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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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Programmers improve auto trans functions?
Do the programmers from DP-Tuners and TW improve, change or customise any tranny shift functions? I've been told they help as far as keeping the tranny in OD - or is that simply because of the power increase requiring less throttle?

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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 09:37 PM
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to a point they can. they can change strategy and pressure but to get a good shift and reliability you need to replace hard components
 
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When hard parts are required I'll be stepping up to something better. I thought maybe I could improve a bit on what I have until that dredded day.

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a simple shift kit goes a long way. and on top of that, custom trans tunes such as "the cure" you will have a sweet shifting trans as long as you dont overpower it with ponies and torque
 
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all i run is a shift kit in mine with over 150k on it, i would estimate the truck to put out no more than 300 horses and 550 ft lbs of torque. never dynoed it but it runs ok. i tow frequently and run it hard, trans shifts great, never slips.
 
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The "cure"?
 
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Originally Posted by DG65
The "cure"?
Little reading for you
The Ford Transmission Cure for shift flair problems
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...ift-flair.html

To answer you orginal question, yes chips and programmers can change line pressure and shift points. Custom chips like TW and DP do it much better.
 
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Hmmmm.....

With all the tranny talk around here I've never heard a mention of The Cure.
 
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tim mentioned it and posted a link, however "the cure" is not a shift kit. while it is a very good design and i really like what it can do, it does absolutly nothing for shift firmness or patterns. "the cure" and a shift kit together would be really neat.
 
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Originally Posted by c00nhunterjoe
tim mentioned it and posted a link, however "the cure" is not a shift kit. while it is a very good design and i really like what it can do, it does absolutly nothing for shift firmness or patterns. "the cure" and a shift kit together would be really neat.
Very True!
 
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This will be something to consider.

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