Faster/firmer shifting?

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4rs fed

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I just picked up a 2003 fx45 AWD and it is awesome anyway to make the transmission shift a bit faster/firmer?
It shifts like a cadillac, slow and smooth!
 
How often do you drive in manu/sport mode? Try driving around like that for a bit, it really makes a huge difference. It's not gimmicky like some Chrysler Sebring or something.
 
AeroBFA said:
How often do you drive in manu/sport mode? Try driving around like that for a bit, it really makes a huge difference. It's not gimmicky like some Chrysler Sebring or something.
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Thank you all for the links. I will read it and see if it is something I can do myself.

This might be a stupid question, but how do I select manu/sport mode?
I just put it in D and go.
I know I can manually shift it in the + - section, but I was just hoping for firmer shifts automatically.
Sorry I haven only owned my FX45 for a few days. Still learning things, and waiting for the manual to arrive.
 
4rs fed said:
Thank you all for the links. I will read it and see if it is something I can do myself.

This might be a stupid question, but how do I select manu/sport mode?
I just put it in D and go.
I know I can manually shift it in the + - section, but I was just hoping for firmer shifts automatically.
Sorry I haven only owned my FX45 for a few days. Still learning things, and waiting for the manual to arrive.
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There is a kit from that company "Transgo" that was mentioned above. The install is fairly involved but the results are pretty much exactly what you described. No change while cruising around, and MUCH firmer shifts under load. Several of us here have the kit, at least two have done it DIY style, and no one has had any issues. You can find lots of info about it by searching for "transgo" or "shift kit". It is very highly recommended and aside from the cost (parts+install) there is no downside.
 
tchuck said:
There is a kit from that company "Transgo" that was mentioned above. The install is fairly involved but the results are pretty much exactly what you described. No change while cruising around, and MUCH firmer shifts under load. Several of us here have the kit, at least two have done it DIY style, and no one has had any issues. You can find lots of info about it by searching for "transgo" or "shift kit". It is very highly recommended and aside from the cost (parts+install) there is no downside.
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Yeah I might tackle it $208 from Summit is not bad, and I am reading through the DIY that someone posted earlier.
Seems like exactly what I was looking for.
I just assumed there was a way to flash it in the ECU, but this doesn't seem too bad.
 
4rs fed said:
Yeah I might tackle it $208 from Summit is not bad, and I am reading through the DIY that someone posted earlier.
Seems like exactly what I was looking for.
I just assumed there was a way to flash it in the ECU, but this doesn't seem too bad.
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You won't lose the delay between input and gear change - that is in the ecu. Its the actual shifting that gets quicker with the Transgo kit. Quicker shifts feel "harder" in the same way that dumping the clutch feels harder with a manual trans. The beauty of the shift kit is that if you drive like my grandma the kit is completely undetectable. :thumbup:
 
4rs fed said:
Yeah I might tackle it $208 from Summit is not bad
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Really? $208 for the kit? I just check their site it still $229.95 for the kit. Since my 45 is not transgo yet. I'm debating if I should swap the transgo valve body from my 35 to my 45. Any thoughts or words of wisdom?
 
la_fx35 said:
Really? $208 for the kit? I just check their site it still $229.95 for the kit. Since my 45 is not transgo yet. I'm debating if I should swap the transgo valve body from my 35 to my 45. Any thoughts or words of wisdom?
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Sorry, I was logged in. I get a discount on Summit stuff. $230 is the normal price.

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la_fx35 said:
Since my 45 is not transgo yet. I'm debating if I should swap the transgo valve body from my 35 to my 45. Any thoughts or words of wisdom?
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Just buy it again for the 45 :)
 
Again Andy, your definition of modding is different than the average persons! Well I say go for it Andy I would thing its the only thing your 45 doesn't have!!!
 
^Which way? swap the transgo modded valve body from the 35 into 45? or buy a new kit and install into the 45?
 
Buy a new one....then later decide you took apart the rest of your 35 and might as well take it out too and then you want to sell the old one...
 
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