Re: ASOG Mods

From: Jim Miller (jim76712@swbell.net)
Date: Fri Dec 29 2000 - 00:23:22 EST


Cliff Golden wrote:

> A few months ago I saw a list of cheap fixes for the 4&6 cyl DAKs =
> (http://www.asog.net/wrhinehart/mods.htm) and since I'm trying to =
> squeeze all the hutspa out of my 3.9L V-6, I thought I give some of =
> those ideas a try. The A/T procedure does in fact change the shifting =
> points of the A/T and that helped run the shift up on second gear.
>
> Another idea they presented is draining ALL the ATF and rearend gear oil =
> and replacing it with some 'gooder juices'. That may help a little but very
> little!
> Additionally, I wanna completely drain my tranny and torque converter of =
> old and put in a complete replacement fluid ( the quick fix guide says a =
> complete drain takes 10 qt. vs. 4 qt. for a tranny drain). That will
> require complete removal of the transmission so you can remove the torque
> converter and drain it. A lot of work!
>
> Plugs and wires were another quick remedy. I talked to the Jacob's =
> Electronic folks today and they're sending me a pamphlet on their =
> systems. Anybody had any experience with the Jacob's "Pro-Street" kit? =
> They claim 12-15 HP and 3 mpg increase @ $467.19.
>

Some have tried the Jacobs units on their Daks and were very dissatisfied and
unable to get a complete refund of their money either.



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