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what determines your shift pattern???

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Foxfan88

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is it the valve body???
if i got a new semi manual VB for my AOD, would i get spots for all 3 gears and a drive setting and of course N R and P???

Can someone give me the basic run down of valve bodies???
 

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You can get a valve body with detents for each gear (D21). OD is activated by an electric switch.

Dont know if you can get this for a AOD, but for a 3 speed tranny, you can get a reverse manual valve body which changes your shift pattern from PRND21 to PRN123 and makes the transmission fully manual shift.
 
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Lentech makes a valvebody for the aod that makes your pattern P R N 3 (OD spot) 2 (D spot) and 1. You turn the OD on with a electric switch. If you leave the shifter in OD it shifts automatically up to 3rd and then you just flip the switch for OD.
 
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Foxfan88 said:
is it the valve body???
if i got a new semi manual VB for my AOD, would i get spots for all 3 gears and a drive setting and of course N R and P???

Can someone give me the basic run down of valve bodies???
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The shift pattern is enginered into the valvebody.

AOD (stock) is P-R-N-OD-3-2/1
AOD (LenTech) is P-R-N-3-2-1 with OD being engaged/disengaged by a switch
C4/C6 (stock) is P-R-N-3-2-1
C4/C6 (aftermarket reverse pattern valvebody) is P-R-N-1-2-3

You would not get a detent for all three gears plus the OD. It would be just like stock with OD activated electronically.
 
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