CK performance shift kit

[mario65]

My car has 70k miles stock tranny and seemed fine until I put some drag radials on it. Car has PTE52, SLI, 50# and TT chip. It runs very strong at 22 psi with alky. Tranny was not flaring but was crying out for help. It was just too soft and slow to shift 1-2 and 2-3. At times it would shift a little late. I got the CK performance shift kit to see if it would fix the problem and hold me and man am I impressed. It shifts smooth and quick at WOT. Feels like a new tranny again. Just like I hoped. Pretty happy. I got clusolynn to put it in for me and he did a awesome job. Strongly recommended if you arent flaring yet but you know its not as firm and clean shifting as it should be. Do it before you slip it and then wish you did.

Clusolynn is great as well. Fine tranny guy and cool guy to work with. We put 2 quarts of type F in there too.

 

["Turbo-T"]

Out of curiosity, did you verify that the TV cable was adjusted correctly?

I too have been inquiring about a shift kit, the consensus says "no" or "not needed" or "it's a band aid fix for an ailing tranny".

 

[usetaboost]

I'm still on the fence with this as well. I have to pull the pan and put a switch, otherwise I would just drive it til it broke. I will say this-DON'T PUT IN A B&M KIT! Lot's of unhappy customers out there. I'm one of them. I put one in my camaro after I had the trans rebuilt. The trans shifted so damn hard it was almost uncomfortable. Shook the whole car. Then 6 months later it felt like the transmission was slipping again, and that car wasn't even that fast either.

My buick transmission is all stock and shifts are perfect normal driving or doing a pedal stand on the on-ramp. Beat on it all last summer with stock turbo and timing cranked up and still doesn't miss a beat.

Check the tv cable, just being off a little bit can really mess with your transmssion

 

[mario65]

Just do it. The kit is 135 or so, the fluid is about 35. Worse case you have the parts you'd want in there when its rebuilt. The springs , etc are excellent. The cable was loose originally then I tightened it. It then shifted hard when I drove it around but still felt like it was not firm and crisp under WOT.

 

[mario65]

Its funny the guy I had put it in looked at me and said its fine. I said na lets just do it. I am glad I did. It is a much better tranny now.

 

["Turbo-T"]

I'm still on the fence with this as well. I have to pull the pan and put a switch, otherwise I would just drive it til it broke. I will say this-DON'T PUT IN A B&M KIT! Lot's of unhappy customers out there. I'm one of them. I put one in my camaro after I had the trans rebuilt. The trans shifted so damn hard it was almost uncomfortable. Shook the whole car. Then 6 months later it felt like the transmission was slipping again, and that car wasn't even that fast either.

I had a B&M in a TH350 tranny once....would bark tires in 2nd and chirp them in 3rd. Then I lwas informed by a trans tech (happens to be a member here) that a barking and snappy shifting tranny via a B&M kit isn't exactly good on the trans. Same one is the one that didn't approve of the shift kit on the 200-4R but rather does his magic in house.

I tried the TV cable adjustment and didn't like how it shifted plus so I put it back. Not too fond of that sloppy 2-3 shift especially at WOT.

Mario does your trans have the snap back to it at shifting? did it not have it before?

 

[mario65]

I havent had it long. I just drove it again. It fixed so much. The shifts 3/4 throttle are clean and instaneous(I didnt floor it today). It used to hang a little before shifting especially into OD in normal driving. Its not hard shifting at all just quick shifting. No slipping or long shifts.

Now that I know what I know I would have done it if it seemed like it shifted ok.

It feels like a new well built tranny. I am pretty happy. I went from worried to real happy.