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.
