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auto trans question..slipping??

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robg860

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HEllo,

When I nail the gas at 55, and the trans. has to downshift 2 gears, it seams there is a slight miss before the shift change. When I take off and floor it the trans is fine through first second etc. Just flooring it at a higher speed feels like it changes slow. Fluid is original at 100,000 miles. Would a fluid flush and change help??????
 

02LaserRed2V

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*bump*

I'm having a similar problem as well. 2nd to 3rd gear shifting seems very slow/sluggish. It used to be very quick and firm. I guess this was due considering how much I've beaten on it lately.
 

40th GT

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robg860 said:
HEllo,

When I nail the gas at 55, and the trans. has to downshift 2 gears, it seams there is a slight miss before the shift change. When I take off and floor it the trans is fine through first second etc. Just flooring it at a higher speed feels like it changes slow. Fluid is original at 100,000 miles. Would a fluid flush and change help??????
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100k on the original fluid? That's like 70k too old man.
 
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Kilgore Trout

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100k on the auto tranny fluid means you have probably destroyed your tranny. Get it changed immediately
 

03ghoststang

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dude, you are supposed to change it every 30K you are 70Kover due on that flush
 

propellerhead

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I remember people saying to change it at 25k regularly, or don't change it at all. If you change it now, it might leak to hell.
 

DBMSTNG

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omg, can the answer be more obvious?
 
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Kilgore Trout

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DBMSTNG said:
omg, can the answer be more obvious?
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Guys like me LIKE the easy ones. Guys like you can have the hard ones
 

Dark Knight GT

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02LaserRed2V said:
*bump*

I'm having a similar problem as well. 2nd to 3rd gear shifting seems very slow/sluggish. It used to be very quick and firm. I guess this was due considering how much I've beaten on it lately.
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Are you still running the stock torque converter ? Also, how many miles do you have on your setup, and is the transmission still stock internally speaking ? I'm answering your question because the original posters question seems obvious. At 100k miles on the factory fluid, his transmission is probably burned out internally speaking.
 
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