BlackBetty93GT

I know this is asked alot but is ti bad for the transmission to shift it manually when racing?

Someone said its not good cause it doesnt build up enough line pressure? What exactly does that mean?

Mustangkiler

The only reason to do that is if your kickdown isnt hooked up or you have the stock valve body in it still. Because you are not going to shift faster or the same each time then the transmission.

AdderMk2

it means your probably gonna burn out your tranny

BlackBetty93GT

so at the track i should just leave it in D

AdderMk2

pretty much...

unless you get a shift kit and manual VB

cassidymustang

i knowsomepeople who live by it and have had no negitive results. isay put a shift kit in it and call it a day.

PX429

Manually shifting an AOD is fine. On AOD's you can hold your rpm's longer. Whatever you do, do not "neutral drop"

ctgreddy

my tranny has a shift kit
so does that mean i can manually shift it with no concerns?
or should i still leave it in drive becasue it wont make any differance when i shift and when it shifts itself?

Mustangkiler

Leave it in drive, if you got one done right then when you hammer it , it should shift at around 5000 or 5500 and i dont know why anyone would want to rev a 5.0 any higher then that between shifts unless its a stroker.

cassidymustang

you can but i wouldnt.