What MPH hour does an auto shift into third at WOT?

[wanta5.0]

When I was in Hawaii we rented a GT vert. It was an auto and if I remember right it shifted to third at about 100 mph.(It's been a couple of months ago) Does that seem right? I wonder if it had 2.73s or what?

 

[droptop2001GT]

my 2001 Auto-vert hit third in between 78-83 mph when it was stock.

 

[wanta5.0]

my 2001 Auto-vert hit third in between 78-83 mph when it was stock.

What gears did it have?

 

[70stangcoupe]

If stock, 3.27s

 

[wanta5.0]

If stock, 3.27s

The car I rented or the other guy?

 

[DBMSTNG]

i could swear i've had mine upto 90 in 2nd.

 

[wanta5.0]

i could swear i've had mine upto 90 in 2nd.

Yeah if I remember correctly this thing was close to 100 MPH in second.


EDIT-It was pretty fast for a vert auto with 4 people in it. I can only imagine if it would have had 4.10s.

 

[wanta5.0]

Any more guesses?

 

[pinski]

Mine tops out at around 85 in 2nd.

 

[2k3gt]

Yeah, when I need to give a highway ricer an idea of what he's toying with... second gear up to 85-90 just about does it.

Someone mentioned above stock gears being 3.27? Thats just in manuals.... autos are 2.73.

 

[droptop2001GT]

no, the 99+ GTs all have 3.27:1 rear end gear ratios, whether they be automatics or manuals. Expect second gear to top out around 83 mph if its left completely stock (rear end gear, wheel/tire size, etc).

 

[wanta5.0]

no, the 99+ GTs all have 3.27:1 rear end gear ratios, whether they be automatics or manuals. Expect second gear to top out around 83 mph if its left completely stock (rear end gear, wheel/tire size, etc).

Hmmm. This was an 03 and I know it was over 90 MPH.

 

[70stangcoupe]

no, the 99+ GTs all have 3.27:1 rear end gear ratios, whether they be automatics or manuals.

Except for 2004 Automatic GTs, which were blessed with 3.55s.