Yes, CobraJet certainly can spit some venom
(duh-huh, bad joke, couldn't resist ; )
V'ger wrote:
oucheeee!!!! that last month we installed a transgo shift kit into our 95 stang AODE trans.Well after 3 trys and numerous conversations with transgo we shit canned the transgo kit for Performance automatics valve body and to say were singin the praises of PA is an understatement!! The valve body functions perfectly with crisp shifts and no problems!! The valve body from PA was only $230.00. The problem with the transgo kit was stalling upon take off and erractic shifting. transgos solutions were nothing that was mentioned in there instruction manual or video, but there solution was to keep dropping the pan, taking the valve body apart and coming up with all these F_____up solutions to there kit install. Just buyer beware of transgo!!!
Barb The fact that you had to replace the valve body pretty well tells me that there was either a pre-existing problem with yours, or you did something wrong when installing the kit that Transgo could not *see* over the phone.
I just called my friend who is a Transgo dealer, and he pointed out that the AODE kit is too complicated for the do-it-yourselfer, and indeed says "For Professional Installation Only". He said there are too many ways to mess that up if you do no know exactly what you are doing.
Performance Automatic and Transgo both have long-standing reputations in the business. It does no good to trash a company because of your own lack of experience.
I've had several Transgo shift kits in my cars dating back to the
70's. I put all of them in
*except* the one in my '97 Crown Vic (4R70W), which I chose not to do myself. My friend installed that one, and it works great, just like all the prior kits.
If you wonder why I seldom take the side of the consumer in these gripe threads, it's because of my years as a retail businessman. I can't tell you how many times I sold stereo equipment to DIY'ers who thought they knew more than the people making the product. So they screw things up, expect me to take exchange it without question, and re-install it back into the same incorrect situation. After they blow up the amp/head unit/whatever again, then *I'm* the bad guy because I'm selling them junk.
This is not to say there aren't crappy dealers, but I can empathize with ones that have to deal with misguided customers, especially ones that expect top notch troubleshooting over the phone.
If you are out of your league doing something, either pay a pro or don't bitch and complain if it goes bad. Common sense, common sense, common sense.