senicalj4579

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There was this guy at the track the other night with an lt1 and I was telling him I couldnt improve my first pass. He told me to try keeping the tranny in d and I would have more power. I dont know how true this is. Next pass I had it in d and I did nothing but spin and I mean NOTHING but spin. Is there something to this because the rest of the night I kept it in od and never spun out like that again. Or was it just a coincodence? Do you get more power in d when drag racing?

AR15 guy

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I always keep it in D instead of OD...it is not good for these trannys to go into 4th at WOT.

Other than that I have no idea

senicalj4579

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Thats what this guy was telling me. I dont understand how its not good for it though.

Jays_SSZ28

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You're not going to get into 4th running 13's or even 12's. Most normal 3-4 shift MPH at WOT is set approx 130.
You might hit it as a backout shift but thats all.

lemons12

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You will burn your trans up in 4th at WOT.. The reason most tuners lock it out when you get a tune, especially when you have a converter. Plus it would be a total dud in 4th.

You get no more power in D than you do OD.. Most people have more problems in D than in OD, especially if you got tuned while in OD.

The spinning was coincidence.

You won't hit 4th gear in the 1/4 so you don't have to worry about that... Was kind of dumb for him to even mention that.

Leave it in OD.

senicalj4579

iTrader: (41)

That makes sense because when I had my 99 car I fried the tranny at 130 in d. It hit 130 and kept bouncing off the rev limiter. Next thing you know my gear was totaly gone.

senicalj4579

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If your telling me that I will burn up the trans in 4th at wot then why are you also telling me to leave it in od?

lemons12

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Do you hit 130+mph in the 1/4?

senicalj4579

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well no but but shouldnt you be telling me to keep it in d instead of od? Did you type that right?

puggerton03

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Keep it in 1st. You'll get a better time.

lemons12

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Then keep it in OD. Read what I posted again.

The majority of people have trans problems (shifting early or more often hitting the limiter) while in D.

senicalj4579

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yea ill try that one *******

puggerton03

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Make sure to post the time up.

senicalj4579

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Yea I got your point of that. Seems to be an opinionated thing.

senicalj4579

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Yea and ill take picks of the tranny pieces all over the track to

puggerton03

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Just massin around. Nice car.

senicalj4579

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Thanks but I dont think shes gonna like the 1st gear 1/4 ya peckahead

355z28

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FLT instructed me to leave it in D only, absolutely never toy or run the car downt he track in OD. Somthing with how it applys sprags/clutches in D, that it doesnt do In OD I believe.

senicalj4579

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They were talking about ALL trannys including bone stock? Im suprised there isnt more info on this stuff in stickies or something.

lemons12

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There is thread upon thread about this.