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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt D
If you are bracket racing every weekend, I would change it every month to two months.
I'm with this guy!
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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Follow this thread and the threads it links to:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/automatic-transmission/548318-your-opinion-changing-my-tranny-fluid.html

(if you race you want to change all your fluid, see near the bottom of post #10 of that thread).
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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I will change it prior to race season.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by King Nothing
i haven't changed mine since 65K . . . i'm now at 118K and the tranny still shifts perfectly. i check the fluid regularly and it looks perfect, no burnt smell or metal shavings

your wont see any metal shavings unless you drop your pan and look at the magnet.
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 10:17 AM
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If you have alot of money in the converter and trans, and the car is raced alot, the reason you should be into it once a month is to make sure the trans is not leaving metal, brass, or aluminum deposits in the pan. I'm into mine once a month. If you catch it early, you can save big bucks. With all of the hard launches and firm shifting metal is being pounded like a hammer on a nail. Something can give at any moment. I agree with Matt. $20.00 and a little time is all you need to save thousands.
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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good point 382ssz28..I'm doing mine next week.
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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Once a year for street/track car that sees about 5K miles/year.

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