Dwonsides to high TV pressure?

[DarkKnight]

mine shifts pretty much exactly how yours does Tristan. I hate how mushy they are in stock form, in overdrive by 35 is bs.

DK: sticky at the top of the 5.0/5.8 tech area forum for how to adjust the tv cable.

Thanks mang. im freaking blind i gues

[Mercracer]

-Not having to carry around a bunch of ceramic coated resistors to change the rev limit is also a plus.

Digital 6 for teh win.......

[Tiggie]

So it sounds like I'm probably okay then. Cool . Thanks guys.

[DuceAnAHalf]

-Not having to carry around a bunch of ceramic coated resistors to change the rev limit is also a plus.

no chip = 8000 RPM limit. thats what im running mine.

and my tranny shifts like butter and it never goes into OD with no TV cable hooked up.

[Grand Marquis GT]

no chip = 8000 RPM limit. thats what im running mine.

and my tranny shifts like butter and it never goes into OD with no TV cable hooked up.

Cause you gots a C4

[DuceAnAHalf]

Cause you gots a full manual race built C4

fixed.

[Grand Marquis GT]

My bad, coach, I won't let it happen again!

[Archangel]

I have my TV pressure maxed out under light throttle 1-2 happens at 20mph, 2-3 at 40mph, and for the 3-4 upshift I have to let off no matter what. No slip in any gear, 1-2 and 2-3 shifts are pretty firm even at WOT, and 3-4 literally shakes the car like it's got a manual and I just dumped the clutch. Love it

[torquelover]

no chip = 8000 RPM limit. thats what im running mine.

Holy fragged Windsor, DuceAnAHalf Man!

[DuceAnAHalf]

Holy fragged Windsor, DuceAnAHalf Man!

lol i ment that without a chip the MSD box will run to something like 8k, im not running a chip in mine, but i dont rev it over around 5100 because the cam runs out. with the new cam it should be able to pull to around 6400

[Pirate]

Having casually tossed together a few AOD's myself...someone here needs to actually buy a transmission pressure gauge set, or have it set at a transmission shop, usually around 2-3 psi (off of the TV line port on the pass. side of the tranny) at idle.

High TV pressure? Also makes for high main line pressure. Bad primarily for the seals, especially for the seals in the clutch baskets. Altering TV pressure to change shift points is a bit of a no-no. The lifting you have to do to go into O/D? That is because line pressure is too great to allow the 3/4 valves in the valve body to let the 3-4 shift function properly, hanging the tranny in 3rd gear.

[luddite]

Okay, if high TV pressure is bad. How do you lower high TV pressure?

Even with the TV cable disconnected, I still have ~50psi at idle. Part throttle 1-2 shifts occur at ~20mph, part throttle 2-3 shifts at~40, don't even think of OD before 55. This is a bit high for my tastes being that these are the part throrttle shifts for just staying with traffic, not foot to the floor acceleration.

[Pirate]

This is with the gauge hooked up to the TV port?

[88MercWagon]

Having casually tossed together a few AOD's myself...someone here needs to actually buy a transmission pressure gauge set, or have it set at a transmission shop, usually around 2-3 psi (off of the TV line port on the pass. side of the tranny) at idle.

High TV pressure? Also makes for high main line pressure. Bad primarily for the seals, especially for the seals in the clutch baskets. Altering TV pressure to change shift points is a bit of a no-no. The lifting you have to do to go into O/D? That is because line pressure is too great to allow the 3/4 valves in the valve body to let the 3-4 shift function properly, hanging the tranny in 3rd gear.

Interesting write up, thanks for the info. As far as shift points go, what do you recommend?

[Lincolnmania]

i'm at 200,000 mi on the aod......bumping up the pressure bought me time, and the tranny works great.....i dont see a problem with that. been holding up to the new engine for 3 yrs now lol