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Any suggestions? Just recently, my car tends to not shift on time when shifting from 2nd to 3rd. My car is tuned to shift at 6500 RPM. It happens when I go WOT. Just yesterday, I floored it and it stayed at 6k RPM and it would not shift. I doubt the tranny is slipping, it does not feel like that.
Earlier on the FWY, I floored it while cruising at 2k RPM (70 mph) and it rev'd up to 5500 RPM and it the needle kinda like bounced a little back and forward. The engine made a weird sound when this occured. Any suggestions?
Earlier on the FWY, I floored it while cruising at 2k RPM (70 mph) and it rev'd up to 5500 RPM and it the needle kinda like bounced a little back and forward. The engine made a weird sound when this occured. Any suggestions?
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Did it kick down when you punched it? If so, that weird sound was probably your exhaust 
Sorry, had to, lack of description of the sound left it open! If it didn't kick down and revved up, then I'd say it's slipping.
As for the shifting, I'm no trans expert, but maybe the governor is sticking?
Sorry, had to, lack of description of the sound left it open! If it didn't kick down and revved up, then I'd say it's slipping.As for the shifting, I'm no trans expert, but maybe the governor is sticking?
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If it didn't kick down and revved up, then I'd say it's slipping.
As for the shifting, I'm no trans expert, but maybe the governor is sticking?[/QUOTE]
It does feel like it kicks down. It does not have a governor set.
As for the shifting, I'm no trans expert, but maybe the governor is sticking?[/QUOTE]
It does feel like it kicks down. It does not have a governor set.
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Verdad Gallardo up to that point i never had any sign of trans trouble at all. not saying this will happen to yours or that yours is doing the same as mine did, just saying what happened to mine.
Samething happened to my cousins lt1 trans am it would drive normally but at WOT it would shift super early, thought it as govenor, changed it (had wrong one in it) made it rev normally, but still wouldn't downshift when floored, couple weeks later he lost third and fourth and month or so ago rebuilt trans. runs perfect now.
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Just recently, my car tends to not shift on time when shifting from 2nd to 3rd. My car is tuned to shift at 6500 RPM. It happens when I go WOT. Just yesterday, I floored it and it stayed at 6k RPM and it would not shift. I doubt the tranny is slipping, it does not feel like that.
Earlier on the FWY, I floored it while cruising at 2k RPM (70 mph) and it rev'd up to 5500 RPM and it the needle kinda like bounced a little back and forward. The engine made a weird sound when this occured. Any suggestions?
Earlier on the FWY, I floored it while cruising at 2k RPM (70 mph) and it rev'd up to 5500 RPM and it the needle kinda like bounced a little back and forward. The engine made a weird sound when this occured. Any suggestions?
But mine would redline in 2nd gear at WOT too. Then if you let it go too long, when you're driving your RPMS will start shooting up a little bit when you're trying to maintain speed. Then they'll start reving up but your speedometer will go no where.
Thats also assuming you have the same problem i have lol.
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The governor springs aren't for limiting the speed of your car, but the speed at which the transmission shifts (from my understanding)... Might be different with electronic transmissions though.
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Mines in the shop for that same EXACT reason. I will let you know what exactly was wrong. Mines covered by a warrenty, thats the only reason its even in there.
But mine would redline in 2nd gear at WOT too. Then if you let it go too long, when you're driving your RPMS will start shooting up a little bit when you're trying to maintain speed. Then they'll start reving up but your speedometer will go no where.
Thats also assuming you have the same problem i have lol.
But mine would redline in 2nd gear at WOT too. Then if you let it go too long, when you're driving your RPMS will start shooting up a little bit when you're trying to maintain speed. Then they'll start reving up but your speedometer will go no where.
Thats also assuming you have the same problem i have lol.
