There was a break in the rain this afternoon, so I got the VB installed woohoo!
So far, I've put in about 8.3 quarts of oil. It's still a little low when hot, so I'll get another quart tomorrow. John was spot on when he said I needed 9 quarts (my last bottle turned out to be partly used!).
John recommended a milder shift tune (medium to mild) on my truck. He told me I wouldn't like the hard tune. I think he's right. When you drive, on light throttle, it's barely noticeable (i.e. in traffic). At mid throttle, it definitely lets you know it's there. Shifts are quick and firm, and you can feel it thump you on the back a little. Not bad, but you know it's in there.
At full throttle, shifts feel instantaneous. The shift points feel the same (RPM wise), but there's no mush or delay, it just shifts quick! I couldn't chirp the 1-2 or 2-3 shifts, but then again, I'm stock with exhaust right now. When the supercharger is in, we'll see
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what each of the shoft solenoids does? There are three in my transmission- one in front, one mid, and one in the rear. I didn't change the O-rings on those (probably should have), though I'll probably do that when I change the trans oil again.
John was nice enough to ship this next day air for me and toss in a trans pan gasket so I wouldn't have to use silicone or gasket maker.
There was a bunch of black sludge in the pan when I first pulled it off- probably bearing/clutch wear, though this trans does have 180K on it. I think this will be a test to see how long the tranny goes before it dies! From how it shifts now, I may be waiting awhile!
-Dave
So far, I've put in about 8.3 quarts of oil. It's still a little low when hot, so I'll get another quart tomorrow. John was spot on when he said I needed 9 quarts (my last bottle turned out to be partly used!).
John recommended a milder shift tune (medium to mild) on my truck. He told me I wouldn't like the hard tune. I think he's right. When you drive, on light throttle, it's barely noticeable (i.e. in traffic). At mid throttle, it definitely lets you know it's there. Shifts are quick and firm, and you can feel it thump you on the back a little. Not bad, but you know it's in there.
At full throttle, shifts feel instantaneous. The shift points feel the same (RPM wise), but there's no mush or delay, it just shifts quick! I couldn't chirp the 1-2 or 2-3 shifts, but then again, I'm stock with exhaust right now. When the supercharger is in, we'll see
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what each of the shoft solenoids does? There are three in my transmission- one in front, one mid, and one in the rear. I didn't change the O-rings on those (probably should have), though I'll probably do that when I change the trans oil again.
John was nice enough to ship this next day air for me and toss in a trans pan gasket so I wouldn't have to use silicone or gasket maker.
There was a bunch of black sludge in the pan when I first pulled it off- probably bearing/clutch wear, though this trans does have 180K on it. I think this will be a test to see how long the tranny goes before it dies! From how it shifts now, I may be waiting awhile!
-Dave
