Improving Shifting In An '06 GMC Sierra Without Removing The Transmission - Trucks! S15, E14 

Richard from Precision Transmission should make a reaction video for this. He'd just about have a heart attack, starting with that cheap Chinese drain plug that leaves like 2 liters and all the debris in the pan.

Send it to Richard from Precision Transmissions ! 😉

Perfect timing. I'll be tackling this job on my truck this week. Thanks!

Put the magnet back into the pan. On my old '68 Fury with 727 I did the same thing. After getting stronger u joints it was the best thing I did for both performance and fuel mileage.

Thank you for the show and for what you all teach !

Interesting but you installed the wrong filter and it will cause a problem. You needed to use a deep pan filter like the one you took off. You installed a shallow pan filter which can fall off.

That single cab is so frickin beautiful 😍

Even if you're not racing positive shifts cause Less friction which helps a transmission to last longer because it lowers the Heat slipping clutchs caused a lot of heat so a positive shift less heat more life and more fun when you can chirp 2nd and 3rd gear

Petroleum jelly is used for all aspects of rebuilding a transmission it won't hurt the transmission

Thank you for the great video. Do you have a part number for the drain plug you installed? Also is there a reason why you didn't change the shift solenoids?

Pressure regulator. Its called a boost valve. They wear, sonnax sells a new one. That will work with this shift kit

I love how the camera man gets minimum protection in the paint booth...😵

Put some thread locker on that drain plug. I didn't and my plug came out while on the highway. I was lucky because I pulled off after losing drive and got towed home before I burned up my new trans.

I'm sticking my two cents in because I am a transmission Rebuilder

I just had my transmission rebuilt and had a shift kit put in. it's worth it. BTW my car is an 08 impala anniversary edition.

outstanding!!!

You helped me decide whether I want to drop the valve body just to do the pinless piston in the 3-4 accumulator. And whether check balls will fall out from the tranny above (the horror). With all your upgrades, you chose to keep the 3 plastic accumulator pistons unchanged. I really don't wanna drop the valve body, cause I'm scared of going that deep. Would it be dumb to upgrade only the 1-2 and FWD accumulator pistons?

Where is the video where the truck was at the strip?

Did something very similar to my 4r70w known as a JMOD. A lot more fun to drive and apart from the new gaskets... IT'S FREE

They tell you to look at the accumulator pistons where the pin goes. They wear out?

I hope you guys plan on putting that magnet back in because that could save you a lot of trouble down the road cuz you don't want them little chunks floating around back into the transmission it's always going to shed a little bit of metal in you'd rather not have that floating around in your valve body

Looking for an episode where they were building a motor (cant recall if it was a 302 or a sbc) and before the main bearings were put in, they used the old main bearing to notch a small groove to enlarge the oil valley and then drill two holes in the near bearing.

At 4:02 do yourself a favor. Throw away the nylon washer and o-ring and get yourself some rubber/steel sealing washers. They're used on OTR trucks and heavy equipment.

I'm not through the whole video yet. But do they say to replace the epc? Because the new one with the small plug sticks and acts up?

Love the truck but don’t like the mopar stripe on the fender

I knew it do you forgot to put one spring 8:58 good luck. really helping video to

Know this old, but where can i buy that plug retrofit for the pan?

So with the way the drainplug sticks up into the transmission oil pan you'll never be able to fully drain the pan's contents?

Pull your cooler lines blow air both ways. Intro a clear container. Look for debris in the cooler. Might need a converter

Is there a reason the 3-4 accumulator spring was not installed?

We use power probe in car audio also.

Some observations; First he removes the magnet from the pan after saying what a great innovation it is, noting that he will put the drain plug in its place. Hmm is the drain plug magnetic? I guess it really doesn't matter because he places the drain plug several inches from the magnets location. The magnet should never be removed unless it has deteriorated to the point it needs to be replaced. Second, the pistons are both plastic, and should always be replaced with aluminum pistons. The center hole in the piston wears and gets oblong. causing a leak and pressure loss. Third, you installed the shallow pan filter which will not pickup fluid like the deep pan filter you took off and should have replaced. This filter also may use a different plastic round retainer that will not fit the smaller filter causing it to fall of and may cause catastrophic damage to the unit.

They don't tell you the valve at 5:55 is a bee itch to get out sometimes. I've had a few seize in the valve body making it junk

lost me at 4l60e............

Replace that crappy plastic piston in that 4L60E! Sonnex makes an aluminum replacement for cheap and it has a double O-ring for batter sealing and stability. After all, you're trying to improve longevity and plastic has no business in that heat-soak environment. I really liked the end result of that flat black paint job.

When was this episode filmed? I feel like i watched this on tv a long time ago, years ago.

And if you don't want to get your hands dirty you can use a Diablo tuner and just add shift psi and put your shift points exactly where you want them. Im not saying it will do your 4L60E any favors but you can very easily improve your E.T. by doing this.

