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i just talked to the very best transmmision mechanic in town, and asked him to install my HD-2 shift kit to my 4L60E trans and a corvette servo.. first of all, he told me, that kit wasnt good... he told me is a correction kit, not a performance kit.. and also told me, it is VERY difficult to install it.. he has to drill, and do a bunch of stuff to the tranny... is it true?? i just bought the HD-2 and vette's servo... what do you think?? are they really worth it?
Thanks!
I'm glad to see you're no longer in his shop. Move on to another transmission technician. The kit is very good.
and i am even moore glad to hear that from you!! lol! he told me, installing that kit, is even more difficult that built a discovery, and send it to the moon.. and i told him.. if you knew how to built a discovery.. i bet you wouldnt be fixing trannys! lol!! he didnt like that very much, but i didnt like what he told me either... thanks bud!
everybody and their momma uses trans go talk to vince at FLT
man thats some BS! I got the same parts just installed last week! Transgo HD2 and Vette Servo! He charged me $120 for the install on the Shift Kit and the Servo was like $50! It will help out with the rpm band width and shift points just tune them in!
where do you live, so i know not to go to that jack-ass
I just had the shift pressure in my lines turned up. no need for a shift kit.:thumb:
Sonora Mexico man... like 2 hrs from Tucson Az.. i know.. that jackass told me that B&M kit, was the best thing... & transgo, was not worth it...
If the transmission guy does not know how, or thinks that installing a shift kit is hard... maybe he isnt a tranny guy, maybe he is a shade tree mechanic. Stay away from the guys who say stuff like that. Come here and ask arround. We wont lie to you.
Tell him I said to go back to building space shuttles. The transgo hd2 kit is the most popular kit on the market. IMO it is the only one to use and the b&m is a pile of crap. Vince
LOL!!! im glad to hear that from you guys!! i'll go searching around for a good tranny guy!! he told me B&M was the way to go.. good to hear that i made the right decision buying transgo and vette servo... some other guy just told me, they wouldnt improve performance... and that i would hurt my tranny.. but i dont think so..
Just make sure that that you put in a pcm that has been tuned for the shift kit and servo. IE> if you have a tune and the shifts have been firmed up, and then you install a shift kit and servos, you will damage the tranny from to harsh of a shift.
I had the HD-2 and loved it just dont have it set up to harsh on the 1-2 shift it will kill the trans. Vince knows his :cowl: on these transQuote:
Originally Posted by vff_jeff
im with him on that ive done some dealing with flt trans and they know theyre **** .make sure the 1-2 isnt too hard or u will be replacing the tranny ,im on num 6.this time less washers and smaller hole in the sep plate.
installed the hd2 kit on my tranny when it was slipping 80k on it...
after the kit i got it up to 134k till I broke the output shaft...
he's only telling you that so he can get you back in there later on...
The B&m is crap, IMHO. The Trans-go HD2 is more of a complicated kit to install than the Superior. I installed 2 Superior shift kits this past weekend and they were ok to install--I still had to drill out the pressure plate... Bit it is mainly accumulator pistons and springs...