Forward or reverse valve body?

[85toyo]

Blondes or brunettes ?

I like both :****:

 

[86tank]

I have a th400 in my buggy with a stock valve body and at a high rpm it will not hold first. I did some research and found a way to make it hold first. Had to take the valve body out and grind 2 flats in the 1-2 shift valve and plug a small hole. I guess it was a bypass hole. To my understanding now it works the se way as the transgo 400-1-2 kit does. Still shifts on its own but now it will hold first gear. It works just as good to me a manual valve body would but I can still put it in drive and cruise around.

 

[halcat]

Blondes or brunettes ?

I ride with a big block chevy, TCI turbo 350 with reverse body, engine braking, 1100 rpm TCI converter and a blonde. Love all of em!

 

[frittsx4]

If price is a concern go with forward manual vb it's a lot cheaper Transgo has a nice kit 400pro gives u the option to keep it auto in D and comes with some other good stuff to help the ol'400 live a longer life . If not go with reverse manual vb with engine breaking from TCI have put several on the customer loves it after they get use to it. I like'm brunettes :****:

 

[85toyo]

There isn't enough price difference for that to be a deal breaker. I'm most concerned with what I will be comfortable with.

This is the one that I'll probably end up with.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/tci-221200/overview/

Are there any other parts I should upgrade while its apart?

 

[Hotrodpayton]

Reverse, no engine braking, b and m pro with gates cut out. That's always been my favorite. But I hate the hold back on down hill of engine braking.

 

[al1tonyota]

My old buggy had t400 rmvb winters cut no engine brake I liked it! My dad has a t400 rmvb with engine brake jut my opinion but it seems like engine brake causes shorter tranny life my just be coincidence but I never did anything to mine his had to be pulled in less than a year?

 

[frittsx4]

There isn't enough price difference for that to be a deal breaker. I'm most concerned with what I will be comfortable with.

This is the one that I'll probably end up with.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/tci-221200/overview/

Are there any other parts I should upgrade while its apart?
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Takes a little to get use to at first but you'll enjoy it. /quote]

 

[Sawzall]

I went with http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ATI-406340 that included a reverse manual valve body, rebuild kit, and HD sprag for $317 about a year ago. Sales rep argued that it didn't include a VB but ATI said it did. Summit has since jacked the price up.

 

[halcat]

Perry you were lucky. I went with a TCI full build. Hardened drum and spray, hard input and output shafts. TCI torque converter with thick double welded lugs and 1100 stall reverse body and braking. TCI said it would take 750 HP. The best they had. $2500.00!;