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Old 05-19-2007, 11:33 AM
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Default 4L60E - Manual Valve Body, what does it do?
What do they do and would I benefit from having one?
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Old 05-20-2007, 12:52 PM
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you will have to upshift and downshift manually. one benefit is no more hassle with hooking up a laptop to change shift points ever again
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how would i go about getting that. who offers it?
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trans go offers a forward manual valve body i believe.
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Ya you would prob end up doing better at the track bc you will control the shifts now...
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it's more fun... that's for damn sure.
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kinda like a manumatic eh?
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whats the diff between forward and reverse mvb?
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the difference is just that. Forward MVB is starting on the bottom for 1st and going forward to the next gear. Reverse is going down to the next gear.
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how much does somethign like that run and is it a whole new traqns you need or parts you uild to your trans???
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