Transgo or B&M?

[Mr. Land Yacht]

I'm planning on getting a shift kit for my merc and I'm wondering which shift kit is better...
(better meaning really firm shifts)

I looked on jegs and found a B&M shift kit for '80-'92 AOD transmissions for $32.
I also found a Transgo shift kit on summitracing for $120.
both are shift improver kits but is the Transgo one worth all that money?
or can I make the tires bark just as easy between shifts with the B&M for a lot less money?

thanks for any input!

[Grand Marquis GT]

You are looking at the Transgo AOD-HP kit. I know at least one person on here who uses it...

You can get the regular transgo kit for like 25 bucks i think.

B&M kits suck.

[FastGallopingPonies]

Wow that is odd, I was planning on posting the same question... So give us your input for both of us guys. Thanks.

[Mr. Land Yacht]

here's what I found for Transgo...

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=TRG%2DAOD&N=301933+115&autoview=sku

can you find me the cheaper one?
the cheapest one I can find is this one...

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/catalog.php?carcode=1199471&parttype=8532

[grandpaslincoln]

I got my transgo shift improvement kit on Ebay for something like $30.


As for my input on the transgo, it took me forever to install it, seeing as how I had no idea what I was doing, but when it was in the trans shifts like a dream now. The instructions were written for someone who is a transmission mechanic, so some of the terms and instructions may be hard to understand to someone who's never done one of these. Other than that, it's a good kit, although mine happened to be missing the slugs that were supposed to be with it for a part of the install, but I was able to get along without them, so it wasn't a major problem.

[N A]

I got my Transgo shift kit on eBay. I think the shop selling them is Oregon Performance Transmission or something.

[Jason91GM]

i did the cheap Transgo kit in my aod... would chirp em into 2nd. worth it! but, next time i do it, id do the HP kit for $75 or whatever.

[Lincolnmania]

i have the b&m kit in my 193,000 mi aod............forget where i even got the kit, found it amongst my shit one day and had my tranny guru install it for me

[Mr. Land Yacht]

i have the b&m kit in my 193,000 mi aod............forget where i even got the kit, found it amongst my shit one day and had my tranny guru install it for me

is it any good?
makes the tires bark from 1st-2nd?

[phayzer5]

it shifts better than stock, but my HP-kitted trans shifts ALOT harder

[DuceAnAHalf]

A shift that breaks the tires loose is not helping you it is actually hurting you. The power that should be used to accelerate you is instead being use to spin the tires. My tranny shifts fast and firm but does not snap your head. Jason went for a ride in my car with the new tranny.

[83tc]

hrm, sounds like i need to go shopping....caue this thing definatly needs more snap in its oomph

[gadget73]

is it any good?
makes the tires bark from 1st-2nd?

No bark, but its firm. You also have to take into account the fact the tranny has a crapload of mileage on it..

[p71towny]

I've got the transgo in my 4r70w and I loves it. I put a Bowl&Movement in my chevelle and it sucked. Could just be a th350/aod thang. The B&M was nothing more than a separator plate and check balls, transgo was much more involved.

[Archangel]

A shift that breaks the tires loose is not helping you it is actually hurting you. The power that should be used to accelerate you is instead being use to spin the tires.

You know guys, Duce brings a good point here. Plus there is the whole deal with bushings for the planetary gears being aluminum and not brass, too hard of a shift all the time will eventually damage those.