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You get a valvebody upgrade from MV Automatics in Adelaide. I had it done. Absolutely awesome.

They do exchange so you buy it and put it in then send yours back for a partial refund. There's an old group buy thread about it with heaps of info.

not if you call a valve body upgrade a "shift kit"

my valve body is original.

just the clutches n synchros inside the box are different.

i will be going back for the manual valve body

and little black box to intercept the auto g/box

computer so i can run a powerFC.

He does the same as MV automatics in that aspect.

I Just started of with strengthen my box before going

manual valve body.

Not sure if its any better then just a valve body upgrade

but it sure is better then stock.

"manual valve body" = stage 3 shift kit

(from what mike at MV automatics has told me)

this means that the gear stick controlls what gear you are in via 1-2-D-o/d and only changes when you change the position of the gearstick

also, RSTME, as far as i was aware, the solenoids which are commonly changed to help with shifts, are part of the valve body, aren't they?

and the most important question is also for RSTME:

do you have any more info on this "black box" which supposedly allows you to run a powerFC? who makes it? what exactly does it do?

thanks

Warren

"manual valve body" = stage 3 shift kit

(from what mike at MV automatics has told me)

this means that the gear stick controlls what gear you are in via 1-2-D-o/d and only changes when you change the position of the gearstick

also, RSTME, as far as i was aware, the solenoids which are commonly changed to help with shifts, are part of the valve body, aren't they?

and the most important question is also for RSTME:

do you have any more info on this "black box" which supposedly allows you to run a powerFC? who makes it? what exactly does it do?

thanks

Warren

I'm pretty sure that MV Automatics (black box) sell them but not sure if they make em just ring Mike and ask ..........

regards

wrxxy

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