Shift kits,are they worth it
10-13-2003, 09:17 PM
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Shift kits,are they worth it
Are shift kits worth it? It looks to me that they are hard on the transmision.I got a jet power-shift plus and now I have second thoughts about putting the shift kit in!Thanks for any help on this subject.
10-14-2003, 05:01 AM
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Re: Shift kits,are they worth it
it is well worth the time and effort. shifts much more faster and it is a little bit hard on the tranny but not extremely bad.
10-14-2003, 08:11 PM
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Re: Shift kits,are they worth it
had mine in since february, about 10k i guess. I had the shop put in 2 washers and it shifts FIRM. lol But I havent had any problems with the durability of the tranny. Every now or then, it seem like it will stick in a gear at low rpms for a sec, but then it shifts. Only has happened a few times since, it may have been there before the shift kit too. But yes definitely worth it, I think 
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Re: Shift kits,are they worth it
the kits come with washers, they look like little cylinders, anyways by putting diffrent ones in you can change the firmness of the shifts. i have the performance ones in mine, or the ones that make it shift really hard. correct me if im wrong people but this is the way i understood the directions when i installed mine.
10-15-2003, 01:02 AM
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Re: Shift kits,are they worth it
Yeah, I have the TransGo shift kit (NO washers) and both billet servos...I can bark my 285 AT's out back on a 1-2 upshift also. I have like two boltons on my truck with no computer tuning.
It is a nice quick, tight shift at lower RPMs but grabs well at higher.
It is a nice quick, tight shift at lower RPMs but grabs well at higher.
10-15-2003, 10:43 AM
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Re: Shift kits,are they worth it
The one i got just has differant springs and the jet control box.Instuctions say i can install it with the trans still in,but i also have to take and drill a hole out change a sping in the pressure reg valve train in the pump.Is the pump behind the touque convertor?Can i get to that from the pan like the instructions say,or will i have to pull it?The shift kit came from Superior transmission parts inc.It looks like its simple to put in.