TransGo Shift Kit
03-01-2009, 04:34 PM
#81
he doesnt make vb mods anymore and max tuning doesnt do them anymore either.
03-01-2009, 05:21 PM
#82
Thanks for the link to summit racing, i think im going to get this done this summer. i just unplugged my drop resistor yesterday and it feels like a completely different car... from what i remember trying to drop my valve body a few years ago, there was a bolt that i couldn't get undone and it kept spinning. Does anyone know what i'm talking about?
No, the bolt isn't stripped.
No, I mean timing chain.
03-01-2009, 07:53 PM
#83
03-02-2009, 01:23 PM
#84
None that I could find, it just kept turning. At the time I found a few threads that talked about it, but I couldn't find a real solution from any of those threads. I ended up just giving up...the screen didn't look that dirty anyways.
03-02-2009, 02:54 PM
#86
slipping 1-2 during third try?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvt_U1-QRLk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvt_U1-QRLk
03-03-2009, 09:58 PM
#88
donkeyman, you do not need to remove the tranny just the oil pan.
The kit does not come with video instructions.
The 1-2 shift on the hd kit is felt, then the rest are just super fast at partial throttle. With full throttle, shifts chirp the wheels in every gear, even with my lsd tranny.
The drop mod is nothing like the hd kit from transgo, with the hd kit, shifts are consistent and controlled not like the drop mod which requires the tranny to warm up first and then has clunky shifts as it just raises the fluid pressure. With the hd kits you improve flow as well as pressure by opening up passages and changing a valve. More flow also means a cooler tranny under stress.
I have built 2 maxima valve bodys and helped with another on an altima (they are the same by the way.) It is not easy but its worth it as they completely change the feel of the car.
The kit can help when say your car hits the rev limiter at times from slow shifting, but if your car has real tranny problems this is not a fix. It will not hurt and may be the solution if you have certain slipping problems if you have not let go for too long. In any case if you do get a rebuild you can still use the valve body and the tranny will last much longer.
I guess I can put up a complete review with video when I get time, but in the meantime everyone feel free to ask some questions and I'll answer the best I can.
The kit does not come with video instructions.
The 1-2 shift on the hd kit is felt, then the rest are just super fast at partial throttle. With full throttle, shifts chirp the wheels in every gear, even with my lsd tranny.
The drop mod is nothing like the hd kit from transgo, with the hd kit, shifts are consistent and controlled not like the drop mod which requires the tranny to warm up first and then has clunky shifts as it just raises the fluid pressure. With the hd kits you improve flow as well as pressure by opening up passages and changing a valve. More flow also means a cooler tranny under stress.
I have built 2 maxima valve bodys and helped with another on an altima (they are the same by the way.) It is not easy but its worth it as they completely change the feel of the car.
The kit can help when say your car hits the rev limiter at times from slow shifting, but if your car has real tranny problems this is not a fix. It will not hurt and may be the solution if you have certain slipping problems if you have not let go for too long. In any case if you do get a rebuild you can still use the valve body and the tranny will last much longer.
I guess I can put up a complete review with video when I get time, but in the meantime everyone feel free to ask some questions and I'll answer the best I can.
Last edited by Haterz; 03-03-2009 at 10:01 PM.
03-04-2009, 07:40 PM
#91
03-04-2009, 07:54 PM
#93
03-04-2009, 08:05 PM
#94
03-04-2009, 08:18 PM
#96
yes, when you separate it from the tranny, it will pour from inside the strainer/filter. its about 8oz or so. and even after you remove the vb completely atf will seep steadily from every orifice.
Last edited by Haterz; 03-04-2009 at 08:21 PM.
03-04-2009, 09:23 PM
#97
Even after removing the bottom half of the valve body (top half stayed in place in the TH350 transmissions), ATF drained out for a really long time. Plus, I didn't have a lift, just jack stands so my nose was maybe 3-4" away from the bottom of the transmission. Really fun.
