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Old 10-21-2000, 09:08 PM
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B.R. is right! Transbrakes are fun and cutting lights seems to get more consistant. My first transbrake was a TCI. Worked O.K., but I blew that trans (T400 ) in about 10 passes. Then we put in the "good" one, expensive as well, it's a Griner, I'm not sure about spelling, but the good trany shops will know about them. What I was told the difference is - alot of T-brakes are just modified valve bodies that were cast as original equipment- then redrilled and modified to be reverse w/t-brake. The good ones are billet assemblies that are designed and cut to be reverse w/t brake from the start. The size of the passages is important for fluid pressures, including the infamous "balloning" of the torque converter which has been known to wipe out thrust bearings. By starting over with the design (as in the billet ones) a lot of the problems have been solved. Make sure the rest of your drive train is rock solid, cause when it hits --POW-- you know it!! Bill Meyer

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