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Old 12-08-2008 | 02:58 PM
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Maybe it's all in my head, but I swear I think I get a more aggressive exhaust note when I drive around town with my OD off. Has anyone else experienced this? Am I nuts? I don't think a few RPMs would make that much difference, but I swear my ears say differently.
 
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Old 12-08-2008 | 03:04 PM
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with the od off the motor is work harder so u get a few more rpm's out of it so it might be louder but why make yr motor work harder than it has to???
 
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Old 12-08-2008 | 03:22 PM
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i have never noticed it.i will pay attention though next time.

on another note,i always drive with my od off until i get to speeds around 50 or above.my reasoning is i think our motors are alot stronger than our trans ,and it reduces the shifting.
 
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Old 12-08-2008 | 04:26 PM
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Yeah, I do it b/c it has much better pick up even at low speeds, and I don't have to worry about that shift down out of OD since my tranny goes into OD at around 45 mph with easy driving. I have heard that the OD on these trannies is a killer...only use mine on the highway.
 
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Old 12-08-2008 | 04:30 PM
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Mine used to be the same way with od killing my shifting. But with the SCT now i have power all over the place. Im guessing my shift points were changed and i love it. I shift at round 50 something now.
 
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Old 12-08-2008 | 05:12 PM
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yup its normal
 
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Old 12-09-2008 | 01:52 AM
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throw it down in 2nd and drive around town like that....
 
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Old 12-09-2008 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Mowhawk
Mine used to be the same way with od killing my shifting. But with the SCT now i have power all over the place. Im guessing my shift points were changed and i love it. I shift at round 50 something now.
Nice, too bad the tuners can't change the shift points for 1-2-3. I hate how mine shifts, and it hunts for gears sometimes. ugh.
I'd like it to upshift at 4k and not downshift unless I stuff the pedal. Dumb valve body.
 
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Old 12-09-2008 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 98DodgeRam1500
Nice, too bad the tuners can't change the shift points for 1-2-3. I hate how mine shifts, and it hunts for gears sometimes. ugh.
I'd like it to upshift at 4k and not downshift unless I stuff the pedal. Dumb valve body.

you can slightly adjust the TV cable to fix that. IDK about 4K shifts, that all depends on how hard you romp on it.
 
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Old 12-10-2008 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 98DodgeRam1500
Nice, too bad the tuners can't change the shift points for 1-2-3. I hate how mine shifts, and it hunts for gears sometimes. ugh.
I'd like it to upshift at 4k and not downshift unless I stuff the pedal. Dumb valve body.
No, my shift points are different. Different RPMS different speeds.
 


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