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What trans do u run & what r u shifting at?

I was wondering what transmissions fellow board members are running, what are your shift points are manual and automatic?

My aod was shifting 1-2 at 5000 2-3 at 4800, holds 3rd till I let off.
Doing the 1,2,1 shuffle reved higher but didn't help et's

 Thanks,
 Mike
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]88 t-bird: 5.0ho, gt40y, crane 2031, fms 1.7, paxton@5#, aod wide ratio, tci stall, performer rpm upper, 70mm bbk, pro m 60, 42#s, 3.73 7.5" posi, jba shorties, borla, upr x. 13.4 @ 104mph. cbaza, moates, tuned by decipha

What trans do u run & what r u shifting at?

Reply #1 –
AOD, TransGo shift kit with Hi-rev governor, hardened input shaft and "A"servo.  Shifts between 5900-6100 RPM depending on the outside temp (yes, it does make a difference!)

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Doing the 1,2,1 shuffle reved higher but didn't help et's


It might not have helped the overall if your other run was a good launch and the 1-d-1 run wasn't.  Can you post times dowm the track at 60', 330' and so on?
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What trans do u run & what r u shifting at?

Reply #2 –
I found with my t-bird (AOD with B&M shift kit) that doing the old slingshot off the convertor provided the best launches and I shifted 1st to 2nd at 4700-4800 and held 2nd until around 5000-5100 rpm...holding 1st gear any longer slowed me down and letting the car shift into 3rd any earlier resulted in slightly higher trap speeds but slower ET's...I've made enough runs on the car to know it was not a fluke either. 

Keep in mind this was with a stone stock HO with f/l headers and timing advanced...not much else.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

What trans do u run & what r u shifting at?

Reply #3 –
My 88 cougar..  a T-5 and I shift when the valves float.
One 88

What trans do u run & what r u shifting at?

Reply #4 –
Turbo 400 and I shift at 5,200.

I know you don't care.

TED

What trans do u run & what r u shifting at?

Reply #5 –
Quote from: CougarSE;168131
My 88 cougar..  a T-5 and I shift when the valves float.


lol!

take that bitch to the dyno, and find out where power starts falling off. that's when you want to shift.
1979 Ford Fairmont
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5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast

What trans do u run & what r u shifting at?

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its a 3.8....what power? :flip:
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

What trans do u run & what r u shifting at?

Reply #7 –
Gumby's right, its a 3.8.. I shift it that high because I like the sound it makes.. :nuckin futs:
One 88

What trans do u run & what r u shifting at?

Reply #8 –
Quote from: V8Demon;168111
AOD, TransGo shift kit with Hi-rev governor, hardened input shaft and "A"servo.  Shifts between 5900-6100 RPM depending on the outside temp (yes, it does make a difference!)



It might not have helped the overall if your other run was a good launch and the 1-d-1 run wasn't.  Can you post times dowm the track at 60', 330' and so on?


 You have that aod shifting good. The blower failed on my car and there are no new times to post yet. The cam needs to be degreed or at least set straight up. The brake booster and all vacuum lines need to be repaired as well. Hopefully that will give the map something better to work with. Until the blower can be repaired and installed, the next times might be na.
 Thanks for all the advise.
 Mike
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]88 t-bird: 5.0ho, gt40y, crane 2031, fms 1.7, paxton@5#, aod wide ratio, tci stall, performer rpm upper, 70mm bbk, pro m 60, 42#s, 3.73 7.5" posi, jba shorties, borla, upr x. 13.4 @ 104mph. cbaza, moates, tuned by decipha

What trans do u run & what r u shifting at?

Reply #9 –
Quote from: Sick88Tbird;168128
I found with my t-bird (AOD with B&M shift kit) that doing the old slingshot off the convertor provided the best launches and I shifted 1st to 2nd at 4700-4800 and held 2nd until around 5000-5100 rpm...holding 1st gear any longer slowed me down and letting the car shift into 3rd any earlier resulted in slightly higher trap speeds but slower ET's...I've made enough runs on the car to know it was not a fluke either. 

Keep in mind this was with a stone stock HO with f/l headers and timing advanced...not much else.


What rpm were you stalling at launch with the foot brake?
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]88 t-bird: 5.0ho, gt40y, crane 2031, fms 1.7, paxton@5#, aod wide ratio, tci stall, performer rpm upper, 70mm bbk, pro m 60, 42#s, 3.73 7.5" posi, jba shorties, borla, upr x. 13.4 @ 104mph. cbaza, moates, tuned by decipha

What trans do u run & what r u shifting at?

Reply #10 –
Quote from: CougarSE;168131
My 88 cougar..  a T-5 and I shift when the valves float.

:laughing: :laughing:

thats what you thought my car was doing :rollin:

it was'nt my lifters floating after 1.2 seconds!!! :flip:

opps i guess i did'nt answer the question .MSD 6AL chiped at 6000 RPMS.T5..
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there's only about a half a dozen man made objects that are herd by the human ear below 40Hz,a pipe organ,thunder,the space shuttle lifting off,a jet airplane taking off or landing,a large canon,an atomic bomb ignited in your back yard and the heat wave afterward oh wait you would be dead so you would'nt hear it scratch that!,and maybe beating your hear against a wall less then 40 times a second..rap music is'nt one of them!thats 40-60Hz@100+db the moving air is under 40Hz

What trans do u run & what r u shifting at?

Reply #11 –
Quote from: Cad-T-Bird 500;168134
Turbo 400 and I shift at 5,200.

I know you don't care.

TED


You don't have to worry about me, I'm not a big Ford purist. Heck, I really admire what GM did with the interchangability of old school small block Chevy's. A huge caddy motor! That is so cool. :evilgrin:  Cubesrule :evilgrin:
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]88 t-bird: 5.0ho, gt40y, crane 2031, fms 1.7, paxton@5#, aod wide ratio, tci stall, performer rpm upper, 70mm bbk, pro m 60, 42#s, 3.73 7.5" posi, jba shorties, borla, upr x. 13.4 @ 104mph. cbaza, moates, tuned by decipha

What trans do u run & what r u shifting at?

Reply #12 –
Quote from: Blown306Cougar;168154
:laughing: :laughing:

thats what you thought my car was doing :rollin:

it was'nt my lifters floating after 1.2 seconds!!! :flip:

opps i guess i did'nt answer the question .MSD 6AL chiped at 6000 RPMS.T5..


Damm Nick you still got that t-5 in that beast. What did you make a deal with the devil :evilgrin: to make it last so long.. :D

oh my 96 LSC shifts at 6200 stock on a 4R70W
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What trans do u run & what r u shifting at?

Reply #13 –
Quote from: t.birdsc;168148
What rpm were you stalling at launch with the foot brake?


I wasn't footbrake stalling the convertor...the car didn't seem to 60' that well if I did it that way...that's why I would slingshot off of the convertor.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads