Idiot transmission question

[Lord Umoja]

Ok. I tried a search but it didn't turn up anything, too much non-related stuff to sort through.

Anyway,

I am thinking of combining my two project cars and making my Vert the turbo car. I know it's floppy but its rigidity is not the concern of this thread. My issue is I want to keep the car livable for my fiancé in case she has to drive it. The issue is she severely damaged her knee skiing a while back and can't really stand the strain of driving a manual. Are there any automatic transmissions that mount to the KA and could stand up to 400-450hp to give me a margin of safety? The factory auto in my Vert is already acting up so it's going anyway. Any info on stronger automatics would be greatly appreciated.

[breadbox]

adapter plate and whatever you want.

xcessive make one for the VG, IDK what the stock KA trans would hold up to with a better torque converter.

I'm not too knowledgeable on high power auto trans stuff. I am sure you could find a domestic trans to do it though.

[krash]

There is actually a member on here, onosqv, that had a turbo vert with automatic transmission. It seemed to work fine for him, and he autocrossed the crap out of it.

I think as long as you dont go crazy with the boost and you get your trans rebuilt properly, it should hold up.

[BTL_nissan]

It may not be my place to say. But the money and research involved in putting a not stock or domestic transmission in your car (that you would rip out eventually any way) wouldnt it be easier and cheaper to just find a cheap beater like a honda or something of the sort? why do the work twice? and why let your fiance drive your rare vert

Also keep in mind you would have to get a custom drive shaft made also. So for the ~$1500 it would take to convert why wouldn't you just get you a beater lol

[breadbox]

Bah drive shaft is the easy part.

There was a member on here with an auto and a paddle shifting setup and drifted the crap out of it. So I am guessing with a better torque converter and a decent auto trans from a KA( which by the way in my area can be found for $100 or less or free from someone doing a 5spd swap, as long as they don't have to lift it into your car they usually don't care. I have a spare just chilling in the corner in case the other one in the koop dies) you could have fun on the cheap.

I want to say they will easily rock 300-330hp and throw it down. I am sure someone makes universal ecu's to control shift points so i am sure the trans could be tuned in that respect as well, or just unplug the rev sensor and shift off the speedo, shifts harder as I remember and was maybe a little peppier when flooring it.


Also why are we bringing another car into the mix? Hondas are more expensive than nissans, I'd probably would buy a $1500 nissan before buying a $1500 honda(which would most likely be a motorcycle).

[bryanmenard]

Generally speaking, the automatic in the 240SX is a very well-built unit. I'd rebuild the factory one. If it burns up, get another one. I've seen a lot of crazy setups with the stock automatic and if you get it beefed up right, it can handle a lot more than you would imagine.