4x4 97 tahoe build

[joshua52mcclain]

Whats the corvette shift solenoid do?

Firms up the clutch engagement for 2nd and 3rd gear mainly and in general.the 4l60e in trucks had a different shift solenoid than the corvette 4l60e that allows a small amount of slippage in the in the clutch packs i believe it was a shift smoothness think but idk it adds Alittle kick and its supposed to help prolong the lift of the clutchs. best with a shift kit i have transgo corrective shift kit also its always done me good on afew of 2wd silverados i had. not a transmission guy i just listen to my transmission guy lol.

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[drakon543]

shift kit with those servos would do wonders. toss on a blackbear tune ontop. my 97 is at 172k k&n intake shortie headers and an exhaust. never got around to getting a tune done but im runnkng 265 70 17s which if i recall is like a 31-32 or something roughly. no problems pulling regular stuff up to a 2004 f150 super cab (almost 6k) i think. cruising on the highway it handles perfectly.

 

[Squirrelsmith]

I was told my transmission had been rebuilt when i bought it. I thought there was something wrong with it because it was such a powerful shift from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to third but after having some people that know about cars drive it i believe i have some sort of shift kit as well

 

[drakon543]

that could also be a faulty tps @Squirrelsmith
my 97 did the same thing occasionally sometimes with or without a code. hasnt done it since i replaced the tps and the harness plug.

 

[Squirrelsmith]

that could also be a faulty tps @Squirrelsmith
my 97 did the same thing occasionally sometimes with or without a code. hasnt done it since i replaced the tps and the harness plug.

Well i figure i'll drive til it breaks, got that AAA

 

[drakon543]

@Squirrelsmith that could eventually make it almost undrivable and take out the transmission at the same time. if the tps is actually going bad that is. feels like harder more aggressive shifts but its not doing the same thing as a proper shift kit and servos. simple live data scan as your driving could tell you if you have a 40 dollar problem. or just keep driving until you have a 1500 dollar problem.

 

[Squirrelsmith]

@Squirrelsmith that could eventually make it almost undrivable and take out the transmission at the same time. if the tps is actually going bad that is. feels like harder more aggressive shifts but its not doing the same thing as a proper shift kit and servos. simple live data scan as your driving could tell you if you have a 40 dollar problem. or just keep driving until you have a 1500 dollar problem.

I think i have a $0 problem

 

[joshua52mcclain]

I think i have a $0 problem

It could be either tbh its a different kind of shift between the 2 an aggressive shift kit will feel like you have more power when it shifts and a bad tbs feels like a kick when it first shifts then it kinda feels like you lost power right after that hard kick into gear its a weird feeling difference to describe. Tbs is one of the many problems that cause the 4l60e to take a dump idk penny for thought with knowing for sure its got a shift kit. im working on my power steering rn but when im done ill post some pulls and how mine shifts although mine is a corrective kit not a performance shift kit it doesn't kick hard it just shifts very very crisp.

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