I went out and floored my car, and at 40MPH, it shifted at about 5500RPM, it started shifting like this after I adjusted the TV Cable, is this right??

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I used to go out and run all the gears on my firebird every couple weeks or so (this is why the engine blew up) And these were always the speeds i got. aproximate speeds.

1st: 40-42
2nd: 65-71ish
3rd: some place where the needle was burried. i'm thinking around 95ish, then i'd have to let off and through it into 4th (OD.)
so i'd say your o.k.

 

Aren't the RPM's high??

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87 IROC-Z L98
84 TRANS AM H.O.

 

ive had my car at a little past 6k and no problems yet. There was a post a while back sayin that Chevy under rates its Max RPM

 

never thought of them as high. It alwasy shifted right before redline.

 

A cable too far forward out of adjustment would've produced a softer, earlier shift.


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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards

 

Hey Tom,

Mine shifts under WOT at 55-5600 RPMs. Does this mean my TV cable is under normal operating condition, based solely on this?

As for answering the question on shift points, 5500 is indeed where the tranny should be shifting at WOT.

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Jason E
'89 Camaro RS 2.8
Grey/AT/T-tops/all power
Hypertech chip/2 K&N filters/Accel 8.8 wires/RapidFires
Eclipse CD and 100x4 amp/Boston 746 4x6 plates and RX 6x9 3 ways/ALL Monster's goodies
Alpine Alarm w/ Keyless entry
IROC tailights/t-windows

 

That is were my trans shifts...5500rpm.Everytime

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[This message has been edited by Kevin S (edited October 12, 2000).]

 

That is where mine shifts out of 1st too. The only problem is, if I keep my foot down it won't shift out of second....
Anyway, I was trying to rev my engine this one day and I accidentally pegged the tach - 7000 rpm. It was loud, but I don't think anything broke. I was talking to my mechanics teacher and he said that the red line for cars is usually 8000-9000 rpm, but companies under rate them so people are a little safer. Heck, there is a guy with a 72 Camaro (out of a mag article) that was a drag car, and he didn't hit his max HP with nitrous until like 10000 rpm. He had a 4.8 L V-6 too! It was awesome becuase (I don't know if I remember right) but I think he ran high 7's or something.
Vman

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1989 Camaro RS
2.8 V6
K&N's
700R4 tranny
Cragar Street Pro rims (old Series 30)
Pioneer DEH-P3000

1969 Camaro SC
350 HO from a Vette
Turbo 350 tranny
In the process of being restored

 

Not necessarily, Jason.. it's a good bet, but every car's different, and the TV should be checked regularly anyway. My car goes past 5500, more like 5800-5900, at WOT anyway.


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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards

 

What about at crusing speeds, it shifted at 20MPH at 2500-3000. It seems like its taking a while to get there, maybe I'm just not used to having the TV Cable adjusted. It never shifted that high, it does shift firmer though.

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