700R4 merits (was Re: Electronic Transmission Control)

[MysticZ]

clayb wrote:
> 
> You're supposed to have so much darn horsepower, that first gear is correct, but
> the overdrive takes you from 70 mph up to 160 mph.

I love it when that happens :) I laugh real evil like every time I drive
my Z, which isn't very often. Slam the gas to the floor at any speed
below about 30 and white smoke pours out of the tires :)
 
> Only downside is you've gotta drop into third if traffic on the freeway drops
> below 60 mph.
> Good horsepower makes three gears between 0 and 60 mph more than sufficient.

Unless I really want to move RIGHT NOW it doesn't downshift above 55 or
so. There's enough power there to pull in 4th faster than most grocery
getters can in 2nd. The notable exceptions are some of the more exotic
BMWs, Lexuses (Lexi? ;), Impala SSs, and the likes.
-- 
Steve
97 Chevy Camaro Z28, Mystic teal, A4, not stock
90 Kawasaki EX500A4, black, M6, not even CLOSE to stock!
lt1_z28 at ev1.net  http://users.ev1.net/~lt1_z28
Aluminum, steel, carbon fiber, titanium, and two cast iron balls.
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