Hey Dan, Listen to your wife :-) I have an exteme shift kit in my 91
Dak. If it is business the pedal is welded to the floor no clearance as this
is to win! Passengers on occasion, I feather the gas pedal and leave it in
automatic as peoples tooth fillings tend to fall out or they get back pain!
Your inconsistent pedal pressure and continuous manual shifting will lead
you to costly malfunctions of your drive train system.
Droping a drive shaft in motion is no fun.
Jim Knox, 91 Dak
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terrible Tom" <SilverEightynine@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Pedal lift during shifting
>
> Dan Kramarsky wrote:
>>
>> First off. I like shifting my automatic. I shift manually when I drive
>> my truck on the
>> road. My wife thinks its unnecessary. But I do it anyway. So, if I
>> shift manually most of the time, a question has popped up.
>>
>> Q: Is a slight pedal lift between gear changing like the 1-2 shift or
>> 2-3 shift a good
>> idea with a 46RH? PS:
>> I would think the pedal lift is not necessary. I would also think that
>> the tranny was
>> design for shifts at WOT, 50%, 75% or anywhere in between and all while
>> at the maximum
>> rated load. Would I be correct here? Or is there something about the
>> design of tranny
>> that I missed.
>>
>
> Hey Dan - I do that all the time with my Ram. More the 2-3 shift than the
> 1-2. I found that I did not like the way the 46RE handled the 1-2 shift
> when I did it manually. But I do usually let off the gas a little if I
> shift from 2-3. it seems a little smoother than if I just throw the
> lever.
>
> Why do I do it? Because I don't like the shift points where the 46RE is
> set up to shift 2-3. I can usually stall the 1-2 shift longer by holding
> the hammer down a little harder... but the damned thing shifts way too
> soon for me liking and tends to bog the engine down if I'm trying to get
> up to speed on the highway or to pass.
>
> I also looove downshifting 3-2 manually - at riiight about 42 mph. That
> speed tends to produce the best popping and burbling sounds on deaccel.
> hehe... REAL fun to do it next to a Ricer :D
>
> VERY bad to do it with a 'Sconnie County Mountie RIGHT on your bumper..
> hehe - done that before too :) -- oops!
>
>
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