Auto tranny tune question.
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Le Mans Master
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Auto tranny tune question.
I asked this in the tuning section with one reply. Hoping I can get some light shed on it over here.
Good or Bad? I have heard both.
I just picked up a 99' Vert Auto w/19,XXX miles. My first Automatic in a Sports car. I don't care for the way it shifts especially 1st to 2nd gear shifts.
I was thinking about getting the Intune programmer and adjusting the shift points.
What say you???
Good or Bad? I have heard both.
I just picked up a 99' Vert Auto w/19,XXX miles. My first Automatic in a Sports car. I don't care for the way it shifts especially 1st to 2nd gear shifts.
I was thinking about getting the Intune programmer and adjusting the shift points.
What say you???
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I asked this in the tuning section with one reply. Hoping I can get some light shed on it over here.
Good or Bad? I have heard both.
I just picked up a 99' Vert Auto w/19,XXX miles. My first Automatic in a Sports car. I don't care for the way it shifts especially 1st to 2nd gear shifts.
I was thinking about getting the Intune programmer and adjusting the shift points.
What say you???
Good or Bad? I have heard both.
I just picked up a 99' Vert Auto w/19,XXX miles. My first Automatic in a Sports car. I don't care for the way it shifts especially 1st to 2nd gear shifts.
I was thinking about getting the Intune programmer and adjusting the shift points.
What say you???
RPM has this down to a science. Give them a call they will help you on this. It can be done from HPtuners.Robert
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theres actually a few in-the-DIC options for the tranny. other than that, a simple $200 predator (much less than that used) will do this, or HPtuners for a little more. might as well get an hptuners, cus its not worth it spending $200 on a predator just to spend $200-600 on hptuners later.
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I like the ease of the Auto. I just wish it shifted better.
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there's a few shift options in there, too. like 1->2 or 2->1 shift speeds or something. i have to work on the car today to get the alignment right, ill take a pic of it.
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There is nothing on the DIC other than trans oil temp.OP: Someone with HP Tuners can set when your upshifts and downshifts happen (MPH and Throttle position) for each gear. It can also set how fast the shift happens (mine are set to 200mSec.). The TCC (torque converter clutch) can be set to what gear/MPH it will engaged at.
A properly tuned A4 will make the car feel completely different (i.e. alive).
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There is nothing on the DIC other than trans oil temp.OP: Someone with HP Tuners can set when your upshifts and downshifts happen (MPH and Throttle position) for each gear. It can also set how fast the shift happens (mine are set to 200mSec.). The TCC (torque converter clutch) can be set to what gear/MPH it will engaged at.
A properly tuned A4 will make the car feel completely different (i.e. alive).
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There is nothing on the DIC other than trans oil temp.OP: Someone with HP Tuners can set when your upshifts and downshifts happen (MPH and Throttle position) for each gear. It can also set how fast the shift happens (mine are set to 200mSec.). The TCC (torque converter clutch) can be set to what gear/MPH it will engaged at.
A properly tuned A4 will make the car feel completely different (i.e. alive).
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You're probably talking about a programmer that's connected to the OBDII port. You can't change anything from the DIC alone!
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i did use a predator to change the shift points, but thought that 1/2 arrow thing with "delay time" related to the shifting. maybe that relates to the driver key fob? dunno.
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yea i wasnt claiming to do anything factory. from the factory it shifted like a car who's average owner was 54..
i didnt play with the DIC (really, it doesnt get old) til after doing that. thought perhaps that was what the option was referring to.
i didnt play with the DIC (really, it doesnt get old) til after doing that. thought perhaps that was what the option was referring to.