senicalj4579

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Whos actualy useing a shift kit with their aftermarket stalls? Is it worth it? Iv decided on the stall I want and trying to figure out if I need one.

Golf&GM

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In for an answer on this too, get my stall on Tuesday.

senicalj4579

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Curious what stall your going with?

Golf&GM

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I got an SS4000. I've been following the other threads you've posted about choosing a stall, really helped me make my decision... that and Speed Inc ran a GP on them with a pretty nice discount

senicalj4579

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I just saw that thread. I missed out. Im gonna have to get mine from cal speed. Its only like 40 bucks more.
Yea at first I wanted to go all out on the stall and go PT but I have no idea how loose its gonna be. Decided to go ss3600. I think it will be better for my street car with the 3.23s. Guess ill find out what I should have gotten after I try this one out. Hey live and learn right?

Golf&GM

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I hear that, I almost wish I would've gone with the SS3600 because I've been toying around with the idea putting nitrous on it. But I think I'll be happy with the SS4k for now, nitrous would be a ways down the road.

I'm wondering how much a shift kit would help the durability of the trans and if it's even worth it. I've seen some in the FS section go for $50-100, if it helps the trans put up with the strain of the stall I'd definitely put one in at the same time.

senicalj4579

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Well from research I know the kit isnt mandatory and from what iv "heard" with a good tune its not needed but I wanna know for sure. Looks like the transgo kit is the way to go for one though. hmmm

thunderstruck507

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The trans go kits are wonderful.

My dad is a mechanic and every chevy trans he builds gets a transgo kit because even the base kits help the functionality of the trans to make them last longer.

Don't shoot for tire chirping shifts with it, but it will help firm things up and make the trans work better.

senicalj4579

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How hard are these shift kits to get right? I remember older threads where guys had problems with them maybe cause it was b&m idk. Thunder, Are you running one?

lt1-xjs

The modified Transgo kit from Probuilt Automatics. Still the original trans with 6 years on the kit and converter.

MadIceV8

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I prefer to have the transgo shift kit installed. Originally I didn't have one installed in my Camaro till a year ago. Used to drive a WS6 with one installed and liked it. So when I had my tranny built in the Camaro I was glad to have it thrown in.

01ssreda4

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Dont do the 3600, do the 4k. Trust me on this, go a little bigger then you think and you'll grow used to it so quick and wonder how you ever lived without it. I thinking of stock/small converters.

My preaching is over so let me respond to your original question. I have run my car with a converter for a couple of years with no shift kit. It was crap until I got the tune. My shift firmness returned and was better then stock. The trans feels like it knows what it wants to do and does it. Now, Im getting a trans built. I let the builder do what he wanted as thats what I'm paying him for (his experience). He said he would do an HD2 kit bc he likes them. He said "they really clean things up a lot inside" Now Im no trans builder (meaning I dont really know what the hell he meant) but his transmissions (4l60Es) last so Im gonna run with whatever he says. At first, Im going to run with the HD2 and the modified tune. If the shifts aren't right, I may back the pressures back down to stock and let the kit do all the work. We will see how it drives when I get it all together. It will be nice to experience both sides of the coin.

senicalj4579

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Dave told me the best all around converter for me would be ss3600 so I already ordered one. Its my first stall so I guess ill live and learn lol
Make sure and let us all know how the kit is. Im just run without a kit for now and maybe get one for future if needed. But iv heard its not needed with a good tune

b4c346

i have the trans go hd2 shift kit.transmission felt totally different after i got it installed. i would get it.

Golf&GM

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senicalj, are you installing your converter or having a shop do it?

I'm kind of on the fence about installing it myself, mainly because I'd be by myself with no help. If I get a shop to install it I'm going to have them go ahead and install a shift kit and kill two birds with one stone. I don't have enough trust in myself to install a shift kit, so instead of me taking the trans out for a convertor, putting it back together, and then taking it to a shop so they can rip it apart I'll probably just save time and have them do the whole thing.

TXZ28LS1

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I have a built 60E with a 3200 stall and a transgo and its awesome..shifts quick.. only thing i hate is my neck snappin..LOL..

Detoxx03

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I have been contemplating getting one for my Yank SS3600. Shifts and everything are fine but don't want to get it until it needs to be rebuilt or if I go another route.

senicalj4579

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I wanna do it myself but I dont have a lift or decent jacks to do it. Maybe if I new more about what I would be getting into but I never did trans work like this before. But then again, everytime I get off the phone with a trans shop around here my trust goes down the shiter over trusting someone with my car. So idk maybe ill come up with a way to do it myself. The shop I talked to told me they wont touch a shift kit and they told me not to trust anyone else with one around here either lol.
Right now im gonna just run without the shift kit and later on if I want one ill figure it out later.

01ssreda4

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Seriously, whats a shop gonna charge you to do the install? $3-500? You can buy a nice floor jack for about $100 and a pair or 2 pairs of 6 ton jack-stands for about $50 a pair. Thats only $200 total. Do it yourself.

RevGTO

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^^This. Just do it - HD2 kit. The best time to install it is when the tranny is out for the converter install. The kit will cost about $100 and pay someone who really knows what he's doing to install it (I paid $150). It does a lot of things mechanically that are essential when running a smaller converter. It will contribute to both the performance and longevity of your trans.

And I think you'll be happy with the 3600