hey guys, looking to buy a shift kit for the 545rfe. which one would I need? ive seen about 4 different ones but I dont want all the parts for when the trannys out cuz mines not coming out.

 

you need the transgo hd kit. it has a snap ring and a few small springs you wont use if your not pulling the trans #45rfe-hd2

 

Transgo -45RFEPSK if you are doing it yourself. It has all of the gaskets that you'll need.
Transgo -45RFEHD2 if you're having a trans shop do the work. Comes without the gaskets that a trans shop will have in stock.
It's a three-hour install if you know what you're doing.

 

what difference will this make and how much more strain does it put on the tranny?

 

I know what Im doing, ive pulled trannys before just dont fell like it just to put in the shift kit

 

ok, just got the 45rfe psk kit thanks guys

 

The trans doesn't need to be pulled for a shift kit. It goes in thru the pan on the bottom.
The shift kit:
Holds line pressure upto make shifts happen faster
Allow better trans fluid flow while in park
Quicker shiftskeep the heat down. Heatcan burntransmissionfluiddrastically shortening the trans life.

 

there arent any gaskets with either kit cause our trannys dont have them! you need to make a pan gasket just like the factory did make sure when you buy a new filter you get 2 cause there are 2 to replace one looks like a mini oil filter and one flat rectangl(ish)one

 

Have any of you put the Transgo kit in ? If so, has it made an improvement in shifting ?
There is going to be another option in a month or so but it's a lot more expensive so before making a choice, I would like to know anyone's actual experience with the Transgo kit.

 

Ya its in. Was easy to install because I didnt get the hd kit. Shifts nice.