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kalbert · 06-05-2012, 08:47 PM

Some other things I just thought of....

There may be worn valves or bores in the valve body, pressure regulator, or governor that are causing the valves to get stuck or hang up. You'd have to take it apart to check for this, and at that point you may as well get a different one.

Installing the TransGo kit is not for the faint of heart, it requires lots of patience and some fine tuning to get things exactly right. The instructions are phenomenal though, and you'll have an Associates Degree in 700R4's when you're done.

Two other things I would suggest are an auxiliary cooler for sure, and a torque converter from a 95+ S10 with a 4L60E and a 4.3 V6. I'd advise against a cooler with an external filter, the oil that is cooled is then used for lubrication, and if some how the filter becomes plugged or the bypass valve isn't working or it bursts, you could starve the transmission of lubrication. The torque converter will stall a few hundred RPM higher and wake the motor up and get you going without being ridiculous or overly hard on anything.

06-05-2012, 08:47 PM	#6
kalbert Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 509	Re: TH-700R4 Thoughts and advice? Some other things I just thought of.... There may be worn valves or bores in the valve body, pressure regulator, or governor that are causing the valves to get stuck or hang up. You'd have to take it apart to check for this, and at that point you may as well get a different one. Installing the TransGo kit is not for the faint of heart, it requires lots of patience and some fine tuning to get things exactly right. The instructions are phenomenal though, and you'll have an Associates Degree in 700R4's when you're done. Two other things I would suggest are an auxiliary cooler for sure, and a torque converter from a 95+ S10 with a 4L60E and a 4.3 V6. I'd advise against a cooler with an external filter, the oil that is cooled is then used for lubrication, and if some how the filter becomes plugged or the bypass valve isn't working or it bursts, you could starve the transmission of lubrication. The torque converter will stall a few hundred RPM higher and wake the motor up and get you going without being ridiculous or overly hard on anything.