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Old 11-07-2007, 06:33 PM
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After reading about the tranny resistor...

I had to see what it felt like with the resistor unplugged.
Unplugged it and drove around a bit to get the engine and trans warm and pulled up to an appropriate red light.
All I can say is wow.
I will be making myself a 20 ohm resistor this weekend.
This is how the car should have shifted all along.
I plugged it back in when I got home, but 1 drive was enough to convince me of what is needed.

No real info... just felt like sharing.


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Old 11-07-2007, 06:53 PM
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I had to see what it felt like with the resistor unplugged.
Unplugged it and drove around a bit to get the engine and trans warm and pulled up to an appropriate red light.
All I can say is wow.
I will be making myself a 20 ohm resistor this weekend.
This is how the car should have shifted all along.
I plugged it back in when I got home, but 1 drive was enough to convince me of what is needed.

No real info... just felt like sharing.

Jim
No doubt your line pressure solenoid will also be overjoyed.
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Old 11-07-2007, 06:56 PM
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I havent' even had the resistor assembly in my car since the day I got the car home.
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No doubt your line pressure solenoid will also be overjoyed.
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I havent' even had the resistor assembly in my car since the day I got the car home.
So?
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Old 11-07-2007, 07:04 PM
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This may be entirely coincidental, but I recently found my resistor was unplugged at the time of my last trans failure and only for the duration of that day it was driven. Take this info for what you will.
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I believe through my recent experience that unplugging the resistor accelerates transmission fatality
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Like I said above... Mine is unplugged AND running a lot more power. Tranny is still running strong.






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I believe through my recent experience that unplugging the resistor accelerates transmission fatality
Exactly, and I have tried to explain why by means of a full technical description covering the reason for the existence of the resistor and associated circuit.
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Exactly, and I have tried to explain why by means of a full technical description covering the reason for the existence of the resistor and associated circuit.

But then again, if it runs without it, it didn't need it in the first place... right?
(albeit briefly)

Sometimes I think this stuff falls on deaf ears, Trevor.
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Old 11-07-2007, 08:41 PM
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btw - how much does svxfiles charge for his 4.11 resistor mod? Its something I'd like to invest in to prolong transmission life.

Although I liked the firmer shifts that came with unplugging the resistor, it without a doubt led to the remature failure of my 3.545 - end of story
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Oh, I have read all of the cautionary tales about driving with no resistor... they did not fall on deaf ears.
But a 2-1/2 mile drive with it unplugged should destroy my transmission... and if it does, I needed to replace it anyways.
I am not keeping it unplugged, and am making the recommended 20 ohm resistor for it.

However, reading about transmission failures on here... the amount that have failed with resistor unpluged is miniscule compared to the amount that have failed with it plugged in.
I know the theory behind its function and working in the transmission... I dont know if higher pressure at the solenoid is as bad for the transmission as the wear and heat from the slower softer shifts.
Boosted line pressure is part and parcel of any performance automatic transmission... lower line pressure is a characteristic of a luxury auto.
Being that the SVX was designed with luxury in mind when it comes to the transmission, one of the first steps in upgrading performance would be to boost line pressure for firmer shifts without the slight delay between gears.
I like my 3rd gear engine braking and flashing lights on the dash annoy me... so I will be putting a higher ohm resistor in to alleviate that problem.

I am searching to find the difference in line pressure with the resistor unplugged vs running the 20 ohm resistor.
Thanks for the concern and advice, more is learned thru discussion and experimentation than thru continuing the status quo.
Not that advice isn't usually followed


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