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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 08:18 PM
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the video and written have nothing to do with each other at all. i am told to follow the written. does this mean where it strays from the vid? or do i completely ignore the vid altogether?

one thing i want to ask specifically:
on page 4, step 3, it instructs to do something w/ plate hole sizes and has different instructions for "custom high stall converter or race only"
(a=.093 b=.082 vs a=.101 b=.093)

should i follow the regular size or the custom high stall or race only size? my car is a daily driver that has never been to the track, but it does have a 3400 2.0, which i consider kind of a low aftermarket stall. but they might consider 3400 "high stall" since it is "custom"

which one should i go with?
anyone have experience with this?
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 10:18 PM
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call transgo to make sure. You are increasing the line pressure to 1,2,3,4 gears with the drilling they are talking about.
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 09:43 PM
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i dont have time to **** around
going back and forth to the damn VCR inside the damn house all day.
can i just discard the video
and use ONLY the written?

will that work?

oh yeah, i called them,
and they said to go with the bigger diameter drilled holes. they think 3400 is "high stall". how crappy. wait till i get a 3800 2.55
oh yeah. hows that for daily driver
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 10:02 PM
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Yes go with the written,and larger drill bit sizes due to your converter stall. Been building trany's for 15 years.
Tony
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 10:56 PM
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so.. two or three washers?
again, its a 3400 2.0
in a sloppy trans
with old beat up clutches
and black trans fluid with a custom metallic additive.
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 11:57 PM
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in a sloppy trans
with old beat up clutches
and black trans fluid with a custom metallic additive.
I like two. You might want to start getting to know your local trans guy!
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 02:36 PM
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I used all three. 3500 stall with 2.73 gears...I wanted to firm that sucker up.
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 04:35 PM
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I know what you're saying...that video will screw you up more than help. And the instructions and sequence of operations are nothing like the video.

Eventually I pitched the vid and went the written. Just make sure to sketch the assemblies before you take 'em apart and triple check your work- you don't wanna go through it again.
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it is telling me to drill some holes
.101 and .120
what are these?
mm? cm?
how do i convert them to fractions of an inch?
where can i buy these?
the package only came with .093 and .082
and no one is picking up at transgo
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