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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 04:45 PM
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So when you're under full boost, does the car bog/lag in between shifts? When going ***** to the wall, my car will "hiccup" as it shifts. I'm assuming this is b/c of the increased power. Will a valve body upgrade get rid of this or a new torque converter?
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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It sounds like you need the VB upgrade and TC. I think the RPM's come on so quick, the tranny can't shift fast enough.
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 05:55 PM
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VB and TC for sure and make sure to include a tranny cooler also. (dsskyline on Gdriver) I answered your question there also.
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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O yeah forgot about the tranny cooler. I don't think it's an absolute must, depending how hard you drive it, but good insurance anyway.

BTW Moog, are you coming to the Jotech Drag day on the 10th?
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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wasn't aware there was a drag day...at Ennis?
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It's in the Texas section, Aug 10th
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 12:55 AM
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you'll get pimptastic, crisp shifts with vb and tc upgrades.
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 03:07 AM
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I did a valve body upgrade although my z shifted fine without it. The VB upgrade makes the upshifts and downshifts extremely crisp with no lag.
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 05:05 AM
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For some reason since i put the twins on mine shifts pretty quick now.But for saftey,s sake im def doing a tc and vb upgrade or i might just go with sgp,s tranny.
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by moog
So when you're under full boost, does the car bog/lag in between shifts? When going ***** to the wall, my car will "hiccup" as it shifts. I'm assuming this is b/c of the increased power. Will a valve body upgrade get rid of this or a new torque converter?
IMO you need a VB and a (tranny cooler if you drive the car hard daily). The stock TC is set between 2650-2900 rpms which is good enough. Unless you plan on taking it to the strip save your money on the TC. Since your going to have the tranny out of the car, you could do the TC but it will set you back around 500.00 plus shipping. I have all of the above and it has helped considerably at the drag strip.
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 08:00 AM
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The stock TC is set between 2650-2900 rpms which is good enough. Unless you plan on taking it to the strip save your money on the TC.
Thanks, I'm gonna go with VB + cooler
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 05:10 PM
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I can't find any info on the SGP valve body upgrade on their website. How much is it?

n/m just found it
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