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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 01:10 AM
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What is this?

Okay over the past year and then some I have been here I have heard about this mod from time to time:
"Sonnax valve and tri-springs"

Sooo.. I will finally ask. What is this? What does it do? What part of the truck is it even for?

Okay.. thanks
 
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 03:16 AM
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Transmission mod for an automatic - firms up the shifts.

LINK TO SEARCH RESULTS FOR SONNAX

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Browse and choose your poison. Should be a bunch of information for you.

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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 04:32 PM
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The combination will make your truck shift like a muscle car. I liked the feel in my V10 and a benifit is a cooler running tranny.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 06:17 PM
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So how does it work inconjunction with the shift change that my diable chip gives?
 
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Old Jul 13, 2004 | 11:37 PM
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ttt anyone? ken?
 
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Old Jul 13, 2004 | 11:53 PM
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Well,

With both the shifts may be too harsh.

The Sonnex and springs improve shift feel Hydraulically. The chip does it electronically.

Combined together you may experience shifts that will be very harsh.

I believe one or the other and my choice is always to improve the tranny shift Hydraulically. It is actually the safer choice of the two.

Did that help?
 
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Old Jul 14, 2004 | 09:36 AM
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The other question is
Are you better going with the valve and spring or changing the valvebody?
 
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Old Jul 14, 2004 | 04:52 PM
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Soo if i did the sonnex deal could ken re-program my chip to do away with the tranny mods?
 
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