cboisits

As for ski, dude...I couldn't get a straight answer out of this guy! I asked him WTF he was talking about because I only know of one clutch. So I made it clear that I only know of one clutch and it's under my foot. He started talking about how a lot of people don't know that the secret to horsepower is transmission work. Ok,...great. I got my pen and some paper and asked him to tell me what "clutches" he is talking about. He didn't know. I think what he was telling me was "hear say".

TPony

Same here, but only for a second the is OK. Same with a 2004 Expedition I have. Don't think is a big deal.

07Grabber

i have worked for ford for 15 years in service, if all of them do it, consider it a normal characteristic and leave well enough alone if
the condition does not get progressively worse,

The Ghost

Got to be an Auto he was "sharing his secret" about. I have made dozens of test and tune runs just to get my auto tranny dialed in the way it needed to be. I have Changed shift points, line presure (clutch holding power), converter lock-up schedules and redid EVERYTHING with the downshift and kickdown schedules. I am not trying to start a war, but my auto will sit side by side with all but the best driven standards (assuming comparable engine mods). It never misses a shift, shifts quicker and more solid than a standard. The only thing I miss is being able to launch at 4000+ rpm. However with practice i have gotten pretty good at the launch as well.

ski

Thanks for the explanation. But you have to remember that we are not mind readers, so inserting the above details in your initial post would have prevented my question.

JD1969

Transmissions do not "make" hp. You can free up some power by going with lighter parts, or you can make the trans work more efficiently but using better clutchs and a higher stall with a different STR ratio in an auto. Sounds like the guy was just trying to impress you with "secret" knowledge.