[Shotimes] ATX OD

[Steve Tatro]

So, Kirk, would you advise those who have to puts around city streets going
30-40mph to use their OD button and keep the car from lugging, extraneous
3-4-3 shifting, and just in general keep the RPMs up a tad (we're only
talking 1800-2000rpms in 3rd gear) ?

Thanks for your input.

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk Doucette" <Kirk.doucette@verizon.net>
To: "Steve Tatro" <stevetatro@att.net>; "Paul Nimz" <niks@dlogue.net>;
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 9:07 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] ATX OD


> A worn out ATX car will lug just as much as a MTX. My 93 from years ago
> would stay in 4th with converter locked at 33mph . Not saying all do but
> they can be luged just as much.
>
> Correlation of Paul's (all AX4N ) has nothing to do at all with this.. and
a
> FPS AX4N is nothing more that a stock rebuild with a 18$ transgo kit.. its
> not like the 4s or axode trannys, it's a much different animal.
>
> Kirk J Doucette
> NESHOC President
> Stormtrooper-97 White
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Steve Tatro
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 8:26 PM
> To: Paul Nimz; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] ATX OD
>
> Yes, and you also wore out an FPS rebuilt tranny, right? ;^)
>
> Not trying to make a correlation, but...
>
> I also like the OD button.  I hate when I'm stuck going 35mph and my
tranny
> is lugging around at 1400rpms in 4th gear.  This has to be good for the
> engine, as it's commonly thought that lugging (easy to do in the MTX if
> you're not careful) causes the rod bearing wear, as there's little oil
> pressure at those low rpms.  Also, this would hypothetically save a lot of
> 3-4 and 4-3 shifts, so it should be good for the tranny.
>
> I just don't know.
>
> Steve
> Red/Black '93 with 163k miles
> Cincinnati, Ohio
> www.picturetrail.com/stevetatro
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Nimz" <niks@dlogue.net>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 8:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] ATX OD
>
>
> > Yes but isn't it a good idea to keep the rpms up for oiling reasons?
> > Personally I love using the OD button, in town on the highway...  I've
> damn
> > near wore it out on my '97.  Get a FordChip to relive yourself of the TC
> > lock/unlock doldrums.
> >
> > Paul Nimz
> > '97 TR SHO
> > '93 EG mtx SHO
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave Kegel" <d.kegel@attbi.com>
> > To: "Midwest SHO Specialists SHOtimes"
> <MidwestSHOspecialists@hotmail.com>;
> > <ribble@mindspring.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 3:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] ATX OD
> >
> >
> > > I disagree.  The torque converter will lock and unlock whether you've
> got
> > it
> > > in 4th gear (overdrive) or 3rd (drive), so it does not do any good to
> keep
> > > it in third. You're just wasting gas.
> > >
> > > Dave Kegel
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Midwest SHO Specialists SHOtimes"
> > <MidwestSHOspecialists@hotmail.com>
> > > To: <ribble@mindspring.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: January 10, 2003 3:08 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] ATX OD
> > >
> > >
> > > > It is indeed better for the transmission to keep it out of overdrive
> > under
> > > > stop and go situations.  In city driving, the tc has to lock and
> un-lock
> > a
> > > > fair amount and at those speeds (typically around 40mph) there is
> little
> > > > benefit from the OD gear anyhow.  So it saves wear and tear.
> > > >
> > > > Mike Kopstain
> > > > Midwest SHO Specialists
> > > > 827 North Chestnut Avenue
> > > > Arlington Heights, IL 60004
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