Re: [T3] Theoretical autotranny question

["Daniel Baum" <daniel@type34.info>]

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I had been wondering about this, and then when I used a timing light to 
really accurately (hopefully) time my engine recently, I was under the 
impression that it was shifting better.

Then the fan started making a racket and I had to take the car off the road 
for a while.


Daniel



> > Here's a question I've been wondering about for some time: is it possible
> > for bad engine tuning - carb adjustment, timing etc - to affect the
> > performance of the auto tranny, especially shift points?
> It is possible. The tranny shifts according to road speed, and manifold
> vacuum. If the timing is different, the the manifold vacuum could be
> different at the same engine load.


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