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Automatic Transmission Shift Kit. - Updated Oct 2006

4door_Sleeper

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Abo Bob
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I pulled my valvebody out on the weekend and sent it to Mike yesterday. There are sooo many bolts in there its scary. There are about 6 different kinds of bolts too. They are different lengths.

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thanks, called him, looks like I didnt hook up the selector valve linkage, but now i have problem of locating another spring, which i have damaged, dont ask how :) If anyone in Brisbane area has a wrecked automatic transmission, please let me know, thanks

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Anyone know a good place in Sydney to get the valve body and torque converter removed to send off ?

Mike doesnt have any to send out anymore :sleep:

Spoke to my normal mechanic said they won't touch the auto box.

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Anyone in brisbane has done this before? I'm really interested in getting this shift kit but I just don't know where and how to get it done...

How do we ship the old valve body assembly back anyway? Can we just take it to the post office...?

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got mine done in Dec, pulled it out, packed it up, sent it express post from P.O., approx $50 i think, he modifies yours, depending what stage (spec) you want, bills your CC, had it back in approx 4 days. then fitted it myself. very ,messy job though, make sure you have lots of rags.

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got mine done in Dec, pulled it out, packed it up, sent it express post from P.O., approx $50 i think, he modifies yours, depending what stage (spec) you want, bills your CC, had it back in approx 4 days. then fitted it myself. very ,messy job though, make sure you have lots of rags.

Sounds exciting! But i don't have any tools, and the landlord of the place I'm renting is a clean freak, so i'll need to find a workshop or someone to do it for me. :D

Anyone wants to help me out (i'll pay, of course), or knows of a good place to get it done?

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Anyone in brisbane has done this before? I'm really interested in getting this shift kit but I just don't know where and how to get it done...

How do we ship the old valve body assembly back anyway? Can we just take it to the post office...?

hey mate

i had mine installed by mercury motorsport. they aren't automatic specialists, just mechanics, but they did mine and it came out perfectly. plus their used nice fluid.. motul..

and.. they sent it back for me using their courier account, so came to pretty cheap compared to sending it myself with australia post

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hey mate

i had mine installed by mercury motorsport. they aren't automatic specialists, just mechanics, but they did mine and it came out perfectly. plus their used nice fluid.. motul..

and.. they sent it back for me using their courier account, so came to pretty cheap compared to sending it myself with australia post

Ah..! I see. Thanks a lot ^_^

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My problem is mostly the 1st - 2nd shift and to a lesser extent the 2nd - 3rd shift, 3rd - 4th seems unchanged. When it changes i just feels like the gear is engaged too quickly. At modest throttle levels (what i would call normal acceleration) the change jerks your head back even though you arent really going that quick. At full throttle i can feel the tyres break traction for a little bit and the car has a short burst of acceleration. Apart from being quite irritating i think this puts a lot of extra stress on the drivetrain. Keep in mind my engine is dead stock so i can't imagine what it would be like on some thing with a bit more poke.

I have spoken to MV automatics about it and he has offered the 'next level down' which is supposed to be 30-40% of what i have, however he has said the brass plugs that replace the springs and modify the overlap stay. I'm thinking it may be the overlap change which is the source of my irritation. Anyway i have decided to go back to stock. This was in part something i wanted to try to reduce stress on the tranny when i get an aftermarket ECU, but i think it will just spend more time making sure its electronically interfaced and doing what it should.

This isn't a slight against MV Automatics or there product it just wasn't what i am after.

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Pulp

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Hi guys, just trying to get an idea here, overall besides the quicker shifts, would it be that sufficient to have the shift kit in say if I was running over 300rwhp with a PFC etc? I was thinking of just putting in a trans cooler only. I'm mearly concerned with the life of the gear box.

Cheers!

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Hi guys, just trying to get an idea here, overall besides the quicker shifts, would it be that sufficient to have the shift kit in say if I was running over 300rwhp with a PFC etc? I was thinking of just putting in a trans cooler only. I'm mearly concerned with the life of the gear box.

Cheers!

Quicker changes will reduce the wear of the auto cluches and reduce heat, so it will improve the life of the auto (not reduce it)

A trans cooler will cool down the oil (heat that comes from the torque converter) and will also help improve the life of the auto.

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