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Transgo shift kit

Can I safely remove the tv cable after I install my new shift kit?  I heard that you can but I want to be absolutely sure because I don't feel like buying another tranny.

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Reply #1 –
I don't think I'd chance it. why would you want to do that? it really isn't hurting anything, and there's a good chance that removing it would fry your tranny by the time you get to the corner.
I have heard someone say that having the shift kit keeps the pressure high enough so that the tranny didn't fry when the TV cable came off accidentally, but like I said, no reason to chance it. trannys aren't cheap (oh how we wish they were :p)

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Reply #2 –
That was basically my whole point of getting it. That tv cable has to come off it is stretched too far. I can't adjust it, its superglued, gummed up or something, it wont budge.  At Wot I shift around 6k which is way too high. I tried letting off for it to shift but it didn't help any. I still run a full second slower than I used to because of that  cable.

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Reply #3 –
Shiftkit's do not replace the TV cable.  Get an aftermarket cable from Lokar.

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Reply #4 –
The Trans-Go shift kit will raise the line pressure to a point that the trans will not slip in normal driving(at least mine does). What will happen if you do not use a cable at all, is the trans will shift waaay to soon. Assuming you have a column shift, and with out it connected to the throttlebody, the TV lever at the tranny is full on causing late/hard shifts. The shift kit will not correct for this, you really need to get another cable.

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Reply #5 –
What Tom said, I can vouch for this one...Do NOT remove the TV cable. Get a new one and make sure its adjusted properly. With it disconnected you will get really harsh/late shifts.
1988 Tbird Stock bottom end 306, Windsor Jr's, Explorer intake, 125 shot.
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Reply #6 –
Allright, looks like I'll be ordering the Lokar cable from Jeg's.  On Lokar's FAQ page it says you need an OTC tool and a pressure gauge to adjust it properly. What is an OTC tool? And I'm not going to adjust it that way. I figure I will adjust it little by little until I find the perfect shift points.
 

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Reply #8 –
Adj the cable so that it is at full travel at full throttle. Set this way there will be no chance of it slipping and burning up.