Turbo 400 governor modification

can someone post a few pictures of how you lightened the weights in the governor? And tools used? And how you replaced the pins? Much appreciated.
I’m going to use the Tri Shield BB formula from previous posts.

 

#6 finishing nails work great to hold the finished weights in place

 

Any particular length, or does a number 6 only come in one length? Thanks

 

It only comes in one length

 

Thanks Larry, I do have a spare governor. Now I have a much better idea how to grind down the weights.

 

Please keep us on the up and up. Canada. Step by step. Still learning about the weights. Thanks

 

I get a spare gov to experiment with, keep the original. I ordered a box
of rather long, skinny cotter pins to hold the weights. Keep good notes
of results, which take some driving to collect. Bruce Roe

 

Thanks Bruce

 

The cotter pin I use (one or two times) is 3/32 dia 1.75 long inches, McMaster
Carr 98338A155 $5 for 100. The usual spring/weight kit is used here, but I
usually manage to finish with the original kit parts back in the box for the next
project, modified/ground OEM parts in the car.

Here are the 6 weights in the kit, with 12 dif strength springs sorted out. The
1/4 in rod is so I can push 2 springs together to compare, with no danger of
them flying off to oblivion. good luck, Bruce Roe

 

Thanks Bruce. Here are pics of my governor - it came with the tranni - 1970 Pontiac 455....assume a full size car. I’m going to weigh the weights before doing anything.

 

The turbo 400 currently upshifts to second too soon, into 3rd by 25 mph.
The adjustable modulator is all the way in....with one more possible turn of adjustment left. What I’ve read, very little change if I were to turn screw in the last turn.
The governor will be my next focus , as I’m sure it needs some mods.

 

Larry - I have the kick down working. Or it appears work. I can here it clicking in the tranni. Car appears to be down shifting when accelerator pushed to the floor. I’d be happy for now to obtain 4800 rpm shifts from 1-2, 2-3 on this stock 350 engine. The 455 will require further mods down the road. Thanks

 

Here we go!

 

Look for my old thread on this topic, and it talks about how to weigh the weights. Overall weight is a bad indicator of how it will affect shifts, you really need to know nose weight.. I'd throw up the link but I can never find it....the thread does have a "recipe" for a 5300 RPM governor, you could back it off a little for 4800

 

I will do that. Thanks for the help.

 

I followed Rhett's nose weight guide a year ago, and it worked pretty well.