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On 10 Mar 2004 at 21:54, Daniel Baum wrote: > I have done several things to my car recently, and one of the most > noticeable effects is that 1) the engine revs higher before changing gear, > and 2) changes gear more readily i.e. goes into third more quickly. I know > they sound contradictory, but I can't explain it any other way. > > It seems to me that the only thing that I have done that could possibly have > caused this is replacing the engine mounts and thus changing the angle of > the engine and tranny. Is this possible? If the shift waits until a higher rpm before happening, then there is more fluid being pumped by the ATF pump in the AT, so the shift transition will be quicker. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org