| Re: shift kit pro's and cons [message #317786 is a reply to message #317730] |
Fri, 19 May 2017 07:58   |
Russell K.
Messages: 178
Registered: October 2016
Location: Dunedin, Florida
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Joe,
Don't be discouraged by the shift kit. Our '78 Eleganza, with the 403, had a Danny Dunn transmission installed in 2003, and it has a shift kit. I do not intend to start an argument, but some think the shift kit is OK. I posted some information about it here:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g7043-danny-dunn-transmission-information.html
Our GMC has been actively used by its previous owners, with no other transmission repairs recorded by them. We have only owned it since August of 2016, but use it frequently. We just drove it 700 miles round trip to the Florida Keys for the GMC Sunshine Statesmen Rally with no trouble at all. (By the way, I highly recommend joining your local GMC club; the information and help you'll receive from them is priceless!) I did put in a rebuilt governor assembly, and a new vacuum line on the modulator; but other than that, the transmission works great!! It does have a firm shift, and I drive it conservatively, but the transmission works just fine. I live in Florida, and I haven't driven it in the Mountains since we drove it home from New York, where we bought it. I get a consistent 10 mpg.
I say go for it! Buy it. Use it. Enjoy it. If the transmission fails, fix it. I know a guy. *wink*
If my tranny ever fails, I'll probably call Manny for a 'new' one.
Russell
1978 Eleganza II, Dunedin, Florida
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