Vette survo

[Volant1]

I was one of the guys that motored my trans after a servo install I burnt 3rd and 4th gear 2 miles after putting it in, but is was a sweet 2 miles But my trans had 140k and I push a ton of hp

Rebuild time for the ones who did have a problem if I recall. Some have had problems with installing the servo itself but that is a different issue. The issue with installing just new high perf servos is that you change the dynamics in a tranny and now risk stressing out even further the parts that are already high mileage worn. Everything I've read and the guys I talked to say its about a 30% chance like I said earlier, the odds are in your favor but it's high risk in my opinion. If you blow your tranny, you can always find a used one if you can't cough up 2-3k to rebuild.


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[tybardy]

i really want to do this, I also want to do the 3-4 (I forget what its called right now) but I (like several of you guys) am scared because my truck is now tippin 110k

 

[Max]

No worries dude I'm in the same boat and mine is chill. Don't worry about the 3/4 either, at least until you get some boost. You're gonna have to crack open the trans for that anyway.

 

[tybardy]

yea, the way things are goin these days, boost seems a long way off. I still want spray though... much cheaper! lol, but I probably wont do that for a good long while either. Cam/Headers/E-fans are all collecting dust at the top of my list.

The servo is just so cheap and looks pretty easy to do,

 

[Max]

Makes a big difference I don't know how I waited so long. All the mods will come in due time bro

 

[tybardy]

I am assuming you did this yourself... did you have the truck on the rack? how long did it take you?

 

[Max]

Actually a friend of mine at work did it for me while I was working. He had a sweet ass little tool that uses one of the trans pan bolts to apply leverage when installing the servo. I've read up on doing it but was kinda pissed when he already had it done lol. He used to be a tech for the gm dealer so it took him all of 5 minutes, seems pretty easy tho. My trans shifts quick as hell now and keeps the truck in it's powerband between shifts.

 

[tybardy]

how much clearance is needed to put this thing in? (i dont know if I have enough 2x4's)

no but seriously, it looks like something that is a gigantic pain in the ass without at least a couple fee t of clearance to work with

 

[Max]

Lift made it 100x easier I'm sure. I did it on my alignment rack just rolled up and slapped it on, definitely try to find a rack to install it would be so much easier.

 

[tybardy]

thought so... is it worth dropping the extra bread on the aftermarket billit servo, or just go with the standard $15-$20 unit everyone else rocks