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Originally Posted by rmyers
Back in the old days...when i had a First Gen car, you could purchase a relatively inexpensive item called a "Shift-Kit" that essentially consisted of a thin sheet of metal that you placed between the valve body of the tranny and the base. If I recall, you also removed some small bearings. The end result was much quicker shifting and in fact you could chirp the tires when you hit second gear. Which was always really cool to do in an automatic.
Does anyone know if these types of upgrades are available on today's automatics?
Ron
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oh yeah, they are still available. also with most transmissions being computer controlled, you can hook up a programmer and adjust your shift points and the line pressure, which will give you a more noticable "kick"
some people who have 4th gen t/a's have a "performance mode" shift button on the center console that firms up the shifting points. as for the shift kits today, they do the same thing they did back in the day, they reroute the fluid going thru the tranny.
if anyone has ever pulled the pan off an auto and looked at the maze underneath its a wonder how it all works. but the shift kit plates allow fluid thru certain passages as well as some having upgraded springs and solenoids so you can choose your level of performance
