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> Umm, if the trans had REALLY downshifted to FIRST gear at EIGHTY mph, I think > you would have either blown (or at least seriously overrevved into valve > float) the engine, snapped a U-joint, or made mush out of your rear, don't you > think??? <BIG GRIN> Sounds like you actually dropped back into 2nd and the > tires broke loose at whatever speed you were going at that point. Sorry, no > offense <another grin>; but my TH400 will not downshift to 1st gear by itself > below about 40 mph, and the 1-2 and 2-3 WOT shift points happen at 5600rpm. > That > motor blew away first gear, blew away second gear, hit third at 80, but > couldn't spin it. The tranny then instantly oblidged by downshifting back > to first, where that 454 with the "ruined torque" again blew away first, and > then smoked that poor tire through second, with a big healthy chirp going > into third! ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
