shift kit
#5
Depending on what you do with the shift kit and tune the shifts can be a little bit harder, or VERY hard. I chose to have the very hard shifts with a combo of a physical shift kit and my tune has increased the line pressure to have quicker/firmer shifts. You can see what my shifts are like in some of my Youtube videos.
#7
It's kind of a double edged sword by getting shorter/firmer shifts. You will increase the life and durability of the clutch packs in the tranny, but the hard parts are going to take more stress due to the being "slammed" into gear. I honestly don't care because in my opinion, my Monte is living on borrowed time. My Monte started out it's modifications at about 60k miles and now it's around 160k miles on the original tranny (with about 10k or 15k miles with over 300whp). The tranny keeps on going, just like the bunny.