Yet another 904 rebuild thread, what kit?

transman said
Above are some wise words. For 300HP or so, this type of build for a street car is right on the money. About the only thing I'd do is ask for "waffle lined" frictions, rather than smooth or radial lined frictions, or perhaps consider the high energy frictions used in the A500. Many builders I dealt with, would use the high energy A500 frictions for a commercial vehicle or someone who was towing a trailer. Again, your choice. Stay away from the TF-3 kit, it's not what you need for a street driven car, the TF-2 is more than enough for what you are looking for. If you have an issue with the installation of the kit, phone Transgo on their tech line. Some guys like the TF-3 for the street, but other than the "fun" of constantly shifting I can't see any advantage over it to the TF-2. Might be a good idea to find out if the techs at Transgo recommend the TF-3 for a daily driver.
If the front band in your transmission is a flex one, you may have problems getting the cast band, as the band reliners need your core. The company I worked for always insisted on those bands, core in first.
Have fun, and remember DO IT RIGHT "ONCE"

Thank you sir! Yeah, I don't want a full manual auto. If I was going to do that I'd just put in an 833 and shift for real. This is a street car with a stock console shifter.

Besides maybe swapping out the frictions for the A500 pieces, is there anything else thats not in that kit I linked above that I should take care of while I'm in there besides the reverse band and the TF2 kit? Springs and rollers? Accumulator?

As for TylerW and jPar, guys, take it somewhere else. You want to pm each other nasty messages go right ahead. TylerW deleted the only post that was even relevant to my original question. I don't care who's a guru or who made a better YouTube video or which one of you is running faster at the drag strip. I just don't care. I wanted some opinions on the parts I've chosen for a pretty mild build that will probably see 99% street duty. I don't need some manual shifted bullet proof race trans that snaps u-joints backing up a 300ish hp 318. It's just dumb and unnecessary, and it'll make a lousy driver set up that way.

I asked about the red plates etc mostly to see if people think I needed them. I know they're more expensive and they'll hold more torque but that doesn't make them better for my application. That's like saying carbon-on-carbon disk brakes are the best and everything should run them. Yeah, they're spectacular for a formula-1 car. But even formula-1 cars can't get them up into their operating temperature in the rain, making them terrible for anything else.

For street use the lowest level of friction that will get the job done is usually best in my experience. More forgiving, easier to drive, and as long as the parts are up to the job they'll last just fine. Using higher performance parts that aren't necessary just makes crap more difficult to drive. I mean, if I need them I need them. If I don't, and it sounds like I don't, then they're an unnecessary expense that won't improve (and could actually worsen) my driving experience. If they're better for a reason and they're not just overkill then tell me why they'll work better for this application. I'm ok with a little overbuild but too much doesn't make for a good driver. I'm going to commute in this thing, not flog it on the drag strip.