Anyone have or used one of the TCI 727?

[bigmanjbmopar]

I thnik my original is going out and was considering one of the TCI's since the cost is the same or a little less than a rebuild.

 

[duke51]

I have mine in three years. TCI street and strip. LOVE it

 

[bigmanjbmopar]

Did you install it or a shop? how much did you pay if shop if you don't mind me asking. Ho is it shifting? is it good manually?

 

[Meep-Meep]

I have a TCI converter and I'm happy with it.

 

[Garys1969RR]

I have a TCI Street Fighter torque converter and it works great!

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If you are referring to the valve body, I don't think they go bad very often. What is your 727 auto trans doing? What are the symptoms?

 

[Supershafts]

I broke 2 of them, leave them right where they are, on a shelf in there stockroom.

Use MSP or A&A

 

[tallhair]

Not a TCI but I'm going to pick up my B&M tomorrow from having it gone through and I'm hoping it works out and is a lot of fun.

 

[XCELLR8]

I broke 2 of them, leave them right where they are, on a shelf in there stockroom.

Use MSP or A&A

How much power were you putting to them? I have one sitting on my garage floor.

 

[Supershafts]

Both were seeing around 550/600 at that time, 1st one lasted about a month and had clutches come apart, the 2nd had **** loose upon arrival and it lasted about 2 months and came apart in a bad way about 20' off a light, not a light at the track, a street light.

It's only fair to give any shop 2 chances, and i have given many 2 chances, and i found 2 that are now both beyond 8 yrs and still on the 1st and now we're beyond 600hp, well beyond, and not a single issue.

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[natas33]

Have read more than enough people having bad to shocking experiences with TCI built mopar transmissions, to never run one. Some of their converters seem to work ok, same can't be said for their 727 streetfighter trans.

If I wanted to gamble for fun, one of their built transmissions with a 'rattler' balancer and 'Saturday night special' converter. Im sure it'll be the transmission to go first.

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I've had a couple of stock standard as they came from the chrysler factory big block 727's that I bought from junkyard cars without rebuilding, with only cheetah rmvb and deep pan fitted, last a lot longer behind 550hp, than what im reading people's experiences have been with TCI built 'performance' 727's, some even in lesser HP builds.

 

[Garys1969RR]

I have always used the 727 in stock configuration and has worked well if its in good shape. But only running mid 12s in 1/4 mile. Had one lose the high clutch after about 75 runs, re built it with high performance bands and clutches and it worked fine after that.

 

[splicer]

Super Streetfighter in mine.......gone 140 passes, 2500 street miles and is moving 3500 lbs at 11.05/123mph....still working as day one....maybe I'm just lucky...

 

[XCELLR8]

Both were seeing around 550/600 at that time, 1st one lasted about a month and had clutches come apart, the 2nd had **** loose upon arrival and it lasted about 2 months and came apart in a bad way about 20' off a light, not a light at the track, a street light.

It's only fair to give any shop 2 chances, and i have given many 2 chances, and i found 2 that are now both beyond 8 yrs and still on the 1st and now we're beyond 600hp, well beyond, and not a single issue.

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We will see what happens as it is a used one I bought very cheap. It looks very clean on the outside, like it has very few miles on it. I will not be putting that much horsepower to it, like you did. I'm thinking around 400hp with the motor I'm building.

 

[440ronnie67]

I used a rebuild kit from tci, came with everything you need plus a deep pan and shift kit. if I remember the kit was about 175. but its been a few years.. good luck.

 

[Supershafts]

We will see what happens as it is a used one I bought very cheap. It looks very clean on the outside, like it has very few miles on it. I will not be putting that much horsepower to it, like you did. I'm thinking around 400hp with the motor I'm building.

They were both ordered to deal with more as the new motor was going to be done in a few months and be over 700++, after having went thru plenty of local shops tried the big advertizing gimmick shop thing, neither of them got to be broken by that motor. These weren't ordered as a street replacement.
But it was truly disheartening to find loose bolts on the VB, and i shoulda sent it back then rather than try it, and well that was the 2nd which lasted 2 months, and was mostly seeing street driving w/little street racing then.
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[duke51]

Installed myself. Paid 940 something shipped to my house from JEGS. Driving normal shifts are nice and solid. Wide open the are VERY solid and will bark tires with 3:23 gears.