OK, I personally did not see much difference between the suncoast tranny equiped truckthat I got to drive for a day and the HD rebuild trany I have. as far as the valve body goes, they both shift about the same so i think there is a far cheeper route to take when considering VB mods...

shift kit... $57 bux http://www.transmissionpartsusa.com/...-00054931c.htm
DIY install... $0
pay a shop to do the install, most likely under $200 bux.

I have the suncoast VB installed in mine and it did weired things and never really met my expectations. Since the HD rebuild, shifting was ok but not what I'd expect (again with the SC VB). Tranny shop guy felt the trans-go shift kit would be a better setup based on his experince. So in went that shift kit over the suncoast kit. After some tweeking and dialing the VB back in it performs just as good if not better than the suncoast one (better IMO...) and if I did the install myself would have run me the $57 bux +shipping + fluid to get it done.

afraid of messing up your stocker? $200 bux buys you a reman'd one here... http://www.phoenixhardparts.com/brow...andard-VB.html

if I knew what I know now and had it to do over again, for my everyday driving needs I'd have bought the kit and installed it myself, if I messed it up, chalk it up to a learning experience. Instructions are included though and I can read so it should have been no problem. As for the tranny's from the big boys out there... I'd bet they're using the same stuff that went into mine, local builder, local help, customer satisfaction.

Remember, I dont drag my truck but I do beat on it some and it does get used off road some as well, the route I described would have worked for me and my needs...

hope this helps.

 

Alright, thanks Steve. I've been away for a couple days so sorry about the delay. So just to get this straight- you were running the suncoast, but you scrapped it and put the stocker back in with the shift kit? And your satisfied? The picture looks like a lot of small parts, but I'm trying not to become intimidated. Thanks again
Jeremy

 

I agree on you getting the VB but let's not give the dealer that much credit. I gaurandamntee you that if anything goes wrong with that tranny it's gonna be that VB's fault if you know what i mean.

 

Suggest you look at the ATS valve body.

I also suggest that you don't tell the dealer anything. Have a GOOD experienced transmission shop put the VB's in and be sure to change your transmission fluid EVERY 15,000 MILES. The slippage causes heat, heat kills transmission fluid, bad fluid kills transmissions.

Ralph