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09-11-2004, 11:48 PM   #8 (permalink)
mavman
 
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Soft Shift to second and third

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On 2004-09-08 21:46, nashville wrote:
just an instant change from 1 to 2 and from 2 to 3, with no slip what so ever, but no hard thump when it changed gears[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]

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That's how C4's shift. They don't jerk or bang like those GM trannies do (my 'glide will hurt you if you aint' ready for it-but it's hard on the drivetrain). Every C4 I've ever had was like you describe. A quick shift is better than a delayed hard shift anyday.
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