Soft shifts after pt 4000
12-02-2009, 07:56 PM
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A shift lit would be the best move IMO however bear in mind the shifts are not in and of themselves softer . They are exactly the same and they were before you installed the converter, However the converter due to there inherent slip acts alot like a shock absorber giving the impression or feel of a softer shift when really nothing has changed from the trans perspective.
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12-02-2009, 07:58 PM
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The converter just decouples the crank / flywheel
mass from the driveline and softens the feel of it.
There's no need to do anything, unless you really
enjoy the sensation of banging the driveline every
shift.
Though the trans settings probably could use some
work, if stock.
But you won't gain anything by trying to make the
shift sensation "harder".
mass from the driveline and softens the feel of it.
There's no need to do anything, unless you really
enjoy the sensation of banging the driveline every
shift.
Though the trans settings probably could use some
work, if stock.
But you won't gain anything by trying to make the
shift sensation "harder".
12-02-2009, 08:10 PM
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The converter just decouples the crank / flywheel
mass from the driveline and softens the feel of it.
There's no need to do anything, unless you really
enjoy the sensation of banging the driveline every
shift.
Though the trans settings probably could use some
work, if stock.
But you won't gain anything by trying to make the
shift sensation "harder".
mass from the driveline and softens the feel of it.
There's no need to do anything, unless you really
enjoy the sensation of banging the driveline every
shift.
Though the trans settings probably could use some
work, if stock.
But you won't gain anything by trying to make the
shift sensation "harder".
12-03-2009, 09:55 AM
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I had the same issue with mine, then i had the trans rebuilt and it was firm again (not as firm as before). I have 3 spacers in the 2-4 accumulator from the transgo HD2 kit. Before the stall, it would chirp on a 1/4 throttle shift, now it only chirps the tires on a WOT shift.
12-03-2009, 10:11 AM
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Why was it shifting firm before? Do you have a shift kit installed? A stock trans with stock programing should shift like, well, stock. Maybe you have a partial blockage in your cooler or lines. Stalled autos shift soft, or rather feel that way. As performa built stated, the shift is actually unchanged.
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12-03-2009, 08:01 PM
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I know it would shift soft at part throttle,but wasn't expecting such a weak slow shift at WOT. I now have a check engine light, and from past experience with loose converters it was always a shift solinoid. The thing is that before with a shift solinoid code the trans would go into limp mode and I would have to turn it off then restart to get all gears back. I smelled the fluid tonight and it seems a little burnt. It was 1 1/2 qts low after the install yesterday, and I did hammer on it a little after the install. Guess there was air in the lines after installation that caused a false measurement on the dipstick.
12-03-2009, 08:02 PM
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Why was it shifting firm before? Do you have a shift kit installed? A stock trans with stock programing should shift like, well, stock. Maybe you have a partial blockage in your cooler or lines. Stalled autos shift soft, or rather feel that way. As performa built stated, the shift is actually unchanged.
