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Old 05-05-2006, 12:59 PM
Maroon 300D Maroon 300D is offline
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Originally Posted by boneheaddoctor
Vacuum on the 300 series transmissions is there to soften shifts. (except for certain 240D transmissions that use vacuum to firm up shifts)

that will explain why it works so well.
My understanding is it is there to soften all the shifts. It's only the first couple of upshifts that are hard, though, and if I'm careful with the throttle they're not even that hard. So this is what's confusing to me. I guess maybe I thought the vacuum has a greater impact on the tranny than it actually does?

Thanks for your help, bone.
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