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Old 07-08-2004, 11:27 AM
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Corvette Servo VS. Billet servo. What do you guys think. with the corvette servo do you guys get a chirp between gears? This is going on after allen takes out 80% TM. And in the Overdrive servo worth it to buy, if i dont haul very often (maybe 1 or 2 times a year).

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do corvette for the 1-2 servo and the billet for OD servos, also replace the accumulator piston becasue they are weak plastic.
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I am going to the accumulator piston, but i was wondering about the billet servos? How hard of a shift are they?
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can be very harsh and jolting that's why people are oing the corvette on the 1-2 but not on the 3-4. their is alot of people who have tried different things so we shall see.
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Can the accumulator piston be replaced with the tranny in the truck like the servos?
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personally i recomend both billet servo's, but some say it's overkill. as for the accumulator piston. it can be done in the truck. takes about a minute or two to do once the pan is down.
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I went with both billets and I think its a little too harsh. Sometimes it can get a little annoying but you learn to live with it. I also had Allen lower the psi below 50% but it didn't seem to make that big of a difference. I wouldn't mind trying the vette servo in the 1-2 spot but I will probably just leave it alone. I try and go for the best as I don't want to have to buy better after I have invested in something.
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Originally Posted by 03HoustonSierra
Corvette Servo VS. Billet servo. What do you guys think. with the corvette servo do you guys get a chirp between gears? This is going on after allen takes out 80% TM. And in the Overdrive servo worth it to buy, if i dont haul very often (maybe 1 or 2 times a year).

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I'm in the same boat on the servo delema. Billet or vette servo? I also have a question regarding tq converters. Can a Yank or any other tq con berebuilt after the tranny takes a crap on you, just hate to spend that much on the convertor knowing that its just a matter of time before it is trash. I would really like to take a ride in one of you guys trucks that have a converter installed already to help with my decision. BTW I live in Houston, work in Deer Park.

Thanks Jason.
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If you want really nice firm 1-2 shift and be able to bark that shift at WOT then get a Transgo kit and the vette servo it will also make the other shift nice and firm as well that way if you get all the TM removed it will be a little better for your tranny than just having the servos!!!!!
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So is the Billet OD Servo really worth it to me then? Like i said earlier i rarely haul anything heavy.


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