So i went to the track and on my last pass of the evening the tranny bounced off of the limiter, i let off and it shifted.

In the return lane i notice that it's slipping in the 1-2 shift pretty badly, and i have to give it virtually NO throttle and it will shift. Once it shifts into 2nd all problems cease and it drives no different than it ever did.

Over the past few days i've spent alot of time seraching and can't find a problem that is really like mine. I have a few questions.

Anyone have a diagnosis? If so, is there a quick temporary fix?

Through my reading of this and many other forums i realize that i'm in need of a rebuild, but being a college student it will be awhile before i can get the money up to have it rebuilt and with it being driven daily, i need it back on the road asap (in gimp mode of course haha)

second set of questions:

I've looked at MANY rebuild kits, through reading and searching i've think i've found the one that suits my needs best, which is basically stock with a 100 shot of n2o. Once of the kits i was looking at includes:

"Complete description of the parts in the rebuild kit"

"Front pump"
Seal retainer
Late design front seal
13-vane rotor with vanes, slide, rotor guide & pin assembly
TransGo steel rings & priming spring (over 5,500 rpm)
New replacement stator support 300mm
.500 boost valve

"Clutches, Steels And Pressure Plates"
4 Borg-Warner reverse/input clutches .078
4 Reverse/input "low drag" Turbulator steels .078
1 Reverse waved steel (eliminates the belleville spring that tears up the inside of the drum)
5 Borg-Warner forward clutches .070
5 Forward steels .090
2 Borg-Warner overrun clutches .078
2 Overrun steels .091
5 Borg-Warner low/reverse clutches .087
5 Low/reverse "low drag" Turbulator steels .068

Your choice of the Borg Warner Hi-Energy, 8 clutch setup for the 3-4 pack below,

8 Borg-Warner Hi-Energy 3-4 clutches .080
5 3-4 steels Kolene .060
3 3-4 Steels Kolene .076
1 3-4 top pressure plate .128
1 3-4 apply pressure plate .225
1 3-4 snap ring .062

or the "modified" Raybestos Z-Pak, 16 one sided clutch/steel setup for the 3-4 pack.

16 one sided clutch/steel arrangement
1 5-tang apply ring
1 3-4 bottom pressure plate .128
1 3-4 top pressure plate .145
1 3-4 snap ring .062

Your choice of the input sprag below

Borg Warner dual cage 29 element design
or the Raybestos SKF single cage 29 element design

"Other" (these are additional parts that come in this kit)
Sealed Power Beast sunshell
Borg-Warner low/reverse roller assembly (late design)
Vamac 3 lip rear seal (prelubed)
Transtech paper & rubber (gasket) kit
Transmission filter (OEM)
Bushings (latest updates, including Teflon front pump & extension)
Thrust washer kit
Sealing ring kit
HD Bearing kit (Timken)
Borg-Warner Hi-Energy 2-4 band
Trans-Go Performance Shift kit w/accumulation for nice part throttle shifts
New steel molded rubber pistons for forward & 3-4
New aluminum 2nd, 4th & forward accumulator pistons
New oem 4th accumulator pin
New 2nd & forward "hardened" (RC52) accumulator pins

 

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The kit you have listed is fine, I will say however if you plan to do this yourself and you have no experience.Not trying to sound like a naysayer but you will likely before its over have alot more money in it than you think I am going to send you a PM with another option

 

Not going to do it myself, was going to have a reputable local shop install it.