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Old 07-12-2006, 07:26 AM
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About what speed should my trans kick down to first gear when floored. Does 20 mph sound right or should it be higher.
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mine will drop into 1st as high as 30+/-mph at WOT. It used to kickdown at 35 .. not sure what happened but now it likes 30 .... go figure.
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depends on your gearing. for example, i have 2.73's so it'll kick down at 35mph no problem. if i had a 3.23 car and hit it at 35mph, i believe it would downshift into 2nd.

you could do two things:

-give us your gear ratio and we can guess.

or the method i recommend:

-try it yourself for each individual mph - so much more fun
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Yes, gear dependent MPH-points but all set by the
part throttle shift tables, which suck from factory.
The stock plan is no kickdown-1 below 10MPH except
WOT 31MPH (3.23s). You can do much, much better
for street / course driving.
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Originally Posted by jimmyblue
Yes, gear dependent MPH-points but all set by the
part throttle shift tables, which suck from factory.
The stock plan is no kickdown-1 below 10MPH except
WOT 31MPH (3.23s). You can do much, much better
for street / course driving.
My trans will not kick down to first gear until about 20 MPH, which seems a little low. I thought it used to kick down about 30 MPH, but I not sure. Truck does have a 3.73 rear. Truck runs good, just had fluid changed, old fluid look good.
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