Maxima Forums - *READ THIS* Don's VB mod & Trans-GO kit go Head to Head! (long...)

Today I had the pleasure of meeting Don in Texas, The New Climax and Russ2KSE. We were at Don's house working on a Max. These are all great guys!

Now for the good stuff. Fof some time there has been speculation and questions as to which automatic transmission valve body modification is the best. Don's VB mod, or the Trans-GO shift kit.
refer to this thread on the somewhat 'heated' debate:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthrea...ghlight=TransGo

No one knew until today. We all had our opinions.

I took Don for a ride in my Max that has the Trans-GO kit, then he took me for a ride in his car with his VB mod. Don's VB mod is DEFINITELY the better performer. No psychology here, this mod WITHOUT A DOUBT shifts harder and faster than the Trans-Go kit. Where/How? Don's 1-2 shift is faster and probably somewhat harder than Trans-GO, 2-3 shift is remarkably FASTER and HARDER as well as 3-4 over Trans-Go.The car nudged forward when shifting as opposed to a delay. Trans-go seemed to only shift harder than stock in 1-2, but faster in 2-3 and 3-4 over stock. I have timeslips to verify that it increases performance although it is not marketed as a performance kit. However I feel that there is much more time to be dropped by going with Don's mod. I am now going to save up for one for my car. Other surprise is that Don's car shifted quite comfortably at cruising speeds.

Moral of the story:
I wanted a faster car. I am a Do-it-Yourselfer to no end. I Didn't want to pay $400.00 vs. $50.00. I went with Trans-Go to see what it was about, installed it myself, and am very proud of that. It did drop my e.t. and saved me money. Now I will save up for Don's VB mod so it really will end up costing me more to get my trans where I want it in the long run. Well, I guess it was justified because now I (and you guys) KNOW the difference. Bottom line: Save up for Don's, costs more, performs way better and alot less labor for you! He said he will have a website up in the future and his VB mod will be available.