....that is a great starting point.
Shifting rpm range
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My guess is you want to shift between 5500 RPM and 6000 RPM with that combination of parts. Manually shift it once and see how it performs. If it works well you would need to adjust the shift points with a B&M governor recalibration kit, to dial the shift points in where you need them for full auto shifting. The kit is not that hard to work with, if you play with it for a afternoon you will probably be close. Note: Decreased spring rate has more effect on the 1/2 shift and less on the 2/3 and 3/4 shift, and decreased weight has less effect on th 1/2 shift and increasingly more effect on the 2/3 and 3/4 shift. Assuming that you are trying to raise the shift points, Take good notes and after two set-ups you should have enough data to dial in the set-up by the third try.
Also you want to shift above your HP peak to maximize the time under the HP curve not the torque curve for best ET and MPH. The engine probably peaks HP in the 5500 RPM range so shifting at 5500 to 6000 RPM should work well.
Also you want to shift above your HP peak to maximize the time under the HP curve not the torque curve for best ET and MPH. The engine probably peaks HP in the 5500 RPM range so shifting at 5500 to 6000 RPM should work well.
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My guess is you want to shift between 5500 RPM and 6000 RPM with that combination of parts. Manually shift it once and see how it performs. If it works well you would need to adjust the shift points with a B&M governor recalibration kit, to dial the shift points in where you need them for full auto shifting. The kit is not that hard to work with, if you play with it for a afternoon you will probably be close. Note: Decreased spring rate has more effect on the 1/2 shift and less on the 2/3 and 3/4 shift, and decreased weight has less effect on th 1/2 shift and increasingly more effect on the 2/3 and 3/4 shift. Assuming that you are trying to raise the shift points, Take good notes and after two set-ups you should have enough data to dial in the set-up by the third try.
Also you want to shift above your HP peak to maximize the time under the HP curve not the torque curve for best ET and MPH. The engine probably peaks HP in the 5500 RPM range so shifting at 5500 to 6000 RPM should work well.
Also you want to shift above your HP peak to maximize the time under the HP curve not the torque curve for best ET and MPH. The engine probably peaks HP in the 5500 RPM range so shifting at 5500 to 6000 RPM should work well.
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No dyno numbers As of yet we had a new s60 dana rear installed and they said 500 miles break in period when the break in was done the shop who did our work his dyno was down we have to go back but we got excited and wanted to see what it would run..i think it did ok but honestly I think it should go a little better...
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Im sure there is..it will go on eventually I'm not in a rush honestly im waiting on him so he can dyno it and re tune. Car will be parked soon for winter we just wanted to get out 1 or 2 more times this year we had no idea it was going to go this well now im excited to see if we can get it to run 11.99
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Not that I know of (especially dyno tune). As I get closer to needingone I will find one (the OP place is about 2hrs from me). Id like to do a baseline dyno and go the route of dyno tune or pcm4less. I was thinking of calling the manufacturer to see who they sold a dyno to in my area
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Not that I know of (especially dyno tune). As I get closer to needingone I will find one (the OP place is about 2hrs from me). Id like to do a baseline dyno and go the route of dyno tune or pcm4less. I was thinking of calling the manufacturer to see who they sold a dyno to in my area
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No ratchet shifter we had a B&M mega shifter in it what a piece of crap never again..either I'll have to play with the governor to get it to shift higher or she will have to manually shift it herself..
I'll do some data logging see what it shifts at on it's own the see if it improves shifting it thats the good thing about the modern holley efi in the car I can see what's going on and correct it..
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I've spent much time dialing in the governor of a 700r4. If you want to raise the shift points at wot, you can carefully grind some some meat off one or two of the governor weights. Do this carefully, test and you should see results. The stock weights are very heavy. I have played with aftermarket weight spring kits. Working with those is a very time consuming task. The springs affect mostly part throttle shifting, the weights mostly full throttle, however, they are interrelated. Keep it simple and lighten the stock weights and try it out. It costs nothing.
