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Old Mar 24, 2001 | 04:24 AM
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3-4 down shift

I keep reading how the tranny 700-r4 goes from 4th down to 3rd when at WOT or was it going too fast, the main thing is why would the tranny do that while speeding??
how can I fix that problem??
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Old Mar 24, 2001 | 03:07 PM
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The 700R4 does in fact shift DOWN from 4th to 3rd after the peddle is like 2/3 the way down. I too wonder why GM would make a tranny that does this. It defeats the purpose of having OD, and it is potentially dangerous in my opinion. Read my post on the GM upshift kit. B&M also makes a downshift kit that does the same thing... it lets the tranny stay in 4th at WOT. Read more on this in the Tech articles and FAQ.
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Old Mar 25, 2001 | 01:25 PM
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you should never race in od it is to hard on the trans. od was made as a gas saver not as a racing tool. that is why they most likely left it like that for so long.
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