What is normal shift speed and RPMs
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From: henderson nevada
What is normal shift speed and RPMs
Have 85 vette. Had the throttle cable tighten and the the governor gear changed (as per forum advice). My car before when shifting would kick in the each gear like it was manual. Now it is smooth but I notice it shift at 2500, 3000, then drop all the way down to 1000 before shifting into next gear. 1st and second, not so bad, but third and 4th seems like that is too low to go down and come back up. Also, from nuetral to drive it clunks and jerks. Mech said bring it back and he will adjust shifting from tranny. My rpms stary at like 900-600 then as I am driving and stopping 6.5 down to 5 and up. Normal or adjustments? Any ideas for me, I have been at the vette shop 4 times and can not get this automatic to shift and idle right! Thanks 
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Set the TV cable where it belongs. Don't you, or don't let anyone else, attempt to alter shift points or shifting characteristics, by changing the adjustment on the TV cable. It can easily cost you a transmission. If you want it to shift differently, you can buy yourself a governor recalibration kit.
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There are at least 3 governors for the 700r4's. One is a low rpm diesel governor. The second is for typical passenger cars and the third is for corvettes. The vette gov will shift at approx 5200 rpm's. You may have the wrong one installed.
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Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
Set the TV cable where it belongs. Don't you, or don't let anyone else, attempt to alter shift points or shifting characteristics, by changing the adjustment on the TV cable. It can easily cost you a transmission. If you want it to shift differently, you can buy yourself a governor recalibration kit.
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