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Old 02-10-2004, 01:48 PM
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what does a shift kit do and how much do they cost??
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Old 02-10-2004, 01:58 PM
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a shift kit makes your shifts stronger & harder you will chirp the wheels at wot going into 2nd for cost they are cheep 50-75 or so & pretty easy to install.
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Old 02-10-2004, 03:34 PM
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mine was 110 it was a transgo. they do more then just help chirp tires. the prevent less slipage in the tranny. any auto should get a shift kit. you dont need to set it to the hardest for every application. i had set mine for the hardest but i only use mine for street/strip use. i can bark the tires at part throttle
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Old 02-10-2004, 11:51 PM
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Can anyone explain what a shift kit does? I mean what does it do to make you have stronger shifting? And where do you install a shift kit?
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Old 02-11-2004, 12:03 AM
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it ups the pressure due to different plates,ball bearings,springs,etc
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Old 02-11-2004, 01:08 PM
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when you install a shift kit on your automatic car, do you still have overdrive, or do you have to shift manually all the time.
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Old 02-11-2004, 03:28 PM
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you only manually shift it all the time if you ahve a manual valve body.

a shift kit comes with different springs and you have to drill out a few orafices and plug up others. move some ***** around. its mainly added strong springs to they valve body.
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