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03-23-2009, 12:37 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Shift Kit
Any one recommend a good place to have installed or convince me to do it myself?
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03-23-2009, 03:22 PM
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My 3 year old could install it.
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03-23-2009, 03:26 PM
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And go with a Trans-Go kit. No B&M.
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03-23-2009, 03:34 PM
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And go with a Trans-Go kit. No B&M.
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Agreed. I installed a Trans-Go kit in my old Iroc and it was one of the best things for the dollar I did to the car.
One thing I found after taking the pan off and getting into the valve body was that a few springs had already been snapped in half (accumulator pump spring I think was one of them). Cottman transmission hooked me up with new ones though so that was cool, but put a stop to my work, making it a 2 day job.
My  on setting the "firmness" of the shifts:
Stage 2 shifts hit decently hard for the street. If this is a street driven car, I'd say you'd be happy with that. I don't think I would have liked stage 3.
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03-23-2009, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Featherburner
My 3 year old could install it.
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Ok well what does it involve?
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03-23-2009, 07:45 PM
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03-23-2009, 07:51 PM
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What is a number I should be expecting for install?
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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03-23-2009, 07:54 PM
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Around $200 including fluid.
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03-23-2009, 08:18 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Ouuuchh. Hmm Ok.
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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03-23-2009, 09:05 PM
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I'm not sure if you have a PCM tune or not but if you do I'd check to see how much he bumped up the line pressure. Trans-Go shift kit+higher line pressure can=BOOM
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03-23-2009, 09:08 PM
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Yea I have to call him this weekend anyway, I will ask then.
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03-24-2009, 05:38 AM
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Ouuuchh. Hmm Ok.
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Yea.....
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03-24-2009, 10:17 AM
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I'll say this much: If you are good at following directions and know how to turn a wrench, it's not a bad job. The kit comes with a video that outlines exactly what you need to do from start to finish, it's pretty thorough. I watched it twice before working on the trans, and then used the written directions when I was outside. It's a messy job but if you are willing to take a few hours out of your saturday to read the directions a few times and tear into it, it's worth it.
That said, $200 doesn't sound that bad for a shop to install it either. If you are like me now and don't have any spare time on your hands, that's the route I would go the second time around.
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03-24-2009, 10:20 AM
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$200 sounds pretty good to me. its good to have expert eyes that might pick up on something a novice would not see.
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03-24-2009, 11:26 AM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Yea, 200 is a good price I have found after doing some research.
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03-24-2009, 05:36 PM
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We could practice on your LT1 so we can do it right on my car
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03-24-2009, 09:03 PM
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No. Vice Versa.
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