Bagitupbaby

i got a 9 LX 5.0, i just recently rebuilt my AOD tranny, my problem is the car shifts faster than before and it downshifts slower when i slow down, would 3:73 gears make a difference in my car, i got 2:73

91stang

3.73's will juts give it a faster "get-up-and-go" and it'll raise the rpm's up a little. it has nothing to do with the transmission

Bagitupbaby

so wat could i do to make it shift faster and be like how it was again?

91stang

check the trans fluid... or change it.

my family has had a 1986 chevy van since it was brand new and it's always had tranny problems (took it to the shop like 5 times in 1 year) maybe the company fixed a problem then created a new one that needs to be fixed.

What kit did you use to rebuild it. and did you do it yourself?

Bagitupbaby

i didnt use a kit i payed a tranny company to do it for me so wat do u suggest?

91stang

i guess the only thing you can do is bring it back to the shop and see if they can find anything wrong with it... that is if you're not mechanically inclined

Bagitupbaby

they said nothin is wrong with wen i did taht, should i change the fluid anyway?

91stang

is it low or blackish?

there might not be anything wrong with it. if you got it rebiut to be almost a track tranny. then that could be your problem.

what does it shift at? (rpm's?)

Bagitupbaby

i never checked the fluid i might check it tommrow can u tell me wat if its black might mean, and it shifts into 2 gear at 2000 rpm is it normal?

91stang

wow that is not normal... is that when you are at full throttle?

blackish means it's worn out or old... just grime and crap that builds up in the fluid


you might wanna take it to a different shop and get them to take a look