Crash138

Ive heard this a thousand times and never believed it until I changed the filter on a 2000 nissan frontier and it started slipping immeadiately afterwards. So it is possible once you change the fluid (and change the filter while youre there with the pan off) that it could start slipping. HOWEVER, until it starts slipping ignore that mechanic. If you fiill the fluid before driving and it doesnt slip, this is a non issue in my book. BUT if you have been driving it with low fluid the damage is already done and you will be living on borrowed time. Either way, unless you just have money to throw at it, you dont rebuild a tranny until you need to rebuild a tranny.

Hello, new member here, just bought a silver 04 GS300 with the Mark Levinson sound system for $3000. It has 182k, just had the timing belt, brake booster and door locks replaced at a lexus dealer by the previous owner and then got stuck in a hail storm damaging the roof and hood. They took the insurance money and put it up for sale, I already sourced a color matched hood, and will fix the roof myself if I ever need to take the headliner out for the moonroof. Other than that the only problem I have noticed is a hesitation in acceleration when at a stop and turning. doesnt do this when going straight, at least not yet, which perplexes me because my initial assumption was fuel pump or dirty fuel sock, since the tank is full. Im a Pontiac guy, mostly any generation of Trans Am, so this is my first Toyota family experience. Naturally I wanted the 2JZ experience, but with the 13 vehicles I currently own, none of them are a big plush car so that was my reasoning for the GS. Im a little underwhelmed by its acceleration, and Im also an idiot, so naturally im looking to turbo, bigger brakes, coil overs, wheels and tires and any other mods that will make it more fun at a reasonable price. So other than the help with the hesitation issue, I was hoping to find some sticky threads on here about the CXRacing turbo kit which seems a helluva lot cheaper than a TT Aristo swap, though I seem to have read my stock tranny wont do well with over 350 RWHP so Ill need an aristo tranny for around 500RWHP. Im interested in possible a toyota parts bin upgrade on brakes if possible, maybe the 400 has bigger brakes? or LS or supra parts swap over? Interested in opinions on coil overs, specifically the ones to avoid, best bang for buck set, I need tires so ive already kind of settled on some 18x8.5s with a 35mm offset at all 4 corners, daily driver so rotation of tires is important to me, OH! and my AC works but doesnt blow through the middle vents, which hopefully is a ducting disconnect issue that can be easily fixed, or if its a problem with the touch screen HVAC controls I have seen some tesla type 12" screen mods for the car that might fix that hopefully, as that would be something Id be interested in doing. Any help or pointing to the right direction would be greatly appreciated, or even a "dont be stupid and do that" would work, hahaha... thanks in advance