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Originally Posted by midiwall
So...
I'm curious as to what's done in a tranny valve body upgrade. My real curiosity is what it is that costs $475 (IPT) or $680 from Level 10.
The only thing I've found in a search is a mention of springs being replaced, so this cost seems high considering there's my time to pull the valve body, a bunch of tranny fluid, express shipping out and back, my time to put it back together, and that you have to be without your rig for a good amount of time.
Transdude, I'm not picking on you (or anyone from the Level 10 folks) it's more of that I think I'm missing the tangible. If I'm looking to spend $$$ on a bumper, shocks, wheels, tires, etc. then I can hold it in my hand and determine if I think the item is worth the cost.
Is the cost of doing this based on us paying back the research costs?
It's "okay" if so... I just want to know how this is priced out.
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Hey Mark,
I hope John sets us straight but here is what I got from someone else who did the upgrade already and he mentioned that yes, there were some regulator springs that were replaced. So yes, if that was all there was I agree it should be cheaper. I believe there was also some machining done to the valve body itself...which is why you need to send the entire valvebody to him. I think there were 3 fluid passages which need to be drilled out to 9/32" to allow for the crisper shifts. There are also a bazillion little checkballs in the valvebody so be very careful when you take it out. When he sends it back to you, he will put them all back in place with some assembly lube to prevent them from dropping out during the install.
Part of the value john offers as well is that he personally stands behind his work so if anything goes wrong, you are not on your own and you know the machining was done correctly. Not worth saving some bucks...only to screw up an $800 valvebody. He can also help if the performance was not what you expected, other problems with shifting or etc occur. At the price of about $400 I think it is still money well spent unless you really know what you are doing.
Just my thoughts on it tho.
