hookin88formula

i just got my tranny rebuilt and i was wondering if i want to firm the shifts up do i pull the cable out to increase the line presure or push it in? i think the tranny guy said pull it out but i am not sure so i thought maybe someone could answer this.. and i got the vette servo put in where if i want to can i get the billet servo? i think its made by fairbanks.. i hear its over kill but i wouldnt mind trying it out.. thanks again for the help

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1988 firebird ws6 formula350tpi ascd ram air hood GT AUTO factory fiberglass wing black paint with blue pearl centerline champ 500 16x8 all around potenza 245 50 16 on front and 27x11.5 16 mickey thompson sportsman pros on the rear(real sticky!!) msd 6al box blaster 3 coil accel 8.8 race wires hooker shorty headers hooker cat back system pro shift light A pillar gauge pod and water temp and air/fuel ratio gauges autometer oil pressure gauge b&m mega console shifter vette servo custom ram air system with a 9" K&N cone filter tb coolant bypass slp runners polished plenum and runners 170* thermostat smog pump and a/c delete plus cat delete march underdrive pullies, tpis airfoil cvr high torque starter (love it) aluminum drive shaft
best 1/4 mile run of 14.44@ 96.53
this run is before the new exhaust system new sticky tires coolant by pass smog removal new runners new thermostat and new three core radiator since i would get to the line and be well over 220* aluminum drive shaft and vette servo
also 1997 grand prix gtp black with custom cold air indcution... its the my girl friends and i havent got to run it at the track yet but i will!!! yes i will... well as soon as she lets me lol.. but it seems pretty quick for a 6 and front wheel drive

82camaro

Open the throttle all the way and extend the TV cable as far as it will go. That way when it's floored, the TV cable is pulled to the max.

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82 camaro--original steering wheel, brake/gas pedals, seats--everything else modified
82camaro

transfixleo

To adjust the TV Cable skip the book method and do this: Press the D button on the adjuster and loosen the cable setting. Now, have someone floor the gas peddle while you check to see if the throttle plate is open all of the way. Usually they are off a little and will wiggle. Do whatever you have to do to get it open solid. Now, with the peddle floored, press the D button and pull the cable back as hard as you can and release the button. You now have the engine, tranny and gas peddle all in sync at WOT. Mark the cable so if for some reason it gets moved you can know where to put it again.

TomP

Those methods work? Seems like you'd be giving the trans way too much fluid pressure...

Here's what I do. In general, a TV cable that's pulled forward (out of the adjuster) results in lowered line (fluid) pressure, which gives you a softer & earlier shift, AND burns up your clutches due to lack of fluid. When the cable's slid backward into the adjuster, you get a harder & later shift, as a result of increased line pressure.

You can't increase line pressure too much though, because the cable will reset itself as soon as you mash the gas pedal to the floorboard. You can get 1 or three clicks out of the TV adjuster in the "backward" direction. I say adjust the TV cable as the book says, then fine-tune the shifts by pushing the D-button in, and moving the shift cable back "in" towards the firewall by 1 click. Then, yank the throttle body blades to WOT (with engine off of course). If the cable stays put, try going back another click, and trying WOT again. If the cable resets itself at WOT, then you went 1 click too far.

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[This message has been edited by TomP (edited May 14, 2001).]

IROCZTWENTYGR8

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What?? I have mine all the way in, is this right?? Whats better for 0-60?? I just push the button and put the thing all the way in, take it off and pull the lever to WOT.

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transfixleo

The problem with the 'self adjust method' is that it bends things and puts them permanently out of whack. Using the method I posted earlier puts everything back to Zero. It is also the full TV setting, which is theoretically what the GM method does. If that doesn't provide the shift quality you want, it is time to recalibrate the tranny. I prefer the TransGo High Performance Shift Kit for this.

88transam5.0

When I adjust the TV cable and pull down on the throttle I don't here this rachet or click sound does this mean the cable is bad.