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Subject:Re: Trans upshift
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Tue, 10 May 2011 16:29:20 -0700

What be that Kennedy mod of which you speak?
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Rocky J Squirrel

On Tue, 2011-05-10 at 19:14 -0400, Robert Mac Dowell wrote:

> I just did the Kennedy mod on my governor. It actually works better than
> before. It moved the shift point up about 800 rpms. I agree with everybody
> when they say it shifts too early. Since I put my new motor in (ford) the
> rpm range went too 7000 rpms so when it was shifting at 4200 rpms it wasn't
> using the full potential. At least now it shifts at 5000 rpms. and more into
> the power band on the engine. When I really want to move out I shift
> manually. The mod was worth the 1 hr's work it took to do it and I would
> recommend it.

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