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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 09:41 PM
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Thanks for all the information. I think i'm afraid to try the synthetic now. I will probobly fill my converter with Dextron VI when i install it and dump and fill the tranny with the same.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 07:12 PM
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TCI has a racing fluid that is supposed to have foam inhibiters and a bunch of other fancy stuff in it. I've had good luck with it.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 10:07 PM
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Redline Oil has an entire lineup of synthetic ATF here:

http://www.redlineoil.com/products_g...59&subcatID=19

I used Redline Hi-Temp Synthetic ATF in my built 4L60, and now since my built 4L80E calls for a Type F fluid, I'm using the Redline Racing ATF. Working great and my tranny temps dropped 20 degrees.

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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 10:46 PM
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well, ill let you all know tomorrow IF my trans start slipping cause im going to flush it and put nothing but mobil 1 in. im also gonna take care of my power steering fluid while i have 900 bottles of the syn ATF
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 01:31 PM
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Has anyone tried B&M Trick Shift??????
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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no, but ive had no slippage yet with a full flush and fill of mobil 1 ATF. its only been 3 days and a few hundred miles, but i dont think im gonna get any
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 03:13 AM
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I've heard that B&M Trick Shift is simply Type F fluid. Their description of the effects seems to match as well.

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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 07:22 AM
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Transking told me to use Mobile 1 Synthetic in my Transking th400, they love this stuff.
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 07:48 AM
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yea, i dont think synthetic is bad, its sllick stuff like RP and trick shift. i dont think im gonna have any problems with my mobil 1 syn ATF
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 08:22 AM
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Hell Yeh! After I flushed it, I use RP.

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Old Jul 17, 2006 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Woody73z
Has anyone tried B&M Trick Shift??????
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~Stay as far away from that **** as possible. When I was younger I tried it in my 454 SS Monte Carlo w/a turbo hydro 400 . I had just bought the car new in 1970 , probably had less than 20,000 miles on it. It ruined the tranny in a matter of weeks . Fortunately I had a friend who worked at the local Chevy dealership and they replaced it under warranty. Once is enough for me. Screw me once shame on B & M cause they ain't gonna get another chance ! In this world you pays your money and takes your chances .Like ole W.C. Fields said, " there's a sucker born every minute ".
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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by ls1wfo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~Stay as far away from that **** as possible. When I was younger I tried it in my 454 SS Monte Carlo w/a turbo hydro 400 . I had just bought the car new in 1970 , probably had less than 20,000 miles on it. It ruined the tranny in a matter of weeks . Fortunately I had a friend who worked at the local Chevy dealership and they replaced it under warranty. Once is enough for me. Screw me once shame on B & M cause they ain't gonna get another chance ! In this world you pays your money and takes your chances .Like ole W.C. Fields said, " there's a sucker born every minute ".
That was also 36 years ago.
I run B+M Trick Shift in my TH400 race trans, Never had a problem and the trans was rebuilt last winter and there was nothing wrong with it.
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