got killed by 370z
06-01-2010, 01:07 AM
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If you put the selector in 1st/2nd at too high of a mph/rpm it will not downshift until you slow down enough for it to. If you go WOT it will downshift on its own although. It is going to shift whenever it wants to anyways (unless you hold it then it will just hit the limiter which totally defeats the purpose anyway).
That is why I say put it in OD and let the computer do the work.
That is why I say put it in OD and let the computer do the work.
The race trans ecu I have didnt change that: it's been that way from the beginning.
06-01-2010, 03:17 AM
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When my friend would race his AOD Mustang, he would start with the gear selector in "2," and as soon as the transmission shifted into 2nd gear he would slam it back down to 1st so it would hold 2nd gear. When it was time to shift to 3rd he would put it in 3rd and the car would be fine.
06-01-2010, 04:50 AM
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When my friend would race his AOD Mustang, he would start with the gear selector in "2," and as soon as the transmission shifted into 2nd gear he would slam it back down to 1st so it would hold 2nd gear. When it was time to shift to 3rd he would put it in 3rd and the car would be fine.
It's been said, and I believe it, that the GTO's A4 is the best 4spd auto trans GM ever put into a car. Stout, hard shifting, and it's shifting algorithms are as near to perfect as a non-paddle shift car can get. It never hesitates or hunts for the right gear... --- that being said, I still cuss it at least a couple times a week. Drawback is that it doesn't like manual shifting.
06-01-2010, 06:45 PM
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^ anyone have a answer on this one? Also after reading through every response Ive came up with the assumption that if the race is below 50 or so ill leave it in drive but any high speed roll's I will take it to 3rd. I am just trying to find a y-pipe to mate with my lt's than I will probably install them and try a frost tune. Hopefully that will take care of anymore stock 370's I encounter.
06-01-2010, 06:53 PM
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gears do not affect shift points: as far as the trans and computer know, nothing changed. Engine spins to a certain rpm then transmission shifts: don't know how gears could affect that?? If you are referring to the fact the engine accellerates a bit faster now, throw that out of your head right now.
06-01-2010, 08:57 PM
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With a tune there are a ton of things you can alter to help the trans shift better.
^ anyone have a answer on this one? Also after reading through every response Ive came up with the assumption that if the race is below 50 or so ill leave it in drive but any high speed roll's I will take it to 3rd. I am just trying to find a y-pipe to mate with my lt's than I will probably install them and try a frost tune. Hopefully that will take care of anymore stock 370's I encounter.
