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ok i blew my 2nd and 3rd gears, and had my tranny rebuilt by delillo. i want somethin stronger and i know 99.9% of you have shift kits and vette servos.. how much does that cost after install and is it much difference??

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Hell yes it's night and day difference. The zippy kit is top drawer. Another alternative is the Corvette Servo combined with the Transgo HD2C kit and Transgo separator plate (all on eBay, about $130). The straight Superior kit is also very good but I don't know parts info or pricing for it...

 

Also some of the major tranny specialists will have kits available, give a call to CK Performance, or PATC (transmissioncenter.net, they sell a "4L60E wake-up kit"), and you might also see what FLT sells too.

 

Mr. P.

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ok i blew my 2nd and 3rd gears, and had my tranny rebuilt by delillo. i want somethin stronger and i know 99.9% of you have shift kits and vette servos.. how much does that cost after install and is it much difference??

 

I'd suggest a zippy shift kit and upgraded TC. I've got the TBTC in mine and it's a great mod for the money. You can really feel the difference.

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thanks for your input, now i just neeed to find a reasonable tranny shop around my house. im no where near zippy im in orange county

 

Good luck. I got estimates from $300 to $700 to install my zippy shift kit/TBTC. I ended up paying $500 for a pretty good shop about 30 miles away.

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I have the Zippy shift kit and billet servo I would go billet you can be more aggressive with it. I also had a Yank TC put in as SSThunder said you can really feel a difference along with a tune. It caost me $400 to have shift kit, servo, and TC installed but its well worth the $

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I have the Zippy shift kit and billet servo I would go billet you can be more aggressive with it. I also had a Yank TC put in as SSThunder said you can really feel a difference along with a tune. It caost me $400 to have shift kit, servo, and TC installed but its well worth the $

yea its definatly worth it if this damn tranny doesnt blow again.

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if you get a transgo and servos you don't have to drop the tranny and you can go in through the valve body. so there is a do it yourself option out there too. for a lot less money, shop labor is expensive but worth it if you don't have the tech. skills or knowledge to do it.

 

you will also need a pcm tune for the shift kit! go to zippy or revolution raceworks

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you will also need a pcm tune for the shift kit! go to zippy or revolution raceworks

 

Here's where I always get confused - knowing little. I already have a pcm tune (pcmforless). Shifts are pretty tight, esp. 1-2. If I went one of these routes - servos or kit - would I have to send for a new tune? Is there a handheld I could use and just do it myself? Could my mechanic just figure it out...?

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Here's where I always get confused - knowing little. I already have a pcm tune (pcmforless). Shifts are pretty tight, esp. 1-2. If I went one of these routes - servos or kit - would I have to send for a new tune? Is there a handheld I could use and just do it myself? Could my mechanic just figure it out...?

 

Your shifts are tight from the tune firmong up your shifts. If you get a shiftkit they will have to retune your pcm to remove the shift firming prtion because the shift kit will give you incredibly hard shifts and with an increase in shift pressure it will break your trans in no time. As for a hand held it will be much cheaper just to let Bryan retune your pcm for $50. As for your mechanic fixing it I am not sure i guess if he has tuning software he maybe able to tune your truck for you but dunno.

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if you are in OC - you should go to the Toy Shop in Pamona... I am going there on Wednesday to do a shift kit and 04chase is going to load a Zippy tune onto my trk... Big thanks to Zippy and Chase for their help... The toy shop has their own shift kit and according to chase it has been bullet proof and if you have seen any of his vids, his tranny holds up big time.

 

Cant wiat till wednesday...

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if you are in OC - you should go to the Toy Shop in Pamona... I am going there on Wednesday to do a shift kit and 04chase is going to load a Zippy tune onto my trk... Big thanks to Zippy and Chase for their help... The toy shop has their own shift kit and according to chase it has been bullet proof and if you have seen any of his vids, his tranny holds up big time.

 

Cant wiat till wednesday...

 

Looks like Monday I'll be calling The Toy Shop to schedule a 'general beefing' of the trans (shift kit, servos, etc.) and to swap the TC. Hopefully I can get it done and the Outlaw CAI installed next week so, come Saturday, VanGordon & Brown (Scott Brown) can custom tune on his dyno next weekend. :cheers: Geeze, what will I have to look forward to come Christmas?

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