Overdrive on or off while racing?

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sanitarium16

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I always leave it on. Have a 98 GT with the 4r70w auto transmission, a FRPP Heavy Duty transmission cooler and Trans-go shift kit. Also have the firmness maxed using the Diablosport Predator. I heard somewhere that leaving overdrive on burns it out when racing? Does this stand true even though i have a shift kit?

 

Cantslowdown

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OFF..Never race with it on..

 

03ghoststang

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OFF you dont want to F-up your trans

 

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sanitarium16

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**** ive always raced with it on......Now wonder 4th gear slips a little.....****.....can a transmission shop just replace 1 gear or do they have to do the whole thing

 

Maza4ever14

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???

always off 4 me

 

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Off

 

Outlaw97GT

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I keep my o/d off unless I plan on driving faster than 45mph.

 

02LaserRed2V

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OFF, unless you want a good excuse to swap for a t56.

 

d98gt

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I understand that you have a shift kit, but even if you do have some slippage, a rebuild kit is under $200 and you can put better bands in it which are currently in there.

I've heard that the O/D band is weak in these trannies, though I really don't know

 

PlatinumDevil

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Yeah it definately is. My transmission rebuild isn't even a year old and its starting to slip into O/D... oh well 7 years warranty means another free rebuild .

The sad thing is the first thing i do is click off O/D and my TCS... Only time O/D is turned back on is when my low fuel light clicks on. I figure its safer to be revving at 3000 on the highway then to have my transmission shift into O/D, i always figure it'll rip the band again and then fry my 2nd and third... resulting in me driving to the tranny shop in 1st gear... again, i bet they love me and the warranty/guarantee i made sure they gave me... suckers, never give a guarantee something lasting 7 years to a mustang owner.

 

d98gt

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I'm also on apretty fresh rebuild myself. When I lost my car, it was 1-2 that were gone, but I still had 3 I could drive on the highway, but at lights/stop signs, it'd have to rev to 3500 to slam into gear.. It did make it to the shop though

 

scupking

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I also keep OD off unless above 45 with no stops for a while.

 

d98gt

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I always have my od on even when I am putting around town.

 

DropTopPony

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i turn mine off when i get in the car...turn it on if i'm gonna go on a highway.
once i started modding i didn't care about gas mileage anymore.

 

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Cantslowdown said:

OFF..Never race with it on..

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+1

 

PlatinumDevil

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Unless of course your racing to see who can top out their cars first, then your probably going to want to click it on eventually.