03-04-2009, 11:56 PM
#100
Thanks for the link to summit racing, i think im going to get this done this summer. i just unplugged my drop resistor yesterday and it feels like a completely different car... from what i remember trying to drop my valve body a few years ago, there was a bolt that i couldn't get undone and it kept spinning. Does anyone know what i'm talking about?
Also dont drive around all the time w/ the drop resistor unplugged, it'll wear your trans out quick, its only good to have it like that at WOT.
03-05-2009, 06:44 AM
#101
Not so sure about that. With the slippage between gears eliminated due to shifting at higher line pressure, there should be less heat build-up and wear. Your axles probably won't like it too much though.
03-20-2009, 02:05 PM
#103
OK guys, my kit arrived this week. I scanned the manual and am hosting it here:
http://uploading.com/files/NHGZ3H97/Transgo.pdf.html
http://uploading.com/files/NHGZ3H97/Transgo.pdf.html
03-20-2009, 02:12 PM
#104
OK guys, my kit arrived this week. I scanned the manual and am hosting it here:
http://uploading.com/files/NHGZ3H97/Transgo.pdf.html
http://uploading.com/files/NHGZ3H97/Transgo.pdf.html
03-20-2009, 02:14 PM
#105
OK guys, my kit arrived this week. I scanned the manual and am hosting it here:
http://uploading.com/files/NHGZ3H97/Transgo.pdf.html
http://uploading.com/files/NHGZ3H97/Transgo.pdf.html
03-23-2009, 02:34 PM
#107
03-23-2009, 07:23 PM
#109
Which shop in Newmarket Timbit? Post your findings on torontomaxima.com if you could. I'm currently experiencing tranny troubles and trying to find a possible solution, maybe this is it.
03-23-2009, 08:34 PM
#110
OK guys, my kit arrived this week. I scanned the manual and am hosting it here:
http://uploading.com/files/NHGZ3H97/Transgo.pdf.html
http://uploading.com/files/NHGZ3H97/Transgo.pdf.html
03-24-2009, 06:29 AM
#112
OK guys, my kit arrived this week. I scanned the manual and am hosting it here:
http://uploading.com/files/NHGZ3H97/Transgo.pdf.html
http://uploading.com/files/NHGZ3H97/Transgo.pdf.html
03-24-2009, 06:30 AM
#113
03-24-2009, 07:43 AM
#116
It worked (sideways!), just saying .jpg files up and download faster. 
After looking over the directions (and seeing you have to chafmer some passages), I think if I get the shift kit I'll let someone else do the install. The B&M kit for my Chevelle just involved drilling a couple holes in the seperator plate, changing a spring or two and eliminating 3 of the 4 check *****. The one for our cars is significantly more complicated, but then again, our transmissions are too.
After looking over the directions (and seeing you have to chafmer some passages), I think if I get the shift kit I'll let someone else do the install. The B&M kit for my Chevelle just involved drilling a couple holes in the seperator plate, changing a spring or two and eliminating 3 of the 4 check *****. The one for our cars is significantly more complicated, but then again, our transmissions are too.
03-24-2009, 08:54 AM
#117
03-24-2009, 09:05 AM
#118
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Update. I had the work done this morning. TDS Transmission. It worked!! The 1-2 shift is crisp, the 2-3 flare is gone and its just super smooth. I watched the whole thing, no way I would ever attempt this. There are quite a few parts. The total cost was $300. Well worth it. Service was great.
03-24-2009, 09:08 AM
#119
i think those were upgraded seals....but i didnt put them in my car. im not paying to have them open the tranny...lol. but what i shoulda did was replace the shift solenoids
03-24-2009, 11:07 AM
#120
Update. I had the work done this morning. TDS Transmission. It worked!! The 1-2 shift is crisp, the 2-3 flare is gone and its just super smooth. I watched the whole thing, no way I would ever attempt this. There are quite a few parts. The total cost was $300. Well worth it. Service was great.