Tried that a couple of times at the track, it only raised the rpms 500 more,
but it
dropped my pulling in that gear. Kinda weird though, my MPH went down
.5-.75 mph on
each pass that I did that, and my overall time was .2 slower too.
Sam
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Michael Clark
> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 1:12 AM
> To: Shari & Marty
> Subject: Re[2]: DML: Re: Dragstrip improvements
>
>
> Hmmmm, I've always noticed Kuk that when I re-engage overdrive (goes
> from 3rd back into 4th) I get the 500 or so rpm flare just before it
> shifts. Then after 1.5 or 2 seconds another 500 or so rpm drop
> when the converter locks back
> up. Now this is "normal" driving, I've never tried it the way you are
> saying. Guess I'll have to do that next time I'm out on the road.
>
> --Mike www.mikesdakota.com
>
> Friday, April 21, 2000, 10:12:40 PM, you wrote:
> > My TC theory may not work on the 518 but the 46RE only, that's
> why I'd like
> > for some to try it, I may have not explaned it correctly though....
> > 60 mph-
> > Poosh button-
> > wait for rpm to raise to 3000 area-
> > punch full throttle-
> > count 3 seconds-
> > un-poosh button-
> > rpm will raise 500 marks and motor will pull harder.
> > I am sure the R/T's will all do this, as I showed this to a
> bunch of folk in
> > my 99. I never tried
> > this in the 93 though (518), please try for me. But I am
> talking about flash
> > stall, not brake stall.
> > Kuk
>
>
> >> Kuk
> >>
> >> I kind of lost you in that explanation anyway I always lock out the OD
> > (poosh
> >> de button) Mainly due to the OD being the weak point in the
> A518's (or as
> >> I've been told) so don't want to mess with it. However If I
> have any clue
> > as
> >> to what you are saying, when running along at say 60 with OD locked out
> > then
> >> hit de button to engage it, it will first unlock the lockup TC
> (and will
> > rev
> >> higher) then engage the OD and lock the TC back up . This
> should have no
> >> effect on the stall. The stall is the point at which if you lock up the
> >> brakes and in drive you step down on the gas until the RPM's will go no
> >> higher without turning the wheels (per FSM). And you do not want to do
> > this
> >> for over a couple of seconds or damage could result. I also
> now manually
> >> shift it and shift about 5800 - 6000 due to the cam, MPI and other mods
> > that
> >> raised the power band or stretched it but I get the best runs both time
> > and
> >> speed using this method. I do have a shift kit, should that make any
> >> difference.
> >>
> >> Bill
> >>
>
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