So in the interest of saving 1200-1400 bucks, I had my 10 bolt rear end rebuilt(thanks to all who chipped in opinions).
(No that's not me pictured)
Did new upper and lower control arms, bushings, sway bar, diff cover, Posi, 3:73 gears.
The Posi is clearly a sweet upgrade, but I'm now encountering two problems.
1) Car shifts way soon. From the reading I did I kind of expected this, at least from first gear, but 2-3 comes right after 1-2. 1-2 is occurring around 9mph. Part throttle blows.
2) When you stomp on it, it's not holding the gears very long and still shifting early. At WOT it's shifting at 3,500 rpm, maybe lower.
So at the moment I'm encountering the worst of both worlds. I knew my setup was never 100% in the first place, but very good and comfortable riding before. The car always hated part(minimal) throttle and the transmission shifted much better with the pedal pushed down a bit more. I think I just got used to driving it how it 'wanted' to be driven and the previous 2.41 gears allowed me the room to baby it as such. But now with the 3.73's the problem
I think it's obvious my throttle bracket geometry is off. Also a major flaw in my set is the car was a 4.3 v6 car now converted to a 5.7, but still with TBI. So my TBI unit sits 1.75 to 2 inches further away from the firewall than when it was on the v6, so from my reading I don't believe the stock TV cable would have worked anyways.
So I'm looking at getting the TV-Made-EZ kit from bowtie overdrives, or possibly the Trans Go 200R4 shift kit, strictly for the various plunger springs. My understanding is these can be changed for desired results. I would just grab the EZ kit, but it strictly requires I use their spring installed, which has me thinking twice.
Community, thoughts?
(No that's not me pictured)
Did new upper and lower control arms, bushings, sway bar, diff cover, Posi, 3:73 gears.
The Posi is clearly a sweet upgrade, but I'm now encountering two problems.
1) Car shifts way soon. From the reading I did I kind of expected this, at least from first gear, but 2-3 comes right after 1-2. 1-2 is occurring around 9mph. Part throttle blows.
2) When you stomp on it, it's not holding the gears very long and still shifting early. At WOT it's shifting at 3,500 rpm, maybe lower.
So at the moment I'm encountering the worst of both worlds. I knew my setup was never 100% in the first place, but very good and comfortable riding before. The car always hated part(minimal) throttle and the transmission shifted much better with the pedal pushed down a bit more. I think I just got used to driving it how it 'wanted' to be driven and the previous 2.41 gears allowed me the room to baby it as such. But now with the 3.73's the problem
I think it's obvious my throttle bracket geometry is off. Also a major flaw in my set is the car was a 4.3 v6 car now converted to a 5.7, but still with TBI. So my TBI unit sits 1.75 to 2 inches further away from the firewall than when it was on the v6, so from my reading I don't believe the stock TV cable would have worked anyways.
So I'm looking at getting the TV-Made-EZ kit from bowtie overdrives, or possibly the Trans Go 200R4 shift kit, strictly for the various plunger springs. My understanding is these can be changed for desired results. I would just grab the EZ kit, but it strictly requires I use their spring installed, which has me thinking twice.
Community, thoughts?