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When launching 4L60E it takes off in 2nd or 3rd, have to manually put in 1st

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Old 10-25-2006, 08:39 PM
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Default When launching 4L60E it takes off in 2nd or 3rd, have to manually put in 1st

Ok, this is a 425 rwhp A4 4L60E heads/cam car. It has a built 4L60E that has been in since before the heads/cam swap and the tranny has always worked great.

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After the heads/cam and tuning on the dyno we went out on the street and tried to make a pass from a stop. The car wouldnt go anywhere, fell right on its face till it was like 10-15 mph then downshifts to 1st and takes off. The car wont take off in 1st gear unless you manually pull it into 1st gear and launch it then its you try to get it back in drive real quick and not mess the shift points up or have it bang off the limiter.


What could cause it to launch in 2nd/3rd?
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leaking solenoids are one possibility , or some tuning mishap how did it do before the dyno ?
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We even put the old program in it and im pretty positive its not in the tuning.

Which leaking solenoids would you suspect?
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Well you could try changing the two shift solinoids , its odd though it didnt do this before new mods.Im gonna go out on a limb and say check over all your ground straps in engine compartement carefully , Something just dosent sound right ,
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