Okay, I'm trying to figure something out... I've got an 03' GT and this is driving me crazy... I do have the Tremec issya, but that's not what I am bringing up here.
I've driven allot of manual transmissions, but this GT has got to have the jerky-est shifting I have ever experienced. Too little gas when you release the clutch and you dive hard, too much and you lunge forward... It's almost like it stalls sometimes... The gas your giving isn't enough and then you give a little more and it's way too much. It's real bad when it's cold... I read one post on here with a most accurate description, "It shifts like a dump truck..." That's the truth, it's difficult at best to get smooth motion in bumper to bumper traffic.
I had a 97 Ranger, and even with it's ultra-long throw shifter it was not hard to shift smoothly.
Clearly, with 6 cats and a 3.27 rear end, Ford was struggling with emissions on this car... The enormous slack in the drive train is no help either.
That said, for you guys with 3.73 and lower... Is the shifting smoother after the change? I'm wondering if this is related to the rear end being geared so high that it has to drag the engine along before you get the gas in perfect.
Thanks,
Phoenix
I've driven allot of manual transmissions, but this GT has got to have the jerky-est shifting I have ever experienced. Too little gas when you release the clutch and you dive hard, too much and you lunge forward... It's almost like it stalls sometimes... The gas your giving isn't enough and then you give a little more and it's way too much. It's real bad when it's cold... I read one post on here with a most accurate description, "It shifts like a dump truck..." That's the truth, it's difficult at best to get smooth motion in bumper to bumper traffic.
I had a 97 Ranger, and even with it's ultra-long throw shifter it was not hard to shift smoothly.
Clearly, with 6 cats and a 3.27 rear end, Ford was struggling with emissions on this car... The enormous slack in the drive train is no help either.
That said, for you guys with 3.73 and lower... Is the shifting smoother after the change? I'm wondering if this is related to the rear end being geared so high that it has to drag the engine along before you get the gas in perfect.
Thanks,
Phoenix