BTS valve body VS FTVB

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Jul 1, 2007 | 04:12 PM

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powerstroked162

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Sounds easy enough. May have to tear into the trans and give it a shot. Anything fall out when you split the VB? lol, those unexpected doodads that I might need to keep intact, lol

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Jul 1, 2007 | 04:59 PM

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c00nhunterjoe

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the valve body never comes off, the accumulator is the source here, its at the farthest front of the trans once the pan is off, 2 10mm nuts and 10 or so 8mm bolts, it will drop right down nothing to fuss with.

Jul 1, 2007 | 05:05 PM

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how does a firmer shift save a tranny??? that's what i'm still confused about.... i guess no slipping means less heat which means longer tranny life... but wouldn't firmer shifts kinda jerk the tranny into gear.. which could also destroy it??

Jul 1, 2007 | 05:44 PM

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c00nhunterjoe

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anyone who owns an e40d driven truck knows how they shift, anytime you slip the clutches you create heat and the more heat and slipping the quicker it wears. a nice firm crisp shift will save any trans, ask any professional trans tech, if you go too hard then in theory yes you can break something over time but you will break due to slipping long before that would happen with a hard shift.

Jul 2, 2007 | 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by c00nhunterjoe

alright that's what i kinda understood it as... i know that my truck DEFINITELY needs a firmer shift.. hence why i'm ordering the bts valve body sometime between today and wednesday but i'm afraid that the firmer shifts might not be that great once i get my stage 2 injectors and tw chip or dptuner...

Jul 2, 2007 | 03:51 PM

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I think that BTS will customize the VB to compensate for too hard of a shift, you just have to talk to them and clearify what you want and where you are going with your set up.