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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 01:37 PM
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Question Stillen Valve Body upgrade for FI 5AT...worth it???

Have you or know anyone that have had the Stillen VB done on a turbo or supercharger w/ success? I had an appt. yesterday but backed out after seeing post of potential issues. Stillen is guarenteeing that it would not hit the rev. limiter at WOT 1-2-3-4 on auto mode & would shift faster & smoother for my TN single turbo (359 whp on Mustang dyno). No plans of going beyond 400 whp. &/or internal engine mods. They claim that they have done a lot of turbos. What do you all think? Should I try it since I'm local? They will be doing the install too ($198) w/ a guarantee as well. I'm trying for the SGP VB but couldn't find a shop to remove the VB & have my car stay in their shop for a week to wait.
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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YES...

car will shift like a totally different car... much more responsive IMHO
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 05:03 PM
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Jason,
Was this on a FI car at WOT on AT mode? So no problem hitting the rev. limiter on all gears?
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Jeff
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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I will just say this has been talked about since it came out. Yea it improves over the OEM. But from other members in the board the SGP improves over the stillen n any other.
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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 01:16 AM
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The cars I have experience with it were NA cars...


not to get in the middle... but wasnt it said somewhere on the board that both stillen and SGP send the valve bodies to the same place to be modified?
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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 06:30 AM
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I would go with SGPs over Stillens. If your going to pay the money you should go with the best out. I tried saving myself the money the first time with Level 10, and it was not worth it for me. So I sent my unit to SGP so they could in fact fix what Level 10 did wrong to it in the first place. So in the long run I spent more money. When i just could of got SGPs upgrade. Also from past experiences I would not trust Stillen.


Thanks Glen
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