Just ordered my Corvette servo

[Travieso]

Okay after lots of research on corvette servo and reading a couple threads here and other varies of forums i decided to bite the bullet but with a couple concerns and questions

1. How hard is it to install im thinking im gonna have a tranny shop do it they are only charging me 40 bucks

2. Would i need to change out my tranny fluid i have about 52,*** miles and i have never change the filter or tranny fluid

3. if i do need to change tranny fluid what type would you guys recommend (royal purple ? what type of grade etc)

concerns i called the tranny shop that is going to do the swap and they had mentioned something about my tranny being a 4L65E with a Heavy Duty Torque converter and a thicker Imput shaft (whatever this means) i asked him about what was all that about he said that my truck puts out more torque then 2000-2004 tahoes and thats why it needed a "beefier" torque converter is this true ?

anyways here is the one i ordered

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8003597216

thanks guys for your time

 

[ecordell]

I had Royal Purple put in my trans when I bought it.....

 

[coopiesb]

awesome man.......i didnt put mine in soooo i really dont know

 

[HitandRunDriver]

Should only take you an hour.....unless you're like me and tried to reinstall with the 4th apply piston on backwards...

You don't really need to change the fluid; only a few ounces will drip out during the install.

 

[Travieso]

one more concern i forgot to mentioned how would this servo behave when you have your overdrive engage ? usually i notice when i have the overdrive engage it holds the rev band 2-3k rpm higher/longer

 

[1highbaldguy]

hey which shop did you take it to? the shop i called in lomita charges 90 bucks. im still trying to look around for other shops to do the install also.

 

[Travieso]

it's a local shop by my job here is the website www.sunsettransmission.com they usually charge about the same price also ($90.00) if your really want to do it pm me i'll talk to my connection and we could work something out for you.

 

[Travieso]

okay so finally got the corvette servo installed

My little overview

I gotta say definitely worth the upgrade my truck now shifts faster from 1-2 shifts and 2-3 shifts. The change is more precise and the shifts seem less lazy.

It's not a hard shift either just perfect imo. All i need now is a tune to enhance the shifting.

I also went ahead and dropped the pan and drain the old tranny fluid and dropped in a new pan & gasket.

 

[vatahoelt]

knowing my luck, i would get this installed and then some other part in my transmission would bust.

 

[cjsacm1]

is that corvette servo actually worth...because my hoe is going to be used to haul my mustang around on the trailer

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

here is my worry, i had a guy from a popular tranny place tell me that the corvette servo will destroy my torque converter, any thoughts....

 

[Travieso]

is that corvette servo actually worth...because my hoe is going to be used to haul my mustang around on the trailer

This is what i got from the actual website where i got mine from

This servo is a must for any performance, towing, RV/off-road application, but would be a nice upgrade for any 700R4 or 4L60E. Right away you'll notice faster and firmer 1-2 and 2-3 shifts. This servo will give your transmission 50% more apply pressure, just what you need to keep from burning your transmission up under heavy load situations

here is my worry, i had a guy from a popular tranny place tell me that the corvette servo will destroy my torque converter, any thoughts....

I asked the same questions and tranny said it actually helps the tranny last longer cause it applies more accurate shift points. less slippage. I would have to call them and double verify