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ATS vs. DTT Transmissions

05-29-2002, 02:07 PM

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ATS vs. DTT Transmissions

I'm looking at replacing my stock transmission and these are the two transmissions that seem to keep coming into the spotlight. I think the DTT has a few more users on this site but I don't want to do something just because everyone else is doing it.

I've contacted both DTT and ATS and both are more than willing to offer their own explainations as to why their transmissions are superior to the competition... Both are obviously excellent transmissions and I don't want this forum thread to be tainted by bias or turn into the pissing match other transmission threads have become.

As such, I would like to know what the people that are actually using these transmissions have to say. What are the Pro's and Con's of each and why I should consider one over the other. What are their opinions of their purchases and what if anything would they have done different.

I'm not looking for a sled pulling tranny but I hope eventually to be close to the 300hp and want a tranny that would hold up to not only daily driving but also to the occasional big trailer. I'm not a hot-rodder. Thank you for all your comments. Please keep this thread civil and informative not confrontational.

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