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Old Oct 16, 2010 | 09:11 AM
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700 R4 Question

So, I've been planning on doing some motor work to my stock 305. This would require changing carb, distributor and whatnot.. I was wondering how much (if at all) the computer actually controls the transmission, and the shift points.
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Old Oct 16, 2010 | 09:20 AM
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Re: 700 R4 Question

The computer doesn't control anything in the transmission, except the torque converter clutch.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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Re: 700 R4 Question

Sweet, thanks. How would I go about changing shift points if I wanted to?
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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Re: 700 R4 Question

Change the governor weights and springs.
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