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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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i spoke to lokar and they didnt really have any ideas for me......someone on here has had to have already solved this problem before....any ideas.....?

trying to run a th350 with an lq4....trans kickdown linkage...brackets?
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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Cable throttle body or DBW?
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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 10:26 AM
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sorry its cable throttle......
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 03:36 PM
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i guess im the only person thats ever done this.....all let ya know how i figure it out..........
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you dont need to run a kickdown
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 12:59 PM
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im pretty sure its hard on the transmission.........plus i dont have a full manual valve body....although it acts like it has one....
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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nah, I havent ran one on my street strip car ever, actually none of my cars had one and they are all fine. All I have is a cheap shift kit, if you want to downshift just grab the shifter and do it yourself!!
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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No it will not hurt your transmission if you don't run one.But if you do want to run one you will need a k35955u fitzall cable from techpak. check there website for the closest place by to order one.Its not fancy but it works great.Your braket for your drive by cable should have an extra hole in it for the cruise control, use this hole to hook up your passing gear cable.
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The cruise stub wont work, think about it

Cruise moves the TB by pulling. The kickdown is pulled by the TB. Compare to throttle cams which used both, ex: TPI. Cruise and TV cable stubs are on opposite sides of the cam. Luckily there are kits to add a stub to LS TBs

Kickdown isnt nearly as important as the TV cable on 700R4's. Its not necessary to run, without it you simply wont automatically downshift when the throttle exceeds the preset downshift amount (Usually 35% for one gear, 70% for two). For a drag car this is a non issue as they never downshift. Streetcars do so the kickdown is optimal
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Does the kickdown give full line pressure at WOT? I thought it was important but I've been running mine with out it hooked up.

Bill
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