Internally balanced bigblock Mopar Torque convertor

Mopar Stall speed specification chart

December 6, 2019 BigBlockMopar 0

Below you’ll find a chart with 1960’s factory torqueconvertor stall speeds in relation to engine size. [table caption=”MOPAR Stall Speed Specification Chart”] Engine Model (CID), Transmission type, Engine Speeds (RPM) 170 Slant Six, A904-G, 1500-1700 [more … ]

A500/42RH OD rotating assembly

A500 / 42RH OD-unit rebuild

August 19, 2018 BigBlockMopar 0

After the transmission it was time to tackle the overdrive-unit. This unit is the 4th gear (overdrive) in the transmission, and has its own set of clutch plates. Overdrive can only be ‘selected’ with the [more … ]

A500/42RH - Parts

A500 / 42RH Rebuild project

August 12, 2018 BigBlockMopar 0

Finally received the transmission repairkit to start the planned rebuild of the A500/42RH transmission I had bought earlier. The A500 (or also known as 42RH) transmission is based on Chrysler’s ‘904’-smallblock transmission. The A500 has [more … ]

A500/42RH Chrysler Automatic Transmission

A500 Overdrive transmission

December 7, 2017 BigBlockMopar 0

Found myself an A500 / 42RH overdrive Transmission from a fellow Mopar guy recently. I’ve been wanting a ‘lighter (internal) weight’ transmission for a number of years now and since they’re not really common overhere [more … ]

A518 - Installing TransGo Reprogramming kit

A518 TransGo reprogramming kit

February 2, 2014 BigBlockMopar 2

Some time ago I acquired an A518 Overdrive-transmission with stall convertor Lockup-function. Before replacing this transmission inplace of the current A518 in the Dart, I decided to install a TransGo TFOD-HD2 Reprogramming Kit to improve [more … ]