Howdy Fellas, well i'm no where near my truck (unfortunately) and I am trying to order a Transgo Shift kit, and vaguely remember that my tranny code was U, but am not for sure! Is there any reason to think otherwise? 2001 4.6 Ext. Cab. w/ tow package and 3.73 ls rearend

 

pretty sure you have a 4r70w in that, i have heard stay away from transgo and go with something like the new valve body from blue oval chips. i had a grand marquis and it has the same trans and a few guys lost trannys because of trans go

 

really!? I have heard nothing but good things from the guys on this forum that own a transgo! hmm Anyone else has the same problem?
~Phil
"Semper Fi"

 

i've had the transgo for 80k miles... its been great, my tranny has 145k miles, 3 times the horsepower as stock, and it just went out last night

 

How hard was the install? I just ordered it i'm pretty stoked! Now I got this, a pre-runner bar, lights, and AF1 CAI to install when I get home YESS!! Wed. Better hurry up and get here soon!
~Phil
"Semper Fi"

 

I don't know about the transgo, but I had a transtec and lost the trans only three days after the install! getting over mod's .... starting to cause nothing but problems for me!

 

never heard of transtec... that could be why.
the transgo install isnt that bad. it comes with an install video, pretty easy to understand.

 

Modding is not the eaisest thing ever

 

Hey bud, I tool a lot of pictures last time I installed the transgo kit but it was on an E40D tranny. I think they are mostly in my gallery if you want to take a look. I'm going to take it out of that transmission and put it in a different one this weekend though, so I'll take new pics and see about finishing that writeup that I started on the job.

 

You just need a 10mm and a Torx set - and fluid of course. Transgo Kit 2 years ago - Best $100 I ever spent. Trans slip so bad , couldn't brake torque on wet pavement - It slip when taking off normally from a traffic stop.

Did a full flush - didn't help. Installed the Transgo kit and was amazed - still am. - Shifts quick (no pause) - Can brake torque if I want on dry concrete.

It sure beat the cost of a rebuilt,new or used trans and it's an easy install. 1 1/2 hrs if you take your time.

 

Well I can vouch for Transgo - so can many others. Who is transtec ? If I have to ask that question, that tells me their not that popular - if you got the name right that is. Why didn't you go with a proven kit ?

If you come here first and ask about modding anything , you''ll get pointed in the right direction.

 

You ain't got that thing done yet ?



BTW - Head over to preferences and turn your camera on so we can see your pics - The camera shows up in the top right corner.

 

i did the transgo kit on my 4r70w a few miles ago, something around 170k. woke her up pretty good with the 4.6 in front of it, it made it to 196k that way until i put a 5.4 lightning in front of it for the last 2k miles.

its an easy kit to do too, i had a hand in a splint and still did it.

 

Don't worry about it - I NEVER heard anything bad about the Transgo kits. I know quite a few people that's been running them for awhile now. Troyer wouldn't sell it if it was bad on the trans. It's a great kit!!

I heard of other kits that cause problems - J-mods as well.

A Fab-Tech valve body is nice too - Like all of their products.

 

lol no J I didn't have enough free time to do it last weekend so I'm doing it this weekend. I put the gallery number in on the preferences so let me know if you can see the pics now. Hey, how did you strain/filter the transmission fluid when you re-used it that one time? just like a towel or something?