Thread: DIY How To Install TransGo Shift Kit 4T65E Very Detailed+Pictures

Originally Posted by 02NavyBlue

Unfortunately that is a different issue, half a bottle of Lucas helps.
Shift kits are a great thing though, id run one even if the trans was healthy.

Well I thought it went away. Honestly it didn't happen for about 500 miles after I did the kit. But it's back.

I did a full bottle of lucas when I changed the filter a few k ago, but it didn't make much difference. This car has 190k on it, if the trans hasn't been rebuilt I know it's on borrowed time. I'm just babying it until I can afford a rebuild.

Great write-up, worked like a charm. Shifts firmer and much better. Unfortunately it didn't solve the take-off shudders, still worth doing and easy if you follow directions.

Just wanted to say thanks for the write up. I used it when I installed my shift kit the other day. Thanks for taking the time to help others!

Just ordered the kit for my 04 gp cant wait till it gets here

Originally Posted by Booba5185

Great write-up! Just to add a bit, I went from the DIY shift kit to the Transgo kit, and ended up doing a mixture of both. I ended up leaving the 2-3 spring in the 1-2 accumulator, left the "top" 1\2" spacer on the top of the 1-2 accumulator, and put 3 springs in both of the accumulators. At the end of the day, both the 1-2 and 2-3 accumulators were the same...with the exception that the top spacer on the 2-3 accumulator is .053" and the spacer on the 1-2 accumulator was .050".

I did this around a month ago and reset my TAP's when I installed it, and so far I love it. It's had plenty of time to learn the new shifting behavior, and it shows. Very crisp shifts, that don't break your neck. I've always wanted my transmission to shift from 1-2 like it does from 2-3, and I think this is as close as I can get, really. I'd recommend doing this mixture, if you want the 1-2 a little quicker and maybe a little more firm. Like I said, it's nothing crazy and still VERY drivable. My mother in law just bought a 1999 GP GT with 171k on it, and it shifts like CRAP compared to mine. It doesn't shift bad like there is a problem with it, I just forgot how sloppy the 4t65e is in stock form, lol.

How is this holding up? I'm either going to get the intense kit or do transgo with spaces like you listed thanks

The 01 GT was starting to show signs of slipping at around 125K. I put the TransGo kit in and it brought it back like new! Nice crisp shifts and no slipping. Now at 175K and starting to act up a little, but I figure I bought 3 years of time at a minimum. For the price of the kit, it's a no-lose.

OK I just was afraid with transgo kit and added spaces to it that it might cause to much stress to trans.

It's definitely getting the at least a transgo kit or intense kit
Thanks

Originally Posted by 02NavyBlue

You can configure it how you want to, its not like tuning a pcm.
I'd always recommend the transgo kit because you should always have the good springs in there, then mess with spacers to get what you want

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Thank you for the write-up. It helped a great deal. I wouldn't of known to put the line clamp from Rockauto on there otherwise.

This kit can even help a trans with 244k miles on it. Never really had a problem with the max-adapt till close to 200k, even then it was very rare. Most of the time this car is only on the highway. No chunks or shavings, normal debris on the magnet.

So far it is working out great. Shifts are much quicker, as others have said, feels like how it should have been originally. Hopefully this will preserve the tranny for a few more years till we are better able to afford to replace the car.

A few notes I can add after doing this job...

OP is right about not torquing the pan bolts with a regular rubber gasket to 120 inch pounds. The previous trans fluid change on this car was the first time I had done it myself so I did not realize the stock gasket was reusable and I replaced it with a regular rubber one. I ended up torquing the bolts to 120 like it is recommended and when I dropped the pan this time all the bolt holes were bent up and I ended up having to straighten them all out. So unless you are using the ribbed gasket with the aluminum inner core 120 is too much torque and you will have a big hassle later when you change the fluid again.

Thanks again.