called and spoke to Bruce there and he offered to help my guy out with anything he needed even though I had not bought anything from him and (since I live about 3,000+ miles away) I wasn't about to drive my car to him. After checking out PTS's website I called back and reluctantly spent the dough for an entire trans from PTS. The trans was not cheap but I felt it was cheaper than experimenting with another trans shop that probably would not have been nearly as cool as mine if it broke again (as it would have). Bruce asked some questions about my car and what I wanted. He then promised the trans by November.
The trans arrived at my guy's shop the first week of November. In a tremendous show of what a good local shop is worth, the guy insisted on installing it for free (including a reman stock converter!) due to my trouble with the first two trans failing! Upon opening the custom built shipping crate (pretty nice itself) my guy immediately noticed the billet pan. He said it "looked like a work of art"! He also noticed the test report with all the line pressure readings and was impressed with how they looked also. Looks are one thing but "Does it work?" was still on my mind.
I picked the car up two days later with much anxiety over the problem of "What if it fails again?". I noticed right away the much improved WOT 1-2 shift and the firm shifts at part throttle. I can say that I am happy with the PTS trans so far and I am also very impressed with the excellent attitude of the PTS techs whenever I call. My mechanic drove the car and said he knows what to do the next time a modified turbo Regal comes in. Call PTS and tell the customer what it costs.
I will keep the board updated as to the survival of the trans. The car will be in the garage for the winter so I wont get to drive it much more til spring '02. Until then, anyone that wants to e-mail me about my experience can do so at "vince87t@home.com".
Thanks to PTS and Mike Hesidence at AAA Automotive in Pittsburgh PA (STILL my mechanic) my T is back on the road and waiting for the spring! Vince
I got on this board and found PTS. I called and spoke to Bruce there and he offered to help my guy out with anything he needed even though I had not bought anything from him and (since I live about 3,000+ miles away) I wasn't about to drive my car to him. After checking out PTS's website I called back and reluctantly spent the dough for an entire trans from PTS. The trans was not cheap but I felt it was cheaper than experimenting with another trans shop that probably would not have been nearly as cool as mine if it broke again (as it would have). Bruce asked some questions about my car and what I wanted. He then promised the trans by November.
The trans arrived at my guy's shop the first week of November. In a tremendous show of what a good local shop is worth, the guy insisted on installing it for free (including a reman stock converter!) due to my trouble with the first two trans failing! Upon opening the custom built shipping crate (pretty nice itself) my guy immediately noticed the billet pan. He said it "looked like a work of art"! He also noticed the test report with all the line pressure readings and was impressed with how they looked also. Looks are one thing but "Does it work?" was still on my mind.
I picked the car up two days later with much anxiety over the problem of "What if it fails again?". I noticed right away the much improved WOT 1-2 shift and the firm shifts at part throttle. I can say that I am happy with the PTS trans so far and I am also very impressed with the excellent attitude of the PTS techs whenever I call. My mechanic drove the car and said he knows what to do the next time a modified turbo Regal comes in. Call PTS and tell the customer what it costs.
I will keep the board updated as to the survival of the trans. The car will be in the garage for the winter so I wont get to drive it much more til spring '02. Until then, anyone that wants to e-mail me about my experience can do so at "vince87t@home.com".
Thanks to PTS and Mike Hesidence at AAA Automotive in Pittsburgh PA (STILL my mechanic) my T is back on the road and waiting for the spring! Vince