shift kit or valvebody

[GO OVRIT]

Anybody have any reasons why I should save for a new valve body instead of just getting a shift kit? What do you actually get for the amount of price difference?

[CumminsPride]

The VB is already done and is guaranteed to flow correctly. The shift kit is the VB without a guarantee and you have to install it. I doubt that I would pay 5bills for a VB when I can get a trans go for 120. I would just do the shift kit.

[dpuckett]

It depends on your priorities. If cashflow is reduced, a shift kit may be the way to go. But, you run the risk of putting a BandAid on a deep cut and not doing much for yourself in the long run. If you end up needing a valve body, you pissed away a bill and then some, making that 5-6 bill VB a 6-7 bill valve body.

If dependability is top priority, I'd probably get a complete valve body. Might drop the tranny and check out the rest of it while you got it down.

What makes you want a shift kit?

Have you done a stall test and checked your convertor performance?

Daniel

[GO OVRIT]

No, I havn't done any testing on it. If all goes well I'm going to put my new converter in sat. I was just thinking I'd try and firm up the shifts a little while I was at it.

[bradshaw106]

i thought you should install a shift kit befor spending the money on a converter? atleast thats what i have been told?