AOD help need help bad!!!!

Silver5.0 · 05-10-2002, 12:30 AM

Hi I was wondering how high RPM'S are suppose to go on a aod. Because my old aod every once in a while could go up to 5000rpm's and i would love it, but rarely did it do this.Anyways I just bought a tci street fighter aod tranny and it only goes up to 3000rpm's strong then maybe gets up slowly to 3500, just bought it, keep in mind today. Could it need time to break in, I heard it didn't though.Well what i really want to know is why does it only go up to 3000rpms strong could it be i need new spark plugs and cap and rotor the whole tune up,All i have done to my car really is 3:55 gears,pulleys,cat back flows and headers,and suspension.Please help.also i got a brazed converter could that have a reason to it.no stall speed though on it.

silver_pilate · 05-11-2002, 10:16 AM

Not sure if I follow what the problem is. Are you talking about it only reving to 3500 or so before shifting? On your old AOD, are you saying that it would sometimes hold the gear up to 5000 before shifting?

If the problem is the tranny shifting too early, try adjusting your TV linkage. Also, although I don't know much about the TCI tranny, it seems like it should come with some sort of a shift kit installed which would allow the tranny to hold gears longer and allow them to hit harder. Have you tried manually shifting?

As far as the acceleration....do you have an aftermarket torque converter? If so, what's the stall speed. Also, what are your mods?

Give us a bit more info to help you out.

--nathan

05-10-2002, 12:30 AM	#1
Silver5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Mukilteo,Wa,U.S. Posts: 53	AOD help need help bad!!!! Hi I was wondering how high RPM'S are suppose to go on a aod. Because my old aod every once in a while could go up to 5000rpm's and i would love it, but rarely did it do this.Anyways I just bought a tci street fighter aod tranny and it only goes up to 3000rpm's strong then maybe gets up slowly to 3500, just bought it, keep in mind today. Could it need time to break in, I heard it didn't though.Well what i really want to know is why does it only go up to 3000rpms strong could it be i need new spark plugs and cap and rotor the whole tune up,All i have done to my car really is 3:55 gears,pulleys,cat back flows and headers,and suspension.Please help.also i got a brazed converter could that have a reason to it.no stall speed though on it.

05-11-2002, 10:16 AM	#2
silver_pilate DURKA DURKA!! Join Date: Sep 1997 Location: Lubbock, TX...(TX panhandle) Posts: 1,418	Not sure if I follow what the problem is. Are you talking about it only reving to 3500 or so before shifting? On your old AOD, are you saying that it would sometimes hold the gear up to 5000 before shifting? If the problem is the tranny shifting too early, try adjusting your TV linkage. Also, although I don't know much about the TCI tranny, it seems like it should come with some sort of a shift kit installed which would allow the tranny to hold gears longer and allow them to hit harder. Have you tried manually shifting? As far as the acceleration....do you have an aftermarket torque converter? If so, what's the stall speed. Also, what are your mods? Give us a bit more info to help you out. --nathan __________________ '91 GT, Coast 347, 9.5:1 compression, full intake, Wolverine 1087 cam, exhaust, Keith Craft ported Windsor Jr. Irons (235 cfm intake, 195 cfm exhaust), AOD, PI 3500 converter, Lentech valve body, 3.73's (4.10's in the works), and Yokohama ES100's out back. Daily Car: '04 Infiniti G35 Sedan 6MT