shift kit

[silver_pilate]

Well, from things I've heard, I know that there are a good number of people who are not satisfied with the B&M kits. Personally, I don't trust their transmission products. However, there are others who are completely satisfied with what they got and have not complaints (because it was a quality product or because they've never tried anything else, who can say?). But I cannot truly judge B&M as I have never run their products and thus have nothing to compare to.

I have run the Transgo kit in the past, and it is a very good kit for basic street use. Very complete and it comes with a handy install video. Nice, firm shifts with the stock converter and very polite on the street. I had no problems with it, however, something went foul, and I began having problems with the tranny tending to shift into OD reguardless of being held in the D position. Needless to say, this killed quarter mile times. I don't know if it was something with the kit itself or the fact that my valve body was about to take a crap (most likely the later).

Baumann also makes a good kit from all I hear and many people run it without complaint.

Another recommendation....a full valve body. Reguardless of which way you go, a good shift kit is going to cost in the neighborhood of $100. You can spend about $400 and get a complete valve body. I'm running the Lentech unit right now, and aside from the torque converter, it is one of my favorite mods. Perfectly controlled shifting and a full electronic OD delete. Also, it's easier to install than your basic shift kit, and the price is more than made up for in the performance, reliability, and consistancy gains. Others on this board and elsewhere are running valve bodies from Performance Automatic, GER, and the like.

If you've got the money to spring, I'd recommend a full valve body. However, go with what you can afford, and the Baumann or Transgo kit will likely do all you need it to for basic street/strip use.

--nathan