Transgo shift kit works!

[ken in az]

Installed it today, 1 test drive under my belt. Can't even tell it's there till you hammer it. Also seems to downshift with assertiveness while in D mode. anual mode is not affected.

There were a few little yerky shifts when it was cold, but they were just a hair more pronounced then normal and it's possible I was imagining it.

When downshifting in manual mode down into first gear at slow speeds it is a little harsh, but it was almost like that stock anyway so I never really do it to begin with.

I guarontee that my girl won't notice it at all, we'll see after tomorrow.

[New2Import]

I have Trans Go on all my vehicles. Thats how it works basically at WOT you feel the shifts. Its more of quick than hard. If you get it too hard it will hurt something in the transmission. Meaning if you are barking tires on the 2nd shift thats too hard. Glad to hear the news. Did you let Trans Go use your car for the kit? When will it be available?

[ken in az]

I have Trans Go on all my vehicles. Thats how it works basically at WOT you feel the shifts. Its more of quick than hard. If you get it too hard it will hurt something in the transmission. Meaning if you are barking tires on the 2nd shift thats too hard. Glad to hear the news. Did you let Trans Go use your car for the kit? When will it be available?

The Transgo kit has been available for some time now and the part number is RE5R05A-HD2. Transgo is the manufacturer and will only sell the kit to certain shops, I bought my kit from Forged Performance back in February. The site only lists it for the G35/350Z 05-07 model years, but from what the tech at Trango said "it will work with all RE5R05A RWD transmissions" and also Shariff at Forged Perf said that he'd "done a few 08' G and Z cars with the rev match and it worked fine" so I bought it on the pretense that it would work - and it does!

Also, the drive in this morning car pool and all, no one in the car noticed anything different about the car. I actually think it drives better than stock at light throttle.

After I dropped everyone off I decided to give it some throttle, and it shifted just as you said - faster and firmer, definitely not "hard" This kit has taken the slush out of the slushbox.

PS: Nissan discontinued Matic J trans fluid with Matic S - and it works great so far.Also it was good to drop the pan and clean everything in there. Not that it was junked up, but 45K mi on original fluid and it was a little dark and smelly. The magnets in the pan didn't have any large pieces on them it was mostly a very fine powdery metallic almost like diatomaceous earth. Other than that the interior was near spotless.I also needed about 6-7 quarts of fluid when it came time to fill it back up.

[szh]

Also it was good to drop the pan and clean everything in there. Not that it was junked up, but 45K mi on original fluid and it was a little dark and smelly.

Good!

It's why I recommend flushes at every 30k miles for real long-term transmission longevity.

Z

[ken in az]

Good!

It's why I recommend flushes at every 30k miles for real long-term transmission longevity.

Z

I don't know if I'd do a flush, just replace the fluid. There is no replaceable filter in these transmissions, just a metal screen filter that actually had some stuff in there as well. A good servicing would include a pan drop and remove the filter to be cleaned. Then loosen the VB bolts to drain the rest of the fluid - you'll get about 2 or more quarts of the old stuff out of there when you do this. Then tighten it all back up, reinstall the filter, then clean the pan and the magnets and you'll be good.

Next best thing to do would be to remove the inlet to the trans cooler and allow the trans to pump the fluid out of the hose while it's running while adding new fluid to the transmission at the same time. Then stop when the fluid coming out of the trans looks like the new stuff going in.

If you flush it - especially the reverse flush - it could knock some of the contaminents out of the filter and get to places you wouldn't want them to go.

We all know the best way to service your trans is to install this kit, because it really gets all the old stuff out, especially in the VB.

PS Again: There are 2 different types of VB castings and separator plates. A 3 ball and a 5 ball. They are easy to distinguish from eachother, but the kit only had illistrations for the 5 ball. Both share the same holes necessary to drill so even though they arent the same, they are the same where they need to be it just takes a little bit to figure out which holes are to be drilled.

I can't wait to email Stillen and tell them they are the suck.

[YMm45]

this seems like a nice upgrade did you install it your self

[ken in az]

this seems like a nice upgrade did you install it your self

Yeah, I did it at my house yesterday, I don't recomend it to the average person - it is on par with an engine swap in regards to difficulty. Even then - unless you've done transmission work I highly don't recomend you do this mod. Too many things to go wrong.

