Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: V8Demon on February 21, 2009, 12:27:02 AM
Probably not worth it.
Also no go with an AOD....
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For Ford rear wheel drive and 4wd vehicles trans code D,E,P,U,H,L & V (found on plate on driver door post ) '97 Expedition/Navigator, '92-;97 pickup F-150, F-250, '94-'97 F-350, '94-'97 Mustang, Thunderbird & Cougar, '93-'97 Lincoln Mark VIII
Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: 20thanniver-ls on February 21, 2009, 12:30:29 AM
Well its for the 94 bird....have to put the 20th on hold until i figure out what im gonna do with it....:mad:
Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on February 21, 2009, 09:52:10 AM
As a Bandaid I installed one on the '93 Grand Marquis AODE back in '98 when the transmission was slipping on the 1-2 shift(it only had 33K mi but was out of it's 3/36 warranty) ... Fixed it right up, didn't slip a bit and had a nice "thump" to the shifts... Only issue is it also gives hard down shifts... I cured that by putting a switch on the throttle body, which opened the circuit to the Shift Improver on closed throttle... The transmission lasted till about a year and a half ago, when it blew the front pump to housing gasket and began puking fluid at 131K mi...
Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: thunderjet302 on February 21, 2009, 10:46:52 AM
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As a Bandaid I installed one on the '93 Grand Marquis AODE back in '98 when the transmission was slipping on the 1-2 shift(it only had 33K mi but was out of it's 3/36 warranty) ... Fixed it right up, didn't slip a bit and had a nice "thump" to the shifts... Only issue is it also gives hard down shifts... I cured that by putting a switch on the throttle body, which opened the circuit to the Shift Improver on closed throttle... The transmission lasted till about a year and a half ago, when it blew the front pump to housing gasket and began puking fluid at 131K mi...
Do the AODEs have the same problem with the 1-2 accumulator spring that 4R70Ws do? That could have been the problem.
Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on February 21, 2009, 11:59:27 AM
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Do the AODEs have the same problem with the 1-2 accumulator spring that 4R70Ws do? That could have been the problem.
Possibly, but it was a lot easier to install the Shift Improver than repair the servo...
Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: 20thanniver-ls on February 21, 2009, 05:21:19 PM
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Possibly, but it was a lot easier to install the Shift Improver
How does it install? I didnt see anything on the website.
Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: jpc647 on February 21, 2009, 05:51:13 PM
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The transmission lasted till about a year and a half ago, when it blew the front pump to housing gasket and began puking fluid at 131K mi...
You drove 100k miles in a year and a half? holly ! lol
Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: 20thanniver-ls on February 27, 2009, 09:07:54 PM
Still wondering if anyone knows how to install/what it would plug into.
Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on February 28, 2009, 10:51:14 AM
Connects to a couple pins on the EEC... No I don't remember which two...
Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: 20thanniver-ls on February 28, 2009, 01:33:30 PM
oh so its really just plug and play....cool
Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: 20thanniver-ls on March 04, 2009, 06:14:43 PM
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As a Bandaid I installed one on the '93 Grand Marquis AODE back in '98
where was the computer located? I cant seem to figure out where the wires connect to.
Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: 20thanniver-ls on March 04, 2009, 07:47:38 PM
Well finally got it today, right after i got home from work. Installed it, and it is F***ing awesome! i took the car for a *test drive*:burnout: afterwards, and from about a 30 mph start on the on-ramp to the highway, hit 75 in about 2 and a half seconds. It does, as Turbocoupe50 said before, have hard downshifts. I wish they made these for an AOD!
Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: V8Demon on March 04, 2009, 08:21:26 PM
They do, it's called a Trans-Go :hick:
Seriously, glad it worked out for you. Obviously better than some of the other ones on the market I've seen installed first hand.
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I cured that by putting a switch on the throttle body, which opened the circuit to the Shift Improver on closed throttle
Tom, could you elaborate on this a little? You've engaged my curiosity.
Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: 20thanniver-ls on March 04, 2009, 08:43:31 PM
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Seriously, glad it worked out for you. Obviously better than some of the other ones on the market I've seen installed first hand.
It's a lot different than any of the ones I've seen also, it has a toggle for three modes, normal, 1, and 2. Selecting 1 gives you a more firm upshift than stock and seems to shift a little higher in the rpm range, and selecting 2 takes it a bit further with the quick shifting and almost redlines in 1st and 2nd before it shifts ( on the package it said #2 was for racing and off - road purposes only), and you can also switch it back to normal mode. It was really worth the money, and performs better than i figured it would.
Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: jcassity on March 04, 2009, 09:19:22 PM
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I cured that by putting a switch on the throttle body, which opened the circuit to the Shift Improver on closed throttle... ...
leave it to you to figure that stuff out:D
Title: Electronic shift kit - AWESOME!!
Post by: ZondaC12 on March 04, 2009, 10:43:20 PM
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They do, it's called a Trans-Go :hick:
:rollin: Yup or the baumann kit, I happened to go with theirs and I am VERY happy with it, one real key thing is OD -> 3rd, which happens oh-so-quickly and pretty hard too.