# Anyone know of a Good Tranny Rebuilder (Race tranny, BMW, Supra)

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618
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**Created:** [April 12, 2005, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618 "2005-04-12T19:23:13Z")
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### Author: ![Steel\_City\_Supra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Steel\_City\_Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Steel_City_Supra)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2005, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/1 "2005-04-12T19:23:13Z")

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Hey guys, well a more or less a freak accident happend with the tranny. I wasent even fuckin around and the tranny shit out on me and these Supra 6spds arent supposed to break.

Anyways, does anyone know of a good BMW, or Race Tranny guy in the area?? The tranny in my car is a Getrag V160 and BMW uses Getrags also, so i figure anyone that can do that can do this.

Im almost positive its a shift fork that would need replaced. So instead of me shipping this tranny half way across the country i would like to do it sorta local so i can have it sooner. thanks guys

Jon

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### Author: ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/2 "2005-04-12T19:34:51Z")

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umm gm had getrags too

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### Author: ![Steel\_City\_Supra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Steel\_City\_Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Steel_City_Supra)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/3 "2005-04-12T19:39:10Z")

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haha well whoever has em, i just need to find someone good to fix it.

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### Author: ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2005, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/4 "2005-04-12T19:40:22Z")

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did you call any local tranny shops? pewter and blkp might know of some good tranny shops

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### Author: ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2005, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/5 "2005-04-12T19:48:08Z")

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DONT GOT TO COTTMAN.

Did you look into a toyota dealer? may be a lil costy, but may be worth it. also, are you sure you can rebuild those? i thought i heard somewhere if you blew those tranny’s you basically had to buy a new one. when my buddy needed one for his 94 supra, he bought a new one

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### Author: ![Gray05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@Gray05](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gray05)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/6 "2005-04-12T20:19:26Z")

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eh, will a T56 fit?

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### Author: ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2005, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/7 "2005-04-13T04:09:35Z")

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I have a getrag in my Cav…does that mean I’m eliete now or does taht just mean everyone else was cutting costs :kekegay:

anyways I agree with Chad, DON’T GO TO COTTMAN!

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### Author: ![VENOMevo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/venomevo/32/5959_2.png) [@VENOMevo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VENOMevo)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2005, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/8 "2005-04-13T05:38:57Z")

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Ya just call around… GM, BMW OR SAAB dealers…

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### Author: ![Silver\_WS6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Silver\_WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silver_WS6)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2005, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/9 "2005-04-13T05:42:44Z")

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cottman SUCKS ASS i wouldnt take a free tranny from them !  
i dont know if “ROSSLER” does your tranny but they are one of the best !!!

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### Author: ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2005, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/10 "2005-04-13T05:57:58Z")

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CNG Performace?

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### Author: ![lt1power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@lt1power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lt1power)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2005, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/11 "2005-04-13T09:21:06Z")

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i was just gonna say CNG!!!

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### Author: ![imported\_jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/53a042/32.png) [@imported\_jim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_jim)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2005, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/12 "2005-04-13T09:33:10Z")

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Try Gillece, 412-885-1233. They rebuild just about anything.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2005, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/13 "2005-04-13T10:52:24Z")

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the wizard…talk to cabby about gettin ahold of him

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### Author: ![Steel\_City\_Supra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Steel\_City\_Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Steel_City_Supra)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2005, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/14 "2005-04-13T19:29:24Z")

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is there anyone around here that does “race” trannys?

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### Author: ![Stroker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stroker/32/5948_2.png) [@Stroker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Stroker)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/15 "2005-04-13T20:02:28Z")

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must be nice to be really suprised when your tranny brakes anyway their a a shop out by south park he builds a ton of trannys for dirt track racing he could probley handel yours

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### Author: ![Steel\_City\_Supra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Steel\_City\_Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Steel_City_Supra)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2005, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/16 "2005-04-14T05:57:17Z")

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you have the name??

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### Author: ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2005, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/17 "2005-04-14T08:01:16Z")

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unless u are going to replace the whole tranny with a full race unit, then all that is going to go down is swapping shafts, gearsets, syncro’s for bigger and better ones. Shit, I could do that. What kinda parts are you actually going to be changing?

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### Author: ![Steel\_City\_Supra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Steel\_City\_Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Steel_City_Supra)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2005, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/18 "2005-04-14T10:13:58Z")

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> [@gearhead](#):
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> unless u are going to replace the whole tranny with a full race unit, then all that is going to go down is swapping shafts, gearsets, syncro’s for bigger and better ones. Shit, I could do that. What kinda parts are you actually going to be changing?

i am going to pull the back case off tomorrow, which should show the problem. Shouldnt be anything major. Alright, whats your number out there, cause if it isnt anything serious, i could bring it out and we can work on it… and figure out a price.

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### Author: ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2005, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/19 "2005-04-14T11:02:13Z")

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the shop is 724-586-2438. if its not going to be sooner than later let me know, b/c the shop is sold and im starting to move. I have to be out by the end of the month, so if its later, then i can do it after i move into the other shop.

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### Author: ![Steel\_City\_Supra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Steel\_City\_Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Steel_City_Supra)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2005, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-tranny-rebuilder-race-tranny-bmw-supra/173618/20 "2005-04-14T12:40:11Z")

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well if its something we can do, it will be sooner as in first of the week.

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