Taking out the VB is relatively easy - but performing the actual modification and drilling the holes is what is difficult. Also there are springs and checkballs a plenty. Luckaly I had very good material from Transgo to install the kit successfully.

I'm going to wait before I give it a good flogging. Even though Transgo says I don't need to, I always like to give mods a chance to break in before I go all out on them. A good buddy of mine justin told me about that, justin case.

[M4T5]

I agree with your statement about not flushing transmission's. People don't seem to understand what bad things it actually causes. I have never flushed a transmission in any of my vehicles. Always a drain, filter change (if applicable), new gasket, clean the magnet & pan, and refill the fluid.Flushes are bad, and people need to come to terms as of why that is.

I don't know if I would do this VB mod. Having steel check balls in a shift kit usually make the shifts too hard..."usually". I prefer custom weighted plastic check balls. They don't allow the shift too be too harsh. This really only helps if the shifts already very harsh to begin with.

Also, what is there to actually break in with the VB mod to have to allow break in? A check ball? Just...curious....??

J

[szh]

Properly done transmission flushes, if done often enough (regularly every 30k miles), and done right (using a system that cycles the gears as the fluid is exchanged while the car is running) are far superior to "drain and fill".

There is no misapplied reverse or over-pressure - merely fresh fluid piped in using the same pump that is already moving the ATF till the output fluid runs clean too.

This is a perfectly fine thing to do and will not cause problems! With drain and fill, you only get about 60% (plus or minus a bit) of the fluid out. This leave too much inside to re-dirty the new ATF you replace it with. Not good enough!

Z

[New2Import]

I agree with your statement about not flushing transmission's. People don't seem to understand what bad things it actually causes. I have never flushed a transmission in any of my vehicles. Always a drain, filter change (if applicable), new gasket, clean the magnet & pan, and refill the fluid.Flushes are bad, and people need to come to terms as of why that is.

I don't know if I would do this VB mod. Having steel check balls in a shift kit usually make the shifts too hard..."usually". I prefer custom weighted plastic check balls. They don't allow the shift too be too harsh. This really only helps if the shifts already very harsh to begin with.

Also, what is there to actually break in with the VB mod to have to allow break in? A check ball? Just...curious....??

J

You have it TOTALLY wrong on this one. Computer controlled vehicles the transmission pressure has to be raise to shift hard. These Trans Go kits reprogram the shifts for a quicker shift meaning there is virtually no slip in between or lag on shifts. That is mistaking for hard shifts which its not. Now if you do a Trans Go and raise transmission line pressure too high you bark the tires on shift thats considered to be a hard shift and thats not good on the driveline. On the break-in you usually use grease to hold the balls in place and its a good idea to cycle the transmission without being harsh to make sure it shifts properly and dont release a ball to hard and it get stuck in the hole. Ive seen this happen before. You want even feel it shift with normal driving. It will be just quick and feel MUCH firmer and not lagging on the shifts. Now at WOT it feels oh so good and snaps the gear so you will feel it. Once again that is mistaking for a hard shift and its not. This prolongs the life of the transmission because it keeps the heat down on the clutches because slipping causes heat. You might not feel the slip but its there and if you drive a car with a Trans Go kit you will put it in all your cars. Trust me I have them on all mine and plan on doing this one down the road.

[ken in az]

The steel check balls are what are in the trans stock - lol The transgo kit just includes springs, drill bits and a restrictor.

Trust me, I'll invite anyone to drive in my car and feel, there is nothing hard about my shifts. Just firm and fast. I even asked my girl on the way home from work "hun, did you notice the transmission shifting differently today?" she said "no, why?" me - "no reason "

[ken in az]

Also, what is there to actually break in with the VB mod to have to allow break in? A check ball? Just...curious....??

J

Nothing to break in, just "supposed" to give time for the VB to bleed all the air out. I think it's just all in the imagination of somone with an overactive sense of hydraulic knowledge, or they could be right. It's easy enought to take it easy for a few hundred miles

[seymore4]

bump, I'm about to order my transgo kit. Seen awesome results on G35's and FX's, time to put one in the M!