How long did sum like this take

the anser is 8HP70 baby

How bout the plate where the one ball smashes almost completely through the plate, or the Tcc regulator circuit that wears out and eats converters and 3-4 clutches

Why didnt you change the pistons out with metal ones those gm plastic pistons always crack. And a corvette servo would help as well

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the forward accumulator piston should be replaced with alum. before adding that increased pressure spring plastic piston will crack

Stator bushings? Sunshell. Pump rotor blows apart on newer models. Im open to questions guys

Check your plastic accumulators. They crack newer trans vb gaskets say. Vb. Ca.

4l60e .. rebuilt to many of those in school

Put a turbo on project stroker stang

I have the exact same truck but an 05. It has performance shorty headers, aftermarket Magnaflow exhaust, cold air intake, hot plugs and wires, and a performance Diablo tune. When I "race" it, I just push to "tow mode" button on the gear shift and it changes the shift points perfectly. I've handed ass-whoopins to several supposedly fast/sports-type cars on the dig. Newer models at that: Nissan Maximas, VW GTI, Infiniti G35, etc. I know these aren't big torque type cars, but my truck is easily nearly double the weight of these cars. Try it.

Don't put the plastic accumulator piston back in. Go with an aluminum no hole one. They don't cost that much when doing an upgrade like this.

Will a shift kit increase transmission life?

2 holes in the plate align the plate to the trans.

I know in this video is 2 years old but I need to say something. They used the wrong valve body and case gaskets. and the separator Plate is a round hole square hole and the gaskets they used are a around hole round hole. the lockup will not work correctly and eventually cooked the transmission. And the icing on the cake they use a shallow filter on a deep pan. Nice way to starve it of fluid and send it off to a quick death.

This is why God made mechanics......

Low reverse ball in the case can come out

Need to take that piston with the pin in it a toss it in the trashcan and get a sunex pinless piston kit

I’m looking for the first episode on this truck

I thought sure you would replace that plastic forward accumulator piston sine you went to that much trouble.

I sure would like 2 improve the shifting on my 02 ram1500 4x4

Like a Pneumatic computer ....

😁✌🖖👌👍😎very cool

Plastic screens on your separator plate can collapse and clog

Diesbt the long extension mess with the final torque

Should've replaced the plastic accumulator with a Sonnex one

Need to do this to my Trailblazer.

Lol dude put the wrong filter in

is this from 2012 lol

Ah the days back when saying "trans scat kit" didn't trigger my PTSD.

What’s with that Huge gap on the front bumper? 😳

Arent these episodes a few years old?

Why in the world did you make this chevy look like a ford ranger?

They put the wrong filter in the Transmission. It should of had the deep pan filter.

put the friggin magnet back in! Precision transmission would not approve of this entire trans mod upgrade

What a recipe for disaster!!

Why would you reinstall used plastic pistons? Those need to go in the trash

This is a recipe for disaster.

How to kill a perfectly great transmission in the next 10 miles 101.

125 hp doesnt seem like much...

Using any extension on a torque wrench gives a false, low setting, especially when dealing in inch-pounds and low foot-pound settings. I sure hope they used either a formula or a conversion chart to get the correct setting; if you are going to the "trouble" of using a torque wrench, at least do all you can to make sure the fastener is seeing the correct amount of torque.

Ok watched this for years finally got some experience lol decade or so. STOP Telling ppl bs the ls series motors.. now this. These guys know that you cannot do this reliably at all in any way. Pisses me off. They know a factory sunshell cannot hold any close to 450 ft lbs ever even for a second. Bull shit. This sinereo throw the 4l60e away and buy a high mileage working 4l80e. Not cool jerry your showing ppl learning that this is ok to do. Its not the transmission will not slip at all before the factory sunshell strips the slines these dude grew up like me with the 700r4 4l60 then the 4l60e. NOTHING NEW... This will not fix the transmission or make it anymore perofrmance. This is meant for an upgrade parts transmission or towing not 100hp and a shit ton torque. It will mechanically break. And this whole cool thing they r doing hp turners does with the ecu. Waste of time and money. 4l60e throw away after it breaks which it will unless its 100% stock. Put a better trans in or buy a turner that does this. Makes no sense at all. This is not a th350

wrong filter

Everything wrong about this video. 1- wrong filter used 2-wrong gaskets installed 3- not replacing plastic pistons. 4- not upgrading worn boost valve. WTH POWERNATION?

Please dont go by this video. Please

Wouldn’t you want to leave the magnet out? If it is grabbing the metal bits, I would not be comfortable draining the fluid without taking out the magnet. Unless drilling a hole in the pan is only to avoid a mess when future draining. In that case, I’d accept the mess

How to burn up your clutches in 10 miles 101

These host need to come back. I dont like the southern accent dude. He just bugs me

HAAAA they put the wrong filter in. They put a shallow pan filter in. They had a deep pan. Lol. Bull ish show

This video is full of incorrect info.

What kinda made up word is lifted?

Factory drain is located at the indent in front of the magnet. That's the proper location. Why wouldn't you research this. So ignorant of the show

I would've installed a deeper aluminum transmission pan with a drain plug?

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