Opinions on this Trango Kit
06-07-2005, 08:17 PM
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Car: 1990 IROC-Z
Engine: 5.7
Transmission: 700R4
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Has anyone installed this kit??http://www.700r4l60e.com/store/custo...&cat=28&page=1
If so what are your thought? Thanks!
If so what are your thought? Thanks!
06-07-2005, 08:57 PM
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Car: Camaro RS/SS
Engine: 5.7 LS1
Transmission: 4L60E Transgo shift kit, 3500 stall
Axle/Gears: 4th Gen Rear 3:42
I havent installed it yet but Transgo is a very good brand. Thats why i got it. I cant wait to install it.
06-11-2005, 05:32 PM
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Car: 89 1LE IROC Z28
Engine: 364 Ci Ls2
Transmission: Mn12 T56
Axle/Gears: Borg Warner 9 Bolt With 3.70 Gears
If you haven't got it yet get it I have one and I love it when it shifts in to second I get 10 feet of rubber on street tires but now Mustangs don't want to race me lol
06-11-2005, 05:59 PM
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Car: 1988 SC Camaro
Engine: 305 TBI
Transmission: 700-R4
mine should be installed by mid/end of next week, I'll let you know how it feels...Unfortunatley I can't find the instruction right now...
06-21-2005, 11:30 PM
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Car: 92 Camaro
Engine: ZZ4 Crate Engine w/Hot Cam
Transmission: Rebuilt 700R4 with Transgo and MW 3
Axle/Gears: 3.73 Eaton Posi
I'm happy with it EXCEPT for the 2-3 and 3-2 snap/bind shifts problem.
When the car shifts from 2-3 or 3-2 there is an instant where the 2nd band and the 3rd clutch pack is applied at the same time. This locks up the output of the trans and you feel a backwards jerk along with a loud clunk from the natural endplay in your rear end. At WOT you dont hear a clunk, you just feel a strange jerk backwards like somebody hooked a trailer to your car for an instant.
This problem is documented and, I believe Rbob is the guy who successfully fixed his. Do a search to find it....
I tore my rear end apart twice thinking I had too much backlash or something else wrong in the rear before I read these boards and found that the Transgo kit has an inherent problem in it.
Given the chance again I would have just put in a vette servo and tightened up the 3/4 clutch pack clearances and saved myself a hunk of cash.
When the car shifts from 2-3 or 3-2 there is an instant where the 2nd band and the 3rd clutch pack is applied at the same time. This locks up the output of the trans and you feel a backwards jerk along with a loud clunk from the natural endplay in your rear end. At WOT you dont hear a clunk, you just feel a strange jerk backwards like somebody hooked a trailer to your car for an instant.
This problem is documented and, I believe Rbob is the guy who successfully fixed his. Do a search to find it....
I tore my rear end apart twice thinking I had too much backlash or something else wrong in the rear before I read these boards and found that the Transgo kit has an inherent problem in it.
Given the chance again I would have just put in a vette servo and tightened up the 3/4 clutch pack clearances and saved myself a hunk of cash.
06-22-2005, 12:27 AM
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Car: Camaro RS/SS
Engine: 5.7 LS1
Transmission: 4L60E Transgo shift kit, 3500 stall
Axle/Gears: 4th Gen Rear 3:42
Oh man!! Im going to install it today. I have the Servo already. But i heard good things about the transgo shift kit. Now im really scared of doing this install... Also was this install hard or what?
06-22-2005, 05:25 AM
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If the 3-4 clutch pack clearance is too tight, or the 2nd gear band release hole is too small, then you can have this problem. This kit will not produce the results you have seen, except once in a great while. This kit can only do (assume) so many things to be correct before installation, & then there are always exceptions to the rule.
Last edited by Pro Built Automatics; 06-24-2005 at 03:58 AM.
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