Trans -go **** Kits
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Melting Slicks
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From: upstate N.Y.
They are supposed to come with a video to help with the install.No special tools.I have a front seal leak and need to drop it anyway and thought about one of these kits. Don't know where the stars came from in the thread title.The mods must have added them for some reason.
Le Mans Master
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Very straightforward job, no video with ours either. Unless the trans is out and on the bench, the biggest pain is the occasional tranny fluid dripping on you, other than that it's pretty easy.
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Melting Slicks
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If it is the same kit as I installed......
Pay special attention to the placement of the ball bearings (check ways) on reinstallation of the valve body spacer.....Don't ask me how I know.....
Pay special attention to the placement of the ball bearings (check ways) on reinstallation of the valve body spacer.....Don't ask me how I know.....
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Melting Slicks
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From: upstate N.Y.
I just ordered the one from Sumitt for a 350th. It is supposed to come with a video.Is yours a 350th?
Safety Car
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I had my Trans Go Shift Kits installed at a Tranny Shop many years ago and it works great. As for the life expectancy of the Tranny, the shop told me that that when you set it up, the harder the shifts the more strain on the tranny. He wouldn't give me details.
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I had my Trans Go Shift Kits installed at a Tranny Shop many years ago and it works great. As for the life expectancy of the Tranny, the shop told me that that when you set it up, the harder the shifts the more strain on the tranny. He wouldn't give me details.
Cause he didn't know what the heck he was talking about. Slow, cushy shifts (hallmarks of normal GM TH) cause more heat build up than quick shifts. This is not metal gears moving around like when you slam shift your 4-speed, it's hydraulic pressure applying bands & clutches. Unless sequence or timing are off, you can't shift an auto too fast.
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Melting Slicks
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Not sure how it works but have read that it is actually easier on the tranny than running without one.They would have put one in at the factory but most like the smooth shifts.
Le Mans Master
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Simply put, you reprogram the shift points and pressures by installing different springs in the valve body. You can also do manual shifts or use the auto mode.
Here is a description from B&M:
http://webbcon.com/patio/b&m2.html
Here is a description from B&M:
http://webbcon.com/patio/b&m2.html
Last edited by Scott Marzahl; Jan 16, 2008 at 05:33 PM.
Burning Brakes
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Definitely one of the very best modifications on my TH350- fast and firm shifts without the lazy cushy lag. Almost like a stick without the clutch. Increased fluid line pressure does the trick. I previously had one installed on the 700R4 on my 93 when I owned it, and was sold on Tran Go. Much more fun to drive!
Burning Brakes
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Yes, these kits are definitely the way to go if you have a stock TH350. 
I've run the Trans-Go kit in most all my automatics without ever having a problem with a single one. But as mentioned already, be really careful when you're putting the valve body back up into the tranny so that those little ball bearings don't roll out of the selected holes. (Been there, done that too) 
I just bought another one of these kits last week for my '81 project, since I'm putting a new small block 406 in it this month. I'm also going with a 9.5" 3000 stall converter, so the shift kit's a must!!!
The other nice thing about these kits is the ability to hold 1st and 2nd gear to any RPM you want. It also allows you to down shift at any RPM as well.
I've run the Trans-Go kit in most all my automatics without ever having a problem with a single one. But as mentioned already, be really careful when you're putting the valve body back up into the tranny so that those little ball bearings don't roll out of the selected holes. (Been there, done that too) I just bought another one of these kits last week for my '81 project, since I'm putting a new small block 406 in it this month. I'm also going with a 9.5" 3000 stall converter, so the shift kit's a must!!!
The other nice thing about these kits is the ability to hold 1st and 2nd gear to any RPM you want. It also allows you to down shift at any RPM as well.
Last edited by str8upchevy; Jan 17, 2008 at 02:55 AM.
Burning Brakes
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For the most part shift kits do increase the life of the clutchs. They do increase line presures some but the reprogaming of the shifts is what really makes it shift better. They do that by seperating the shift points. Meaning a stock trans leaves the trans in say frist gear and then applies second then releases frist gear there for makeing a smooth shift. So if you release frist gear and then applie second it feels much harder and makes a lot less heat and less wear of the clutches, Hope I didn't make that to confusing. Remeber when working on an antomatic that you can't make things to clean, dirt is one of the biggest killers besides heat in an automatic trans. Good luck with this project.