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Where can I find out more about the shift chip. My 95 v6 is all screwed up. It has always jurked when I changes gears and I know they have a fix for this because it's in the codes but the dealers around here won't help me with it.

well do you want a chip or a shift kit? both will sorta help, though a chip makes it sorta jerk, but a good jerk not the hurtful kind and it's really fast. and use 93 octane gas. go to www.performancefords.com for best price on a new superchip (the prefered chip of most contour owners).

Originally posted by Kremithefrog:

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well do you want a chip or a shift kit? both will sorta help, though a chip makes it sorta jerk, but a good jerk not the hurtful kind and it's really fast. and use 93 octane gas. go to www.performancefords.com for best price on a new superchip (the prefered chip of most contour owners).

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Yes Superchip!

On the 95, there are MANY changes to the ATX (CD4E).
Most of them were updates to solve various problems.

To get the MOST out of your tranny, I would suggest that you have it rebuilt and brought up to date.
For the money, a Level Ten would be a good choice.

Then you could go with a chip to supplement the Level Ten modifications.

a customed program chip would definitely be needed with a level ten tranny (unless level ten supplies a chip/moddified pcm) i would buy a rebuilt tranny and not have my tranny rebuilt if it's an earlier model (especially 95), there is a parts change in one of the sensors, and if the new sensor is used on a 95, then it can cause bad shifting under certain conditions and will pop a CEL.

Originally posted by Kremithefrog:

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a customed program chip would definitely be needed with a level ten tranny (unless level ten supplies a chip/moddified pcm)

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For the price they charge to build up the tranny, I would think it would be part of the deal.
Its the least they could do

Have you changed your fluid. Sometimes a simple fluid change will do wonders on your trans. I learned that on my old Topaz

Originally posted by bk4293:

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Have you changed your fluid.

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just got my paycheck, gonna go buy 12qts of mobil1 atf and some more mobil1 5w-30 (wally world stopped selling the 5qt jugs , anybody know where to get these, i don't wanna spend $10 more for another quart.) i'm 100miles overdue on the oil, and probably 30k-50k miles over on the ATF (unless previous owner changed it).

is this the level 10 you were talking about http://www.levelten.com/store/ford/items/trans/fo103_1000_c4.htm ?

right company, wrong page, our atx is a mazda tranny.