Hi all. i just installed the shift kit to my car, took me around 2.5 hours to do... not that hard of a job except for taking the pan off... i had to ring Neil up to make sure there wasnt some special technique to take it off, I was told to pry harder at it... anyway once the pan was off i undid the filter and a whole heap of more fluid came running down my arm. mind u im on my back with the car on ramps, so i couldnt just jump outta the way.. Removing the vlave body was a simple enough job, just make sure u take off the solenoid that covers the kick down cable first so that u can remove the cable itself.. makes it much easier. put the new spring supplied on and fitted the solenoids too, put the valve body back in and bolt it up again... once all the bolts were in place i then noticed next to my head this little piece of plastic with a bearing on it and a spring attached to it.... I was like SHIT!!!! what the hell is this??? where does it go??? OMG i just screwed up and all was going soooo sooo well... so i pulled the valve body off again and looked around to see where it goes.. still no idea. Rang Neil again but he had shot off to the post office.. hehe... i bet he was going for lunch and didnt want to answer my call haha.. any way i then realised that i should ring Michael from MV authomatics.. and told him of my situation he told me that i should just throw it away coz i didnt need it... haha. i laughed and then cursed... anyway i put the thing back in... sealed the pan up with some goo gasket.. and refilled with new type 4 fluid...
after cleaning up the fluid that was all over the driveway, then taking a shower, i took the car for a drive, down the street i took it easy coz there is a skool next to my house... the car felt normal.. gear changes were quicker but u wouldnt notice it if it werent ur car. i was thinking to myself.. is that it??? got to the main road and when the lights turned green, i planted it... first gear was still the same, but as soon as second gear hit the car launched forward throwing my head back in the seat... it was AWESOME!!! got onto the freeway and planted it again.. and the change from first to second is mad and 3rd to 4th is fantastic...
I love it... everday driving my girlfriend couldnt even tell the difference... but when i floored it and she got thrown back in her seat... hehee...
just realised that the pan is leaking so i rang Michael and he pointed out that the 91 MX83 Cressidas gasket fits perfect. so im gonna put that on later when the car cools down...

So overall was the kit worth it? Hell Yeah...
Was it easy to install? if i can do it anyone can.


Thanks for your Help Caesar(buying), Adam(delivering), Neil and Michael (advice and Tips)

By Mus Akgul (Muzzytt) on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - 04:42 pm:

all the more reason to keep my auto box...

congrats mate...

By Lam Tran (Lam) on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - 06:56 pm:

Also Thanks Simon, for your tutorial saved my life... hehe

By Marshall Hughes (Sierra055) on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - 07:15 pm:

Hmm... now the feelings are evening up. If anyone with a shift kit wants to offer a passenger seat drive next cruise, I'd be very appreciative. I think it sounds exactly what I want, but considering that 80% of the driving I do is peakhour city driving, I need to to still be comfortable when driving sedately.

By Neil Griffiths (Aussiesc) on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - 07:20 pm:

HAHAHAHHAHA...Did ya get them Goggles like I said Lam...hehehe
DONT USE A GASKET....Just clean the Pan up really good...Dont be slack,Ok...Then get some
"Triple Bond" "3 Bond" "Toyota Gasket in a Tube"hehe..Manny has the part No...
Just make sure the whole sealing area is CLEAN<CLEAN<CLEAN<,Ok Lam..
NO SILASTIC....

Ok,,Now that I have been Firm,,Time to Congratulate ya mate,,well done..Enjoy it..