[Shotimes] Rod Bearing Change @190K miles

[Donald Mallinson]

Dave,

Honest to God, if you have a SHO V8 with an automatic that will take a 
full 50% of throttle to go out of lock-up and kick down at about 25mph, 
(try it with just little throttle applications, not jabing it) then 
there is something wrong with the transmission.

I have never had ANY automatic, even some modified 60's chunks of iron 
that would behave like that.

NEVER been able to get severe engine shake and distress from any 
automatic equipped car like we are talking about.  My car pulls away 
smoothly from that speed even without kicking down. Any engine that 
hammers with Lugging above 1300 or so rpm, even ancient carb and points 
cars, has something wrong with it.  My car is super smooth and contented 
in any test trying to get anything approaching lugging to happen.  And 
it is just a normal car

If you have cars that behave that way, then I believe you, but you must 
know that this isn't normal behavior for any properly functioning automatic.

Don Mallinson