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Old 05-12-2006, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by streetfytr68
That's false. Both shift timing and firmness are 100% fully programmable. Delaying the 1-2 shift or completing it sooner is just a few software keystrokes away. Likewise with firmness. So if you don't like the 1-2 shift, you will simply adjust it without breaking a sweat. An electronic transmission gives you complete digital control over calibration relative to throttle position (load) rpm, and vehicle speed. A pre-electronic transmission simply cannot compare.

Furthermore I would suggest that your transmission failures--given proper components and modification--might be a direct result of the limited calibration control available from a 700R4. The engine is hitting the transmission harder than allowable under some combination of circumstances. And since your 700R4 builder is a specialist, I can only assume that he has fine-tuned the calibration as well as possible. Without computer control, he just does not have the means to take it to the next level.

It's all about the computer.
I agree and I believe the repetitive hard shifts even at part throttle have a cumulative effect and have finally taken their toll. It must have been metal fatigue since I didn't do anything crazy when it broke.

I watched the video on your site and am curious if you had programmed your transmisison to shift softer during the filming? I know it's difficult to tell from the video clip, but the shifts seemed noticeably slower than what I've experienced with my transmission.
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