I have a 700R4 that I'm planning to put in a 34 Ford coupe project that is underway. I've seen a Transgo kit that advertises full manual control of shift points, but have not yet purchased one and have no prior experience with one. Do these kits actually give a person the same degree of control over shift points that changing to a full manual valve body on a TH-350 or TH-400 does?
By the way, I plan to install a toggle switch control of converter lock-up.
I've read in previous threads all of the problems that can arise from TV cable adjustment problems...does using one of these kits set up for manual control eliminate the need to have TV cable adjustment set precisely? Or would TV cable adjustment still have an affect on some other aspect of transmission operation besides shift point?
I'm assuming that if one uses these kits set for full manual control, then there is no need to concern oneself with spring and weight selection, is this correct?
Last question, pertaining to 4L60E: I see that Transgo also offers a similar kit for the 4L60E that they say gives full manual control. Would one of these kits eliminate the need for the factory computer on a 4L60E? Or does the computer control more complex functions besides shift point, such as for example individual clutch pack operation? My reason for asking is, I suspect the later 4L60E might offer some advanatages over the 700R4, but I'd really prefer not to have to go the route of installing the computer control that standard 4L60E's require.
Sorry if some of these questions seem silly or trivial...automatic transmissions are, for me, the least understood component on a vehicle. Thanks for any comments that you transmission experts can offer!
By the way, I plan to install a toggle switch control of converter lock-up.
I've read in previous threads all of the problems that can arise from TV cable adjustment problems...does using one of these kits set up for manual control eliminate the need to have TV cable adjustment set precisely? Or would TV cable adjustment still have an affect on some other aspect of transmission operation besides shift point?
I'm assuming that if one uses these kits set for full manual control, then there is no need to concern oneself with spring and weight selection, is this correct?
Last question, pertaining to 4L60E: I see that Transgo also offers a similar kit for the 4L60E that they say gives full manual control. Would one of these kits eliminate the need for the factory computer on a 4L60E? Or does the computer control more complex functions besides shift point, such as for example individual clutch pack operation? My reason for asking is, I suspect the later 4L60E might offer some advanatages over the 700R4, but I'd really prefer not to have to go the route of installing the computer control that standard 4L60E's require.
Sorry if some of these questions seem silly or trivial...automatic transmissions are, for me, the least understood component on a vehicle. Thanks for any comments that you transmission experts can offer!