will this hurt the tranny

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I</a> tried it and it actually does have an effect but will it hurt the tranny, if so i'll stop doing it.
thanks

[chickenmanq]

Anytime you make the auto shift faster, you hurt it. &nbsp;However, probably the difference it will make is negligable. &nbsp;You're kind of making a poor man's &quot;comfort/power&quot; switch for the tranny. &nbsp;I doubt it will affect it too much. &nbsp;Just keep your tranny fluid clean. &nbsp;Anyone care to offer another opinion?

[rampid360]

Its not terrible for the tranny. &nbsp;My friend did it to his 96 240 and it was pretty nice. &nbsp;Fast as #### but shifted hard , not too comfortable of a ride. &nbsp;Only complaint i have is that it will make your check engine light come on. &nbsp;And that bastard will stay there for 100 turns of the key...no more no less. &nbsp; I wouldn't reccomend it simply because i hate warning lights. &nbsp;If you are ok with those...then by all means. &nbsp;

[Nismos14]

i did it and i hated the check engine light and the push me in my pants feeling every time it shifted..... so i dunno..... i believe that the gains are negligeble its just a &quot;feeling&quot; that you get from it.... nothing more.

[drift freaq]

what you are doing according to my trans man, Gary , is putting the tranny in high line i.e. more fluid pressure which causes it to shift later and harder. Its ok to do it for a little while but if you do it for a mong time it will take its toll on the tranny. I did it with mine for about 3K before I swapped in my 5 speed. My auto is now sitting comfortably at its new home waiting for someone to come buy a low mileage auto. I am happy because I traded it for other parts and I an driving 5 speed. All in all a good thing.

[Nismos14]

how much did the swap cost you?

[drift freaq]

well its really hard to say. the reason being I bought a lot of parts at once and sold off a lot which lowered my costs quite a bit. I am now at a deficit of $430 for the swap.
Normally the parts would have been about $500-550 and the labor at $300-$350 now remember I paid extra for a 98 5 speed with 8,000 miles on it.
The average cost of a low mileage 5 speed like that is $400-450
the swap parts are about $250 you can sometimes get a tranny for anywhere from $250-$350 but the mileage will be higher. LIke I said though I picked up a whole bunch of parts and sold a lot off .