What RPM does your AODE shift at WOT??

mystang94gt

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Mine seems to be shifting lower in the RPMS now than it used to. It looks like its about 4900 rpms when it shifts at WOT. I could have sworn it used to go til at least 5200 before shifting. What about you other AODE guys? Where do yours shift? And how do I get the shift points changed?
 
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I manual shift my car 95% of the time. I run it up to 5,500 and hit the next gear.

Shifting on it's own, if I remember right, it shifts at 5,000. Unless it gets that funky... "hey I wanted to bounce off the rev limiter for a second, then drop down a gear." :rolleyes: Yet another reason I manual shift.

Also, I NEVER turn on O/D unless I'm on the highway as well, or running 50+ for a long stretch. I've burned up O/D before and it sucks.
 
Don't know much about the autos, but I think that's where they all shift at from the factory. Maybe a chip could fix this, but chips are not very popular for the 5.0, I'm sure somebody else will chime in with more info.
 
Just thought of something else... I used to think my car was dropping the shift too. Turned out my Factory Tach was on the way out. I have a real one now and the Factory Tach is all over the place. Totally useless. Something to think about.
 
gcomfx.com said:
Just thought of something else... I used to think my car was dropping the shift too. Turned out my Factory Tach was on the way out. I have a real one now and the Factory Tach is all over the place. Totally useless. Something to think about.


Very good point paul. I was just wondering because since I added the ported manifold and 80mm MAF I went to the track and ran consistant 14.8's all night at 94 mph. So I am just trying to figure out how I lost 4 tenths and 2 mph. I guess it could have just been the hot weather. But its seriously time for a stall.
 
Mine shifts at 5200, always has. I don't manual shift anymore, most times I would bounce the limiter when doing this since there is almost a 1 sec. pause on a stock AODE w/o a shift kit. Plus, it made a funky jerk in the car that I really didn't like, I really don't have the funds right now to be replacing my tranny, I just want to be able to afford the stall.
 
gcomfx.com said:
I manual shift my car 95% of the time. I run it up to 5,500 and hit the next gear.

Shifting on it's own, if I remember right, it shifts at 5,000. Unless it gets that funky... "hey I wanted to bounce off the rev limiter for a second, then drop down a gear." :rolleyes: Yet another reason I manual shift.

Also, I NEVER turn on O/D unless I'm on the highway as well, or running 50+ for a long stretch. I've burned up O/D before and it sucks.
are you talking about the car hitting the limiter like hitting neutral between gears for a quick second...like it doesnt know what gear it should be in?? that just happened to me not more than 10 minutes ago (again :rolleyes: ) i didn tknow if my trans was on its way out (again :rolleyes: ) or if this is a pretty common glitch with the factory settings...?
and for reference if it doesnt get funky its will shift at 5200...all stock with improved accumulators