Manual Valve Body
Manual Valve Body Ok, so i'm trying to understand this whole manual valve body thing. I have a stock 4L60E with a 3800Vig. I know there are some manual valve body kits for the 4L60E. Now I know the manual valve body allows you to upshift manually, and the transmission will not shift unless you shift it yourself. My first question is:
1) if you dont shift it, i'm assuming it will just bounce there off the rev limiter?
There is something else that i am wondering about. I know you have to manualy upshift...
2) what about downshifting? Lets say i am cruising towards a light in 3rd gear and need to come to a stop....how would this be handled? Or lets say i am coming up towards a turn and need to downshift?
Just hoping someone can shed some light on this. Obviously I am slightly confused haha
1) if you dont shift it, i'm assuming it will just bounce there off the rev limiter?
There is something else that i am wondering about. I know you have to manualy upshift...
2) what about downshifting? Lets say i am cruising towards a light in 3rd gear and need to come to a stop....how would this be handled? Or lets say i am coming up towards a turn and need to downshift?
Just hoping someone can shed some light on this. Obviously I am slightly confused haha
Think of it as a manual trans without a clutch.
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Ok see thats what i was confused about. Because i asked the guys at FLT about this and idk, i guess i kinda confused myself lol. Because i have a 4L60E obviously, and really dont want to swap to a manual. I wanted something that i could have fun with on the street, strip, and specifically a road course. I wanted to be able to upshift and downshift manually, and have it be quick and crisp. So a manual valve body would give me just that?
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Yea see I am confused about this as well. I want the same setup for my car. My car wont see any drag time at all, strictly road racing, however I would like to stick with my 4L60E and not swap to an M6. Just looking to see how well a MVB would work for road racing applications, how instant the shifts would be, etc...
