I have installed hundreds of shift kits over the past 27 yrs and feel that the transgo is #1. It is the only one I put in my own rigs. The plate you are talking about is for fluid metering and disturbution of fluid. The hole size regulates fluid volume. The spring and ***** in combo with fluid disturbution are the programing of the shift. So it is not uncommon to have the holes differant than stock and thus different than the plate. Also, it is very common to have the ***** and springs in different locations than stock, you are reprogaming the stock config. So, don't just always put them back were they came from. Transgo and b&m are very straight forward, if you followed the instructions and are happy with the results sound to me you did it right!!!

 

>I have installed hundreds of shift kits over the past 27 yrs
>and feel that the transgo is #1. It is the only one I put in
>my own rigs. The plate you are talking about is for fluid
>metering and disturbution of fluid. The hole size regulates
>fluid volume. The spring and ***** in combo with fluid
>disturbution are the programing of the shift. So it is not
>uncommon to have the holes differant than stock and thus
>different than the plate. Also, it is very common to have
>the ***** and springs in different locations than stock, you
>are reprogaming the stock config. So, don't just always put
>them back were they came from. Transgo and b&m are very
>straight forward, if you followed the instructions and are
>happy with the results sound to me you did it right!!!

ssparks - exactly the person I've been looking for. My main problem is that the new plate doesn't look like it would make a difference, because although I drilled the larger holes in it, the gasket it went over still had the small holes - so when you take the valve body off, you see a plate that has these large holes in it, with a gasket behind it sporting small holes - that's why I don't think I did it correctly - although the plate allows for better fluid distribution, the gasket is still a bottleneck. What do you think?

XXL

 

The holes that you drilled in the plate and the matching hole in the gasket must be the same size or it will defeat the reason for drilling the plate. Be sure that you are using the transgo gaskets and not the stock. The gaskets in the Transgo kits that I have used have always been the size of the largest drill size. I have not yet put the kit in my Exp.(still on shelf, coblers kids have no shoes) so they may not have oversized the holes. In many cases there is a top and a bottom gasket. Placement is very important. I would pull it back apart and double check the placement of the holes you drilled. After confirming that they are correct and the gaskets are correct. If the gasket holes are smaller than the plate holes (only the ones transgo had you drill) then with a razor blade or other sharp knife trim gasket holes to match. Use a couple of small screws to index the holes and keep everything from moving while you trim the gasket. It is a good idea to start with the smallest or stage one size hole and to try it for the kind of shift you like. A side note about Vasoline , us it, it helps keep the ***** in place and the gaskets while the trany drips in your face and you duck, blink and spit!!!! Good luck!!

 

ssparks-

Houston, we may have a problem. There weren't any gaskets in the transgo kit - the written directions made no mention of any gaskets. I also never ran into the checkballs that so many people talk about. When I pulled the seperator plate away, there was a gasket, which remained up top. I looked at the directions, which basically told me to drill the transgo seperator plate, and then sandwich it between the seperator plate and that stock gasket. There was a note on the directions stating that they were completely different from the video, because the kit had been modified for an easier installation. I'm thinking I should go back and drill through the seperator plate, into the gasket, to make all the holes the same size.

what do you think?

XXL

 

I have never seen a transogo kit without gaskets. But there is always something new to be seen!! The ***** everyone are talking about are above the gasket. So if you didn't pull it off you wouldn't have seen them. As for drilling the gasket, you will risk tearing it. A sharp razor ot x-acto knife is best. You said that you rig is shifting fine now, correct? If you can give my a couple of day's I will get my shift kit from the parts store and put it in Wed. AM and then I will be able to be more exact about this application and kit. Do you have the part # of the kit you used so I can compare it to what they got for me? Was you kit opened before you got it, or was it sealed? Keep smil'n and don't sweat the small stuff!!!

 

The kit was sealed up. I'll rummage around for the part #. As far as it being different from what you're used to, it warned me in the directions that the kit was "entirely different from the video" and that it had been "modified for easier installation." The directions never mention the check *****. I'm thinking maybe I should grab an X-acto knife and cut the gasket holes to match the drill ones in the new plate.

Thanks for all your help. I'll keep you posted.

XXL

 

Picked up my shift kit and guess what . The parts store got me the wrong one. Have done some calling around to my connections and found out a couple of things more about this application. There are 2 kits for your trany. One is a re-programing kit and the other is a performance kit. The re-programing kit addresses the inherant problems in the valving and corrects them by changing valves, springs and *****. The performance kit changes shift points via the plate. This most be the kit you have and the re-programing kit is like the old stage 1,2 and 3 kit I am used to. If you have any questions about transgo shift kit go to google and type in transgo. Or e-mail or phone:TRANSMISSION EXCHANGE CO is located at 1803 NE MLKing Blvd., Portland, OR 97212. Ph. 503-284-0768, 800-776-1191 Fax 503-280-1655 E-mail mail@txchange.com

 

Hmm...I guess my kit isn't quite what I was expecting...Mine involved switching out springs in the valve body and installing the new plate. I didn't have any contact with the check *****. The directions said that drilling out the holes bigger would result in a firmer shift, so I'm going to go back in and X-cto knife the gasket to match the drilled holes in the plate. That should fix it right up. Now if it would only warm up a bit outside...

XXL