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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 08:45 AM
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ok so i was driving n i missed my turn.. so i made a U-turn at the light and floored it.

First gear: hauls **** till redline
Second gear: shifts n then still bounces off redline till i reach 60mph.

is my tranny dying?? or does it have major slippage?
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by vwynn
ok so i was driving n i missed my turn.. so i made a U-turn at the light and floored it.

First gear: hauls **** till redline
Second gear: shifts n then still bounces off redline till i reach 60mph.

is my tranny dying?? or does it have major slippage?
...Hmmm, not sure but since you are SC'd I would only use E-shift when driving aggressively so you can control when the car shifts. If you just leave it in auto and floor it I feel that it puts more strain on the tranny where it "looks" to shift and sometimes hesitates too much causing it to hit the rev limiter instead of right before with this much power.
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...Hmmm, not sure but since you are SC'd I would only use E-shift when driving aggressively so you can control when the car shifts. If you just leave it in auto and floor it I feel that it puts more strain on the tranny where it "looks" to shift and sometimes hesitates too much causing it to hit the rev limiter instead of right before with this much power.

hmm i was on E-shift mode n on 3rd gear n yea. ive been having a hard time shifting into third at WOT from 1st, 2nd, n then 3rd gear..

dam i still need a tranny cooler.
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