Dr Pat,
When I have wot, Im usually concentrating on the road, not on the Tach.
On road driving, it shifts at 2200-2600 in all gears. My dad had the
transmission fluid and stuff checked at his last inspection, and everything
was fine. *Shrug*
Blake
'93 White/Silver
4x2 auto
5.2L 318cu V-8
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Delgado <dadoctah@worldnet.att.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Performance Improvement Ideas
>Blake, that's still too soon. When you shift at 2400-2600 you're only using
>half of your engine's available power. If you've got the pedal to the metal
it
>should shift @ 4400-4700 on its own. You can do the same manually without
>damaging anything (providing that you don't pass D and hit R instead)
>Dr. Pat
>----------
>
>> Pat,
>> Not wot. I dont have the resources to buy track spots to run wot.
>> However, I sometimes street race, and I get wot there, and it shifts at
>> around 2400-2600. I usually use the 1 and 2 selectors to get it up to
4000
>> and then go into D. I hope that doesnt damage the transmission.
>>
>> Blake
>> '93 Silver/White
>> 4x2 Auto
>> 5.2L 318cu V-8
>>
>>>WHOA, WHOA. stop the presses. If your tranny shifts at 2100(we're talking
>>>wot,right?) you need to fix that first. Something is wrong there, could
be
>>>just a TV cable adjustment. A normal tranny should shift just below
redline
>> at
>>>wot.
>>>Dr. Pat
>>>
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