Well I finally put all my other projects on hold for the day yesterday and made time to install my trans go SK 4L60E shift kit. I also installed a Oem deep trans pan with a drain plug I welded into it and replace all the trans fluid and filter. It was the last step I needed to do to get my Astro ready to pull my camper. Over the past month and half I have beefed up my saggy rear end with s-10 leafs, replaced my rear brake shoes, replaced my front shocks, and installed a big transmission cooler to have it ready for towing. The shift kit install went with no issues. It is the 3rd one I have installed into a trans though maybe that's why. My transmission pan was clean as could be and had just a light coating of very fine metal on the magnet. Either it has never seen any abuse, or the fluid and filter was changed at a dealer because it had an ac delco filter on it and a stock pan gasket. It only has 125,000 miles on it and the fluid didn't smell or look newer as it had a amber tint to it so that leads me to believe it hasn't ever been changed. It took me 4 1/2 hours to do. I did take my time and toughly cleaned the gasket sealing area, the valve body passages and checked to make sure all the valves moved freely, and also cleaned all the solenoids and manifold pressure switch with electrical parts cleaner. I can say boy what a difference the shift kit made. No more sloppy part throttle shifts and no more shift flare from 2nd to 3rd gear. Driving normal it just has a nice slight bump to it. But now when you give it over half throttle it comes alive and has a real firm positive shift 1st-2nd and 2nd - 3rd. 3rd-4th is still smooth but you can feel the shift now were before you could not. It also always locks up the torque convertor now . Before there were times the convertor would delay locking up on the highway for a few miles after the shift to 4th gear. I also gained about 1 - 1 1/2 quarts of extra fluid capacity from the trans cooler and deeper pan.
Anyways my question is does my 98 Astro have torque management? Mine was built in 97. Everywhere I have read on the web says with torque management if you add a shift kit in a 4L60E it will still have smooth shifts, they will just be quicker. this is off of the trans go web page "NOTICE: 98 up: If vehicle has Torque Management this kit will not make hard shifts. However many aftermarket programmers for engine performance reduce Torque Management."
Tim
Anyways my question is does my 98 Astro have torque management? Mine was built in 97. Everywhere I have read on the web says with torque management if you add a shift kit in a 4L60E it will still have smooth shifts, they will just be quicker. this is off of the trans go web page "NOTICE: 98 up: If vehicle has Torque Management this kit will not make hard shifts. However many aftermarket programmers for engine performance reduce Torque Management."
Tim