Werd. Have the same kit in my car. bada$$

 

where u guys gettin ur trango vbdone.. both of u r pretty close to me.... and how much should this be installed... i just got my vortech kit and know ill need this if i want 400hp and trq or more

 

hey guys thanks for all the posts, I will talk to GTM about their vb upgrade and talk to them about previous customers with f/i, thank you once again

 

GTM is transgo...

 

PF is transgo.

best prices ftw.

 

its $1200 at GTM I believe... I think Forged is probably about the same (not cetain though - but they use the same kit)... you may have a shop local you you that is cheaper?

 

PF probably charges around 850

 

Installed it myself. I have a transmission shop down here in Louisiana

 

hmm, good thread...

 

I've had both the Stillen VB and the GTM VB in my car after it was turbo'd. The Stillen VB is junk. It missed shifts everywhere. The GTM VB is a much more competent upgrade. I highly recommend it.

 

Yeah, talked to a few guys at Stillen and they told me that their VB upgrade was designed for NA or Stillen SC setup. so that's why it's not as heavy duty as one designed for a ST, TT or a Vortech style SC. that and all the other FI setups pretty much don't recommend their setup for an auto in the 1st place. just thought i'd pass that on.

 

The stillen is good if your N/A or have their SC due to the lower hp and tq. If you go turbo or vortech the stillen will not shift quick enough.

The car will bounce off the rev limiter because the rpms rise so fast. The only way it will work with the stillen is if you shift before 6500 which is way too early.

Rookie let me take his TT FX down the track at calispeedway and the shifting was night and day compared to mine (stillen).

I was so used to mine that I was shifting too early in his FX. I ran a 13.13 shifting at 6500 he jumped in after me and ran his fastest time of 12.7 shifting between 6800 and 7100.

Get the GTM or Transgo VB upgrade and a tranny cooler.

 

What am I missing here?

GTM Valvebody Upgrade = $847
Transgo Valvebody Upgrade kit = $249

Are these the same thing??

 

ppl are stating it's the same. Not sure where u got 249 (that's cheap) but u have to also factor in the labor cost for this.

U are right, it's a rip off bc labor shouldnt be more than an extra 300 on top of parts. The reason why GTM/SGP/etc are able to charge a hi price for these is because not many places can do it correctly. Also, that happens to be the going rate for a VB upgrade so why would they want to make less when they don't need to. It's all about making more profits.

If u can find a local tranny shop that will back up their work then I would go that route.

 

they use the Transgo kit in their VB upgrade... the $249 is just the kit (which was only $200 not long ago)... the $847 is the kit with their labor installing it (which used to be $1200, they probably came to their senses and realized that was a ridiculous price).

I don’t think they do the labor themselves though (even though I think they want ppl to think so) - I know they farm out the trq converters - I talked with the shop that does theirs... so I imagine they send out the VB too.

Anyway, to answer your question - the prices I posted are what they charged not long ago.