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Old 03-31-2011, 03:48 AM
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I GOT THE "TransGo Performance Shift Kit for 4L60e" IT WAS 80BUX NOW I ALSO GOT THE VETTE SERVO I PUT THAT ONE IN MYSELF IT WAS SOME WAT EASY NOW AS FOR THE SHIFT KIT I DNT WANT TO MESS WITH THAT A SHOP SAID THEY WILL PUT IT ON FOR 200BUX NOW WHAT AM I GONNA C WITH THE SHIFT KIT? BETTER ETS,TRANNY GONNA LAST LONGER TRANNY GONNA BE STRONGER?? HE SAID IT WILL SHIFT HARDER OK Y DO I NEED IT TO SHIFT HARDER?

O YA AND I DIDNT NOT FEEL **** FROM THE SERVO TILL I GOT A TUNE LOL NOW EVERY TIME IT 2GEAR HITS IT KICKS BACK HELLA SICK LOVE IT LOL
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Yes, the shift kit is good for your trans.

The shift kit will help by raising fluid pressure, and shifting quicker.

The factory shifts are soft and slow, good for normal people, but to shift like this the clutches " slip " a bit .Not good.

The shift kit helps eliminate the slipping , that in turn provides a more firm shift, better for your clutches to live longer.

Do the shift kit. 200$ install is high !
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High as in to much money?
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Wayyyyyy tooooo much!
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Is this the Transgo HD2 shift kit? Or their basic one? They are not hard to install but take some time so $200 sounds reasonable if they charge 50-100 per hour. Takes me a couple of hours to do especially if you need to remove the exhaust.
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Its the hd2 shift kit..well im looking at some vids on youtube it looks easy i think im gonna try it...how much oil is gonna come out wen i take it out??
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Maybe $200 because they are going to put new fluid???
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Itll take about 6 quarts.
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Think about it guys, if he brings it to a shop, they are going to recommend a new filter kit, plus fluid. Most shops will charge an hour just to do a filter kit. Add to that pulling the valve body, modifying it, and reinstalling it.

If that is all being done for $200, that's a pretty fair price in my opinion.
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Originally Posted by AKlowriderZ71
Think about it guys, if he brings it to a shop, they are going to recommend a new filter kit, plus fluid. Most shops will charge an hour just to do a filter kit. Add to that pulling the valve body, modifying it, and reinstalling it.

If that is all being done for $200, that's a pretty fair price in my opinion.
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