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Originally posted by tbunder:
redhawk, here's a tip. maybe try buying an actual performance car? :rolleyes: Yes, I do maybe a hard core SE-R, both versions will smoke any zetec contique and most other cars in their class. Aren't those only two doors? Ugly Uglier if you want power and good mpg, There is no such thing you're in the wrong car my man. unless you have thousands to put into your crappy but reliable oil-starved zetec, it's a pooch any way you look at it. Are you done?? Do you ever have anything useful to add to an arguement?? If you have please link me to it because I have yet to see it. Brad
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Thanks Brad.
He pretty much covered it tbunder.
But one question, do you ever get tired of being dumb? Because you certainly are good at it...
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Originally posted by redhawk:
Thanks Brad.
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I still haven't figured out if tbunder is trying to be a troll or not. Sometimes he posts actual questions/responses, and then other times he sounds like some of our more colorful trolls... 
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wouldnt manualy shifting an ATX do no good for the tranny???
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Easier to get a chip this is what I noticed: it shifts from 1st to 2nd at 35 at 6000rpm, 2nd to 3rd at 70 (6000rpm), 3rd to 4th at 110 and just keeps on going.
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Originally posted by Stephen:
The question I have is, does the ATX have an axel lock? I'm not sure if that is what you call it, but what I mean is when you get to a hwy speed does the power go straight from the engine to the wheels without any changes? Yes, it has one. I think you can call it a torque converter lock. One thing that a chip does, I understand, is to make more aggressive use of this lock so the power is going straight through much more of the time. The stock tranny program avoids this in order to keep the acceleration smooth. I gather that the chip lets each shift give you a jolt just like a manual.
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Well during hard acceleration it shifts fairly smooth. Every other time it can shift hard at times.
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[QUOTE] Paul Kienitz / Yes, it has one. I think you can call it a torque converter lock. One thing that a chip does, I understand, is to make more aggressive use of this lock so the power is going straight through much more of the time. The stock tranny program avoids this in order to keep the acceleration smooth. I gather that the chip lets each shift give you a jolt just like a manual. [QUOTE] The prior owner of my tour must have put a chip in then because when I'm racing, the trany shifts sharply and I do get os "jolt". Also the "torque converter lock" seems to come into play right when I need it!  Stephen
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sqplus and redhawk- ME being dumb? better look in the mirror. an SE-R is a four-door sedan, dummy. no such thing as performance and good mpg? Mark VIII-300 horses and 30 mpg. who's the dumb one now? 
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