C6.. B & M Shift improver kit
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C6.. B & M Shift improver kit
Is this easy to install? Summit has the `kit` for 26.95. I am going to drop the pan and change the fluid and screen/filter(if needed) anyway.
OR should I just go for the B&M `transpak`... Looks more complicated and is 51.95 ....If So, what seting should I use... RV, High preformance/street, etc....
My Brain has never been `transmission enabled when it comes to Automatics`... Is this kit Easy for the true trans novice? Like under the truck Driveway job!!
Thanks ALL!!
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OR should I just go for the B&M `transpak`... Looks more complicated and is 51.95 ....If So, what seting should I use... RV, High preformance/street, etc....
My Brain has never been `transmission enabled when it comes to Automatics`... Is this kit Easy for the true trans novice? Like under the truck Driveway job!!
Thanks ALL!!
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C6.. B & M Shift improver kit
The shift kit is pretty easy to install. First you start by dropping the tranny pan to drain the fluid (don't forget to drain the converter) or you can just punch a hole in the pan (at the lowest point)to drain it(less mess and gives you a starter hole for a drain plug)You can get a drain plug at your local parts store or do like I did and have someone weld a nut to the pan and buy an oil pan drain plug that threads into the nut. Then you pull all the bolts holding the valve body to the tranny case (more tranny fluid will drain) I think there are 11. The instructions in the B&M kit are good and if you follow them everything will work out good. I bought the shift improver kit. The only differences I see in the two is that the shift improver is a two stage kit and the transpak is a three stage kit and comes with a filter. I used the street/strip kit in my trans. It provides a good firm shift along with a little higher shift point. Hope this helps.
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C6.. B & M Shift improver kit
Thanks for the info!!
>>. I used the street/strip kit in my trans. It provides a good firm shift along with a little higher shift point. Hope this helps.
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So I take it the B&M `shift Improver` is the way to go.
Tanks for the tips on NOT using rags to wipe things down
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I`ve been looking for a way to run the shift pionts up a little higher ...especially in low gear.
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>>. I used the street/strip kit in my trans. It provides a good firm shift along with a little higher shift point. Hope this helps.
<<<
So I take it the B&M `shift Improver` is the way to go.
Tanks for the tips on NOT using rags to wipe things down
..I`ve been looking for a way to run the shift pionts up a little higher ...especially in low gear.
__JOHN__Õ¿ö
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C6.. B & M Shift improver kit
WOW.... It went just fine!!
I followed the instalation info to the letter.
I set up for street/strip
It took me about 5 hrs... I did not hurry...
It now gets Scratch going from 1st to 2nd...
I could not make a Full On run too much traffic..
I was concerned that they say not to use the plate gasket ..so i called B&M to be sure...No gasket is needed!!
Not bad for a driveway job,I must say
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/pictorial/big/1972_f250_2.html
I followed the instalation info to the letter.
I set up for street/strip
It took me about 5 hrs... I did not hurry...
It now gets Scratch going from 1st to 2nd...
I could not make a Full On run too much traffic..
I was concerned that they say not to use the plate gasket ..so i called B&M to be sure...No gasket is needed!!
Not bad for a driveway job,I must say
__JOHN__Õ¿ö
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/pictorial/big/1972_f250_2.html
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Thanks for the support!! I probally would have let my local auto trans shop handle it, but it just goes to show ya, I do have tons of mechanical experiance.
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C6.. B & M Shift improver kit
Good to hear everything went well. I installed mine in about 3 hours and besides tranny fluid down my arms and into my armpits, everything went fine.
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C6.. B & M Shift improver kit
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 30-Aug-01 AT 01:36 AM (EST)[/font][p]I just took my C6 in to get it rebuilt and threw the guy the same shift kit. It was all jacked up when I got it back. It wouldn't shift automatically and it was leaving trails of rubber each time it shifted even into third. The guy said he hated B&M and he would get another kit and make it right for free. I think he screwed it up somehow. As you know its not that hard of a process. Just goes to show ya if you want something done right do it yourself. With the new kit it shifts fine and firm when cold but I think the 2500 converter and headers make it overheat because it shifts to soon and softer when warm. Its going back again. It always seems like all fluids find their way to your armpit. Espacially gas. Boy does that burn.
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C6.. B & M Shift improver kit
Try a auxillary trans cooler. It will help any trans live longer!
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