whats the best shift points for auto
- Thread starter interex1982
- Start date
-
Sponsors (?)
bjl95mustang
Founding Member
gcomfx.com
Founding Member
I shift at 5,500 into second and 5,300 into third. That's with a real tach. My stock tach would have said 5,100 and 4,900 
What gears do you have they had two different ones in the AODEs?
What gears do you have they had two different ones in the AODEs?
gcomfx.com
Founding Member
I don't follow you.... are you saying the stock tach is wrong because you have 3.27 gears?
If you have the stock intake you are wasting your power in the 5,500+ rpms.... get the car to shift around 5,100 and you'll do a lot better.
You really should be able to "feel" the car stop pulling. Check your tach and try to get the car to shift a couple hundered RPM before that. :wink:
If you have the stock intake you are wasting your power in the 5,500+ rpms.... get the car to shift around 5,100 and you'll do a lot better.
You really should be able to "feel" the car stop pulling. Check your tach and try to get the car to shift a couple hundered RPM before that. :wink:
bjl95mustang
Founding Member
Also manually shifting any 94-98 auto mustang will cause trans problems with the valve body unless it hase been modified.
gcomfx.com
Founding Member
xx95gtmanxx said:
That was true for my car until I switched to the Cobra intake... when you change your power curve, you have to manual shift or the car will shift too soon. I gain another 2 tenths manual shifting now.
bjl95mustang
Founding Member
How does the intake affect the the transmission. The older valve bodies arnt made to be abused like that and it will wear them out faster and you will hurt it. I wouldent recomend manually shifting unless you have a 99+ valve body becuase thy have upgraded parts and are different. www.tccoa.com tech then tranny.
I agree with gcomfx.com, I get faster times when I shift. I also have the cobra intake. And that makes a difference to when I shift. If I leave it in Drive, the car will shift too soon not even using the extra power the intake gives me. Manually shifting I can hold it more rpms getting the full performance out of the intake. It would go the same for a 5 spd. You would shift at the same rpms if you got a new intake. Why would you do it with an AODE then? Yes, it might be harder on the tanny but your racing. It's hard on the whole car. Something is going to break sooner or later.
Dustin
Dustin
gcomfx.com
Founding Member
Mine shifts at 5 grand if I don't manual shift.
With your problem manual shifting won't help at all. The only way to force it to shift earlier is to let up on the gas pedal. Do you have a chip in yours?
With your problem manual shifting won't help at all. The only way to force it to shift earlier is to let up on the gas pedal. Do you have a chip in yours?
