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EFmonty wrote: I'd recomend stalling the car up to about 2000rpm when u launch and try make the trany shift into 2nd at about 5200rpm, but it should be a close one.
NO! Dear god! 5200???? Are you kidding me? It'll be getting breathless at 4000ish... Depending on the condition of your auto it might hold on to gear longer then is benficial to your terminal velocity, in which case, lift your right foot slightly to force a shift... 5200??? WTF, seriously...
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Steady ED wrote: EFmonty wrote: I'd recomend stalling the car up to about 2000rpm when u launch and try make the trany shift into 2nd at about 5200rpm, but it should be a close one. NO! Dear god! 5200???? Are you kidding me? It'll be getting breathless at 4000ish... Depending on the condition of your auto it might hold on to gear longer then is benficial to your terminal velocity, in which case, lift your right foot slightly to force a shift... 5200??? WTF, seriously... Haha, I too was thinking similar thoughts, however wasn’t going to reply so liberally, pml.
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yeah, 5200? no friggin way, something will go bang, and the engine will have almost nothing left, i reckon, 4100 then shift back and hope that she's got the power.
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i seem to have more troubles beating vn 6 bangers than 5 litre commys. they seem to have some balls the 6's
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Not balls, just less weight. And if it's been said once, it's been said a million times, first gear in the Ford auto SUCKS a**. I mean really, with a 3.08 diff, it runs to just over 80. That's just silly.
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Try 96KM/H in 1st with a 3.08!
/me looks a 3.45 sitting in garage. Next weekend.
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That bombodore auto 1st gear is a slightly lower ratio than a T5 1st even. They sure seem to run out of puff after around 60 though.
Also 2000rpm is a bit high for a standard converter.
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Ha ha, data_mine, so much work to do, so much laziness... The list of s**t I've been meaning to do is starting to grow waaaay too long...
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yeah my old xf 3sp auto was the same plant ya foot in drive and she'd pop in to 2nd at 65km then into 3rd at 125km but hold it in 1st till redline and she'd pull 92km and then 2nd wound out to 145km mind you once you got to 210km in 3rd she'd be only doin 4750rpm and be topped out,
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I loved my old XF, nothing like overtaking on the highway in 2nd.
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I owned a series 1 EB 4 speed - a very quick b**ch when operated in third. All the other auto e-series I owned were very lazy on the shifts in comparison. These Commodores seemed a lot snappier in that department. What about these electronic shift kits fellows - could they be an equalising factor?
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mspw wrote: I owned a series 1 EB 4 speed - a very quick b**ch when operated in third. All the other auto e-series I owned were very lazy on the shifts in comparison. These Commodores seemed a lot snappier in that department. What about these electronic shift kits fellows - could they be an equalising factor?
Doubt it; the shift kit wont change the fact of the 1st gear being VERY tall in gearing.. However it will make for a faster gear change into second, but think about it, its not going to be noticably faster, but if i had the kit id still have it switched on if was in a drag. 
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so what you're saying is to get the hell outta 1st ASAP, any tips on doing that?
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not much you can do, as the ECU will wanna kick back down when you're flooring it.
Possibly (this is outta left field), force the auto into limp home mode by pulling the INST_BATT fuse - it'll kill the cluster and speedo signal to the ECU. No you have a fully manualised auto.
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full manualised auto?
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