Favorite TH350 Shift Kit?

[Opie Knievel]

I'm in the process of rebuilding my TH350. 79 model, non-lock up. I'm ordering the master rebuild kit hopefully tonight. I still haven't decided on a shift kit. Does anybody have any recommendations? I would really like to know if you have personally used the kit you are recommending.

 

[bob64]

I'm in the process of rebuilding my TH350. 79 model, non-lock up. I'm ordering the master rebuild kit hopefully tonight. I still haven't decided on a shift kit. Does anybody have any recommendations? I would really like to know if you have personally used the kit you are recommending.

I have used B&M for 30 years, depending on what you want your transmission to do depends on Stage1,2,3. Of course l prefer manual shift an have used in both Th350 an 400. When it came to my 4l60E an 4L80E l used B&M rebuilds and Trans Go shift kits because l wanted manual shift in them too, when l rebuilt them B&M didn't offer shift kits for them but l believe they do now.
B&M has been around forever an if you want tire spin between shifts at WOT can't beat them whether you use the modulator valve or not, an when you drop down a gear THEY drop with a little bunny hop. Work just like a standard if you wish it.

 

[HAFROD]

If you want hard shifts and a good 2nd gear scratch, go with a B&M TransPac. I have personally installed a bunch. Mostly in turbo350s

 

[Doug213xrj]

Fairbanks for a th350 , But no longer available. My 700R4 has a TransGo Performance 2-3 shift kit. Leaving a few feet of rubber on the one two shift.

 

[Opie Knievel]

Fairbanks, But no longer available.

I actually saw a Fairbanks on eBay last night.

 

[Longroof79]

I've also used the B&M shift kit for close to 30 yrs. I've been pleased with the nice firm shifts...not neck snapping.

 

[Opie Knievel]

I ended up going with the Transgo 1-2 kit.

http://www.transgo.com/products.php?category_id=93&parent_id=31&product_id=155

 

[MrSony]

I ended up going with the Transgo 1-2 kit.

http://www.transgo.com/products.php?category_id=93&parent_id=31&product_id=155

Hellooooo from the world of tomorrowwww! Same kit I went with.

 

[Opie Knievel]

I have used B&M for 30 years, depending on what you want your transmission to do depends on Stage1,2,3. Of course l prefer manual shift an have used in both Th350 an 400. When it came to my 4l60E an 4L80E l used B&M rebuilds and Trans Go shift kits because l wanted manual shift in them too, when l rebuilt them B&M didn't offer shift kits for them but l believe they do now.
B&M has been around forever an if you want tire spin between shifts at WOT can't beat them whether you use the modulator valve or not, an when you drop down a gear THEY drop with a little bunny hop. Work just like a standard if you wish it.

I'm pretty sure that the black '83 Monte that's currently in my Avatar had a B&M kit in the TH350 it was running when I started messing with it. I can say that it worked really well. Firm, crisp shifts. It would bark second anytime you wanted. I actually got it to bark drive one night, surprisingly with 4 or 5 people in the car at the time. It was the only time I can remember it barking tires going into drive and it really surprised us.

As for the Trans Go kit, I'm pretty sure that's what was in the TH350 I put in my current Monte before I rebuilt it. My exhaust rusted off and I'm too lazy and cheap to put an exhaust on the V6. I'll wait till I get the V8 and headers in. Anyways, the point is, I couldn't hear it but I passed a guy in the Monte with the 4.3 one day and he told me later that it chirped second.

I think the main reason I chose the Trans Go is because the rebuild book I used recommend it.

 

[Wraith]

I've used B&M for four different TH350's, never had a problem over 22 years.