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valve body
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 11:17 pm
by w0158981
so i noticed someones got a performance valve body for a 3 speed atx and so i did sum searchin and researchin on what they actually do and there actual benefits and i'm not gonna lie i have no clue can anyone teach me a thing or two? haha thanks
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 11:34 pm
by aperson
Do you mean an upgraded ATX valve body or the RMVB (Reverse Manual Valve Body) what a performance valve body will do is make the tranny shift "better"? The RMVB will turn your auto into a clutchless manual.
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:53 pm
by cbjones26
aperson wrote:Do you mean an upgraded ATX valve body or the RMVB (Reverse Manual Valve Body) what a performance valve body will do is make the tranny shift "better"? The RMVB will turn your auto into a clutchless manual.
idk what u r talking about but id like a clutchless manual .. im dumb though what is a valve body!!??
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:22 pm
by aperson
The valve body is pretty much what controls shifting. There are a bunch of small passages that go to different parts of the tranny with different pressures to control what happens and when. This isn't so much on the 4 spd ATX as it is on the 3 spd since the 3 speed all mechanical. The clutchless manual is going to be the RMVB and I think modernperformance.com sells them. If you just want to keep it automatic but have better shifting you're looking for the performance valve body.
Also you can try to adjust the kickdown cable. It's supposed to tighten up shifting as well. Theres a thread about how to do it somewhere.
One last thing Hermon NY, how far is that from Utica?
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:40 pm
by cbjones26
umm .. maybe 2 hrs. im north of watertown!
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:52 pm
by aperson
Heres the thread for the kickdown adjustment.
http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=10987
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:16 pm
by cbjones26
isnt that bad for the tranny though?