B&M ELECTRONIC SHIFT IMPROVER
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From: Near the ocean
Originally Posted by wsm
don, I installed my B&M shift improver on my 89 today. Pin #38 EPC is lt blue/yellow. Pin #35 EPC power is yellow/brown. Went for a test drive and there is a noticable difference in the firmness of the shifts on setting 1 even more on setting 2. I have not towed with it yet but it seems well worth the $44 and pretty easy to install. Next mod for me is a huge tranny cooler.
Thank for your help,
WSM
Thank for your help,
WSM
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From: south jersey
there really isnt alot of parts. i bought the cooler from summit racing it was around $50 made by perma cool. it came with all of the fitings that you need. the only thing i had to buy is more hose. i think it is 5/16 but i am not 100% sure. i bout about 5 feet of it. i didnt like the way the trans lines ran right under the belt (last time my belt broke it took out both lines and i lost all of my fluid so i didnt want this to happen again)so i ran them along the frame. the only thing else i had to buy was the two plugs (end caps) for the cooler in the radiator since i bypassed it. i got them at the hardware store. thats about it it even came with every thing i needed to mount it also.
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From: Near the ocean
Originally Posted by brownieboy525
there really isnt alot of parts. i bought the cooler from summit racing it was around $50 made by perma cool. it came with all of the fitings that you need. the only thing i had to buy is more hose. i think it is 5/16 but i am not 100% sure. i bout about 5 feet of it. i didnt like the way the trans lines ran right under the belt (last time my belt broke it took out both lines and i lost all of my fluid so i didnt want this to happen again)so i ran them along the frame. the only thing else i had to buy was the two plugs (end caps) for the cooler in the radiator since i bypassed it. i got them at the hardware store. thats about it it even came with every thing i needed to mount it also.
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From: Canada
I test drove the E4OD I have been working on yesterday. I installed a Transgo Tugger kit into it. It has fixed up the shifts 100%. The kit updates a whole range of areas. Any more comments on the shift improver? Does anyone know what year the overdrive clutch was upgraded to 3 frictions? This 89 has only 2 clutches. Using a case that allows more frictions would be a good idea. All the frictions on the OD side showed bad. The backside were usable. Don
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From: Near the ocean
Originally Posted by Don Senkow
Tru-cool sells a cooler rated 45000 GVW with an external bypass for $133.00 or the bypass by itself for $27.50. I found it at Bulk Parts.com. Don
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From: Canada
Not yet, its snowing here today so trans temps are not an issue. We use a similar product from B&M (probably a repackaged Tru Cool) in our Super Street cars. Trans temp is down 30 to 40 degrees from the old cooler which was a tube and fin type. The Tru Cool website has a good section outlining the differences. We will be upgrading the cooler before towing season. Don
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