could someone explain why the trans-go shift kit is better than the b&m?

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92 z28 170,000 miles 14.20 on goodyear eagles only mods k&n and slp 13/4 headers and dual 2 1/2 exhaust
87 trans am 12.20 on motor too many mods to list

 

Everyone seems to trash B&M from shift kits, torque converters and shifters, I've never used their shift kits, but their shifters are good.

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The trans go kits I've seen totally rework and re-route many of the fluid circuits to improve shift quality, shift feel and transmission durability. Most B&M kits I've seen only have you drill a few holes, replace a few springs and block accumulators to get it to shift harder. Same end results but not same durability.

 

First, a little history. The name Shift Kit is a registered trademark of TransGo. TransGo was started in 1959 with the intention of finding the causes of complaints and failures in a particular transmission and converting that info into a kit that could be installed in the tranny.
You would be surprised that a true Shift Kit does NOT make hard shifts and is intended for passenger car and light truck use. They spend sometimes years researching a tranny to see what it does right and what it's weak points are before they can finally offer a Shift Kit for it. They also make a Reprogramming Kit which uses the Shift Kit for a particular tranny and adds HP/HD capability, and yes firmer shifts too. They generally speaking will give you the ability to select any lower gear or hold a gear to any speed with the shifter.

B&M and the like, on the other hand always have the same goal in mind: Hard Shifts. To accomplish this they have a set formula that gets applied to every transmission. A) Block or limit the smoothing devices (accumulators). B) Jack up the line pressure. C) Hog out the feed holes. The result is always hard shifts but often that has nothing to do with WHY a tranny fails and is more a RESULT of another problem causing soft, slipping shifts.

 

Anybody knows if you are using one of my transmissions, that I always work with the accumulator (shock asorber) to get nice part throttle shifts, and progressivly firmer shifts with more throttle. Trans-Go is THEE only company that offers "shift quality" along with "durability" in their Shift Kits, or Performance Shift Kits (Reprogramming Kits). I am sure that transfixleo feels and thinks the same as I do on this about Trans-Go.
Hope This Helps!!!

 

Anybody knows if you are using one of my transmissions, that I always work with the accumulator (shock absorber) to get nice part throttle shifts, and progressivly firmer shifts with more throttle. Trans-Go is THEE only company that offers "shift quality" along with "durability" in their Shift Kits, or Performance Shift Kits (Reprogramming Kits). I am sure that transfixleo feels and thinks the same as I do on this about Trans-Go.
Hope This Helps!!!

 

thanks guys for clearing that up. although i asked a little too late seeing that i installed the b&m kit about 2 months ago. the next time i have to do any tranny work ill surely go with the transgo kit. again thanks