How much power can an AT trans handle? Options

[Ghost]

Hello....i've been reading a lot about all ways to get power etc....i've come to the conclusion that I am going to get the rippmods supercharger when the time comes. I have a pretty good engine now; around 40k miles on it and in great condition. For the most part I live in Savannah....in the city part, which has a lot of pedestrians and even more stop lights..I really doubt I could handle a manual transmission all the time, because i'm a lazy bastard.

Anyways. I have a few questions...supposing I got this supercharger from RM, would my stock automatic transmission hold up well? I've read on the site that it could...but what about with additional mods? Also...would the power gain from other mods be as beneficial? I know that things like an intake and exhaust help turbos a lot more but I really don't know about how much other bolt on mods would help a supercharger? I'm looking for something around 225 hp or more, but nothing insane when all is said and done.

This post has been edited by Ghost: Jan 30, 2004 - 6:07 PM

[97sccelica]

if you are always gonna be on it, get a good tranny cooler and you will be fine

use some good tranny fluid.

generally, auto trannies are stronger than their manual counterparts, mainly because the tranny isnt directly connected and the fact that there are fewer gears allows each ear to be physically bigger and therefore stronger.