I did a quick search and I could not find any info relating to this shift kit. I pulled the TR-60sn yesterday and took it over to my builder to get it rebuilt. We did a little research on what Transtar has for this transmission and we found a shift kit from transgo. Has anyone done a build with this kit? If so what do you think about it? Was it worth it?
My touareg is a vr6 with custom tunes and a free flowing exhaust. Nothing major, but it is fun to drive. I often use this vehicle in the sand in the Outer Banks of North Carolina so anything I can do to harden the transmission seems like a good idea to me.
Thanks,
Scott
Although not that specific kit, Transgo shift kits are the very first thing I do to any automatic transmission I aquire. Most of my vehicles, over the past decade, have been Toyota 4Runners, with Aisin A340e transmission.
Although incredibly reliable in stock form, the Transgo kit essentially eliminates maintenance, as long as the fluid is kept at a reasonable temp.
The immediate engagement reduces the wear that typically happens, during smooth shifts.
I found this page, because I’m in the market for a TDI, due to the amount of commuting I’m doing these days. Before I purchase one, I wanted to make sure there was a Transgo kit available, and while doing so, explore some reports on longevity.
The only negative aspect I’ve encountered, is that so few people grasp how an automatic works, and I’ve had numerous people test drive Toyota’s I had for sale, only to assume that the crisp immediate shifting symbolized a problem with the transmission.
I drill my valve body plates based on Transgo’s “race” setting. In normal driving, I see instant up shifts. With the pedal to the floor, the truck will chirp the tires in both 2nd and 3rd gears, and it’s not a fast truck.
I installed this kit, at 190,000 miles. I have not touched the transmission since, and currently have 741,383 miles on it, with countless days spent with the truck not shutting off, from 7am, to 6pm.
Half of the miles have been stop and go city traffic.
My experiences might be unrelated, but I will not drive an automatic, until I have installed a Transgo kit in it. I say install, but in the A340e, it’s mostly a set of instructions, describing changes to the valve body, with stiffer springs for the accumulators, on which I install new Orings while inside.
I have a driver today, and webe hit 741,391, in the time it’s taken to complete this.
