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BossJockey said:PJWANNABE said:4pipes said:The higher you wind it up, the easier it is to slip it into the next gear.
According to what I read about skip shift, if you wind out first gear the first few times while driving the computer disables the skip shift feature until you restart the car again.
I don't think my car has ever forced me to shift from 1st to 4th. Are we sure this is active on the Boss?
Dean#4AI said:BossJockey said:PJWANNABE said:4pipes said:The higher you wind it up, the easier it is to slip it into the next gear.
According to what I read about skip shift, if you wind out first gear the first few times while driving the computer disables the skip shift feature until you restart the car again.
I don't think my car has ever forced me to shift from 1st to 4th. Are we sure this is active on the Boss?
Yes, I am absolutely sure the Boss has skip shift. If you turn off the odometer display, it will come up the display saying you should shift from 1st to 4th.
Also, there may be something to winding out the car a few times and then it disables. There have been times that I'll be accelerating slowly and the skip shift doesn't come on.
steveespo said:My GT is a 9/16/2010 Job 2 build and I have had no complaints with the MT-82 in my car other than cold weather >32 degree stiffness on the 1-2 until warm. I did the TSB change to the QDC XT-11 Dual clutch trans lube myself on Sunday and did 63 laps at Lime Rock Park yesterday. Trans shifted smooth as always and I did not experience any balking or grinding on downshifts from 4th-3rd (heel toe matching revs at about 5500 rpm) at the end of the main straight and the entry to the uphill. Then drove home 76 miles with no problems at all. The fluid I drained at 12345 miles was clean and golden colored with no detectable particles in it or on the drain plug. Knock on wood so far so good for me. Sad to say but alot of the forum problems seem to be Job 1 cars with the pedal assembly and pressure plate bolt problem. There also have been hundreds of complaints about cold shift effort but they should have tried my 996 when it was cold either had to muscle it in 1-2 or shift 1-3 until warmed up, not even close to the Mustang. PS Have you ever had a lighter clutch effort in a 300+ HP car? I had an 87 5.0 with a Paxton that we put the 10.5" Heavy Duty Ford Motorsport Kit in, just about needed two legs on the left pedal. I think 99.99% of us will be OK, the 1 in 10000 owner will be pissed but should be taken care of by Ford warranty. Of course we may run into trouble if we are modded and run track days on R Comps or make 100 passes at the strip and roll in with stripped synchros and a box of gear teeth.
Steve
ORANGE CRUSH said:Is the MT-82 really made in China? Who makes the MT-82 for Ford? Its not a Tremec right?
PJWANNABE said:Superlead76 said:When I was gonna order a new 5.0, I did my homework and was disgusted that Ford would use some slappy ass Chinese transmission in the Mustang! WTF?!!! So do we have the Chinese trans too?
Yep- and the 5.0 engine is made in Canada to boot. I think the Boss engines are modified in the US.
Kaylan1521 said:PJWANNABE said:Superlead76 said:When I was gonna order a new 5.0, I did my homework and was disgusted that Ford would use some slappy ass Chinese transmission in the Mustang! WTF?!!! So do we have the Chinese trans too?
Yep- and the 5.0 engine is made in Canada to boot. I think the Boss engines are modified in the US.
What you got against Canada
Fenderaddict2 said:Best part of the car is Canadian.
When it comes up, release the clutch, then re-engage. The light will go out.BossJockey said:Dean#4AI said:BossJockey said:PJWANNABE said:4pipes said:The higher you wind it up, the easier it is to slip it into the next gear.
According to what I read about skip shift, if you wind out first gear the first few times while driving the computer disables the skip shift feature until you restart the car again.
I don't think my car has ever forced me to shift from 1st to 4th. Are we sure this is active on the Boss?
Yes, I am absolutely sure the Boss has skip shift. If you turn off the odometer display, it will come up the display saying you should shift from 1st to 4th.
Also, there may be something to winding out the car a few times and then it disables. There have been times that I'll be accelerating slowly and the skip shift doesn't come on.
I have seen the display but I can still shift to 2nd. I has never put me into 4th when I went for 2nd. Maybe I'm revving to high in 1st? ???