furious70
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Yes, and from an ancient mopar article from the 90's I thought the governor does more for rpm of wot upshift than part throttle. Part throttle rpm is mostly controlled by kickdown and easily affected by adjustment.
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machelis
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I don't mind the speeds it shifts at currently. I was just under the impression that it's bad for the transmission. I have a deep pan and a trans cooler already, so I'd hope the atf temp won't be what makes this thing drop guts. If you say it's fine, then all i need to worry about is drilling a hole and altering the travel of my throttle cable and kickdown rod.
furious70
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Does the rpm flare up between shifts?
Nate S
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That’s correct. It’s always the governor that nudges it over though. If the linkage is right and you want another 10% rpm, the governor can do it. If the linkage isn’t driving at least factory shift points then it still needs work.
66Satellite47
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Both the kickdown and governor affect the shift RPM, since they both impact the line pressure. The governor affects the shift RPM with a design presumption that the kickdown is moving the throttle pressure lever within specs. Changing the kickdown linkage position at the carb and/or the kickdown lever hole relative to the throttle lever hole affects the throttle pressure valve movement inside the valve body, changes shift point and shift quality.
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machelis
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As in a slow or sloppy shift? Nope.
Shifting into 3rd feels strange. Maybe a slight clunk. Hard to describe.
furious70
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Then you're likely not hurting the trans. 727's are known for harder shift 2-3 with a kit in them
moes
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Yes, it sounds like the kickdown band is a little too tight causing a thunk when it shifts into 3 gear. Back it off 1/4 turn at a time until the overlap is gone.
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