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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 10:10 AM
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B&M Shift Kits Are They Really That Bad?
well i just bought a car with one and i just had the trany rebuilt and i was wondering if it would worth while to rip it out and get a new one or keep.
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 11:28 PM
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Car: 89 Trans Am GTA
Engine: 383 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3:27
I got the trans pak works great. I have also rebuilt the tranny since and kepted it in.
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 07:56 PM
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Car: 1984 Trans Am WS6
Transmission: 700r4 Highly Modified
I liked the B&M when I had my automatic. Not too hard not too soft of a shift. A friend of mine had a hard hard one in his z28, forget the brand, but it broke his tranny 3 times.
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 10:31 PM
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Car: 1990 Iroc-Z
rebuilt tranny at about 74k, put in a b&m stage 2 shift kit, ranny died 2 months later.

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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 11:23 PM
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From: Mercedes Norte, Heredia, Costa Rica
Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 383 Carb
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 12:14 AM
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Car: 86 LG4 & 92 TBI Firebird
Engine: The Mighty 305!
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
I've had my B&M kit for almost 6 years and no probs.
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 04:45 AM
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mine was the "2 Kits IN ONE!!!" B&M Shift "IMPROVER" Kit...

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