Aod Govenor

[1987cp]

4200 rpm wot shifts

= teh suck if your motor wants to rev to 5500. Ask me how I know. :p

[marquisman]

ok ok ok im gonna ask ok? ready
? here i go................................how do you knoe???lol jokes

[GilroyRacing]

the trans go shift kit comes with the govenor?



where is the cheapest place to get it?

[1987cp]

ok ok ok im gonna ask ok? ready
? here i go................................how do you knoe???lol jokes

LOL - okay, okay, maybe I've used that line once too often. :p

*clears throat*

I know .... because a little birdie said so!

(and also the fact that my semi-HO conversion in the LTD is a dog shifting at 4 grand, but I've not yet come up with info on significantly raising shift points on a C4 transmission)

[cld783]

I dont have the ho governor and it still hauls some serious ass. im gonna put one on soon anyways though.

[PICKUP6772]

When you guys finish your govenor conversions, please send the stock ones my way. The shift points are WAY too high for a stock motor. 1-2 at 20, 2-3 at 35, and 3-4 at 55 mph!!!!! Major fuel mileage killer, especially with gas closing in on 3.50 a gallon!!!
Mike

[torquelover]

the trans go shift kit comes with the govenor?

The HI-REV comes with the AOD-HP Reprogram kit. Do not confuse this with the SK-AOD Shift Kit. And yes, it does want to shift somewhere around 5k to 5.5k depending on TV cable settings.

[gadget73]

When you guys finish your govenor conversions, please send the stock ones my way. The shift points are WAY too high for a stock motor. 1-2 at 20, 2-3 at 35, and 3-4 at 55 mph!!!!! Major fuel mileage killer, especially with gas closing in on 3.50 a gallon!!!
Mike

The governor mostly affects wide open shift points, not part throttle. Your part throttle shifts are mostly controlled by the TV pressure. Back it off just a smidge and they will drop. Don't go too far or it will shift like mush and accelerate wear on the trans.

[GilroyRacing]

Im looking for wide open shifts.

I will be running, 235/60/15 tires, and a 4.10 gear. So i want it to rev 6,000 if it wants(wich i doubt)

[1987cp]

Huh, didn't realize your motor was making power to 6 grand. My experience with my 2000-stall converter is that it raises engine RPM at WOT shift point by about 400-500 RPM, so with a 4900-5000 governor I'm expecting shift points around 5400.

[gadget73]

6 grand? what motor are you building for that thing? Most 5.0 motors are pretty much done by 5500 unless its a decently radical build. Unfortunately most of those high RPM motors don't tend to be high torque at low RPM motors, and thats what you really need with a big heavy car with the aerodynamics of a brick wall. It might not sound as fun, but for small displacement, you want to build a motor that sounds more at home in a 4x4 truck than a race car, but you'll get much better results out of it.

[GilroyRacing]

Im not saying it will rev to 6,000, but if it will I want it to.


std bore, flat top pistons, p/p e7's, gt40 valves, explorer cam, p/p ho upper and lower, 24lb inj, 65mmtb, bigger fuel rails, 255lph fuel pump, 1.7 roller rockers. 4.10 gears and a shift kit.

Im still not sure about which converter to use.

[gadget73]

with that motor, you're not going to want it to even try to 6,000 for WOT shifts. It'll run out of steam about 5200 and will languish there till it finally hits 6k and shifts. I have that exact motor for all intents, and I know its behavior well. I actually held it manually in first just the other night for shits and giggles, and around 5300 it stopped pulling and popped a header gasket. Stock HO governer with a shift kit to get it to shift about 5k is well suited for that setup.

also, no need for larger fuel rails, or really the 24# injectors with that cam and head combo. Fuel pump is somewhat overkill as well, but its not going to hurt anything. I think I'm running a 125 in mine.

[GilroyRacing]

what injectors do you have? 19s?

[Lincolnmania]

yes most of us have 19 lb injectors......mrltd is running 24's with maf and a tweeker