TechSmurf

Are the B&M kits worth the extra 100+ bucks over say AutoZone's rebuild kits? Also I'm looking for a cheap t5 swap setup at the moment, so if anyone knows someone with one set to go in a v6...

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'86 Camaro SC, black /w silver racing stripes
MSD coil, Accel 8mm wires, SplitFire plugs, Gabriel hijackers

TechSmurf

Cmon, folks. I'm sure someone's played with one before.. I don't want to sink 100 extra into something not worthwhile... and I'm gonna have to rebuild my tranny soon.

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'86 Camaro SC, black /w silver racing stripes
MSD coil, Accel 8mm wires, SplitFire plugs, Gabriel hijackers

TomP

I'd put B&M over AutoZone any day! Of course if you don't have the $$ then you should go with AutoZone.

Make sure of the 700r4 kit you buy, though- one of the 700r4 kits comes "just" with the parts, the other costs more but comes with an installation manual.


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TechSmurf

I was going to grab a haynes GM tranny overhaul manual.. covers 200c, 350, and 700r4

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'86 Camaro SC, black /w silver racing stripes
MSD coil, Accel 8mm wires, SplitFire plugs, Gabriel hijackers

TomP

I have that book, it's great; saves you on buying some tools, too. You can also buy an ATSG service manual from http://www.naparts.com ; give them a call, and tell them what year/model trans you need the ATSG book for. Mine ran me $15 or so. (It's the same stuff that's in the GM Service Manual; but it does have some recall/TSB info in the back.)


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FastBroker

I had the shop put the B&M stuff in during my recent rebuild/strengthen job and it seems like good stuff. The quality of the pieces is much better than the cheapo kits, especially the clutch/band friction materials...

DO the B&M!!!

EDIT:

Oh, forgot to tell you that the B&M kits basically have all the Shift Improver stuff with them so the shifting is AWESOME. The extra money spent on the B&M overhaul kit is saved over not having to buy/install a shift-kit, later, too...

[This message has been edited by FastBroker (edited January 05, 2001).]

TechSmurf

How many hours of labor normally for a 700r4 rebuild? Prolly going to do it myself, but if it isn't hell on labor costs I might just do it the warrantied way...

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'86 Camaro SC, black /w silver racing stripes
MSD coil, Accel 8mm wires, SplitFire plugs, Gabriel hijackers