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Holly shibatman! finnaly after driving around for awhile with the ms3 and no stall i have it in there.
and WOW theres a fat difference! lol. i do wish i had done it sooner. i threw a 3500 stall in there. it shreds the 315 bfgs like nothing. given they are getting bald. but there still fat drag radials. lol. next set will be mickeys. only have one problem rite now. under wide open throttle my car wont shift from 2nd to 3rd. i talked to RATCHETHEAD witch has been LOTS of help. and were pretty sure its a tunning problem. my car orginally came with 273s but has 342s. so im guessing that might be the problem. if not then the shift points need to be adjusted. my car was tuned to shift at 6600. thats where it stopped making power. im hoping all that needs to be done is just drop the shift point alil bit from 2nd to 3rd.
and for all those that have a cam with no stall. GET ONE! lol. i feel dumb waiting so long. its ALOT faster, and pulls way harder!
and WOW theres a fat difference! lol. i do wish i had done it sooner. i threw a 3500 stall in there. it shreds the 315 bfgs like nothing. given they are getting bald. but there still fat drag radials. lol. next set will be mickeys. only have one problem rite now. under wide open throttle my car wont shift from 2nd to 3rd. i talked to RATCHETHEAD witch has been LOTS of help. and were pretty sure its a tunning problem. my car orginally came with 273s but has 342s. so im guessing that might be the problem. if not then the shift points need to be adjusted. my car was tuned to shift at 6600. thats where it stopped making power. im hoping all that needs to be done is just drop the shift point alil bit from 2nd to 3rd.
and for all those that have a cam with no stall. GET ONE! lol. i feel dumb waiting so long. its ALOT faster, and pulls way harder!
How what cam are you using and how are you getting it to pass smog? I live in san jose and would like to get into heads and cam but i also need it to pass smog since its my daily driver.
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yea, its crazy the difference. and it even lopes better, and for some reason everybody tells me its louder. even at idle. i love it. on saturday im taking it to get the shift points and gear ratio fixed. hopefully it fixes my problem. then when i get a chance get some pulls on the dyno.
94T/A5.7LT1,
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you have a pm
only have one problem rite now. under wide open throttle my car wont shift from 2nd to 3rd. i talked to RATCHETHEAD witch has been LOTS of help. and were pretty sure its a tunning problem. my car orginally came with 273s but has 342s. so im guessing that might be the problem. if not then the shift points need to be adjusted. my car was tuned to shift at 6600. thats where it stopped making power. im hoping all that needs to be done is just drop the shift point alil bit from 2nd to 3rd.
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and welcome the bad news! lol hahaha. dam well if it happens. then owell it happens. **** breaks when you wanna go fast.. yea im start saving for the new tranny. i really like what ace brings to the table ima be picking up i beleive its the stage two tranny we talked about.
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finnaly after driving around for awhile with the ms3 and no stall i have it in there.
and WOW theres a fat difference! lol. i do wish i had done it sooner. i threw a 3500 stall in there. it shreds the 315 bfgs like nothing. given they are getting bald. but there still fat drag radials. lol. next set will be mickeys. only have one problem rite now. under wide open throttle my car wont shift from 2nd to 3rd. i talked to RATCHETHEAD witch has been LOTS of help. and were pretty sure its a tunning problem. my car orginally came with 273s but has 342s. so im guessing that might be the problem. if not then the shift points need to be adjusted. my car was tuned to shift at 6600. thats where it stopped making power. im hoping all that needs to be done is just drop the shift point alil bit from 2nd to 3rd.
and for all those that have a cam with no stall. GET ONE! lol. i feel dumb waiting so long. its ALOT faster, and pulls way harder!
and WOW theres a fat difference! lol. i do wish i had done it sooner. i threw a 3500 stall in there. it shreds the 315 bfgs like nothing. given they are getting bald. but there still fat drag radials. lol. next set will be mickeys. only have one problem rite now. under wide open throttle my car wont shift from 2nd to 3rd. i talked to RATCHETHEAD witch has been LOTS of help. and were pretty sure its a tunning problem. my car orginally came with 273s but has 342s. so im guessing that might be the problem. if not then the shift points need to be adjusted. my car was tuned to shift at 6600. thats where it stopped making power. im hoping all that needs to be done is just drop the shift point alil bit from 2nd to 3rd.
and for all those that have a cam with no stall. GET ONE! lol. i feel dumb waiting so long. its ALOT faster, and pulls way harder!
We just fixed the same problem on a similar car
check out this thread. https://ls1tech.com/forums/automatic-transmission/860843-odd-2-3-shift-problem-4l60e.html
The fix was actually to bump the line pressure up quite a bit...worst case scenario is that it doesn't work and then you just tune it back down.
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well yes and no...your clutch packs will alst longer presumably from less slippage, but it does put a lot more pressure on the tranny fluid pump... your tranny probably will not last long anyways with the kind of power you're putting down now...
I'm in a rush, but i'll keep an eye on this thread if you have any questions.
I'm in a rush, but i'll keep an eye on this thread if you have any questions.
MS3 with stock stall 
I bet it feels like a beast now and before it wanted to pull you through intersections. You tranny is on the edge now though, lol As for the shift points a common issue that needs to be adressed via tuning as mentioned, no biggy
I bet it feels like a beast now and before it wanted to pull you through intersections. You tranny is on the edge now though, lol As for the shift points a common issue that needs to be adressed via tuning as mentioned, no biggy 
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May as well try it, you're probably gonna need a new trans soon anyway
Most of my research shows raising the shift points being the biggest reason why stock trannies crap out after a cam install. It's not so much the power. It's that lubrication becomes compromised at high shift points, and the lack of lubrication causes slipping and heat issues resulting in a dead tranny. I'd give the trans 2 weeks before it blows, but that's just a guess.
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well, there actually are plenty of people i have known through the years that have done this on a stock transmission, even adding a 150 shot as well. These people did have very low-mileage transmissions, though. I definately recommend getting AT LEAST a very beefed up 4L60e, but I'd recommend getting a TH-400 or maybe a beefed up 4L80e (a TH-400 w/ overdrive).
You're tranny definately will not last though.
BTW, how the hell did you drive the thing with the stock converter and the MS3? Did you have to get a line lock for stopping at red lights?
You're tranny definately will not last though.
BTW, how the hell did you drive the thing with the stock converter and the MS3? Did you have to get a line lock for stopping at red lights?
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lol..no line lock. i just put it in neutral. if i left it in D it would just get anoying and idle @ like 500 or 600.
hey i didnt know they had th400 with over drive..more info please!
hey i didnt know they had th400 with over drive..more info please!
lol, i remember those days.... the bucking and surging while coming to a stop, and an idle so violent that the brakes mashed can barely keep it stopped at a light.. been there, done that!!
or were you tuned for the cam? 