Shift Kit

[tardster]

How would I remove a shift kit from the tranny in my camaro. I wouldnt mind leaving it in there but I dont like the high rpm's. When im going around 55-60mph its winding out at around 4100 rpms

[tardster]

Anyone have any ideas?

[Dober89]

You would need some kind of a rebuilt kit to replace all the crap that replaced the stock setup. Maybe you could just adjust the shift points to something a little lower??

[68chevelle]

that doesnt have anything to do with the shift kit. that just controls the way the trnas shifts, meaning how if feels and how fast it shifts between gears. it does not control the RPM's at what your driving thats all gears. that means you would need to change your rear gears out to bring down the RPM's. ima suming you mean its running that RPM in drive when your just crusing, not like second gear or something.

[tardster]

There was nothing done to the rear-end it is still the stock 82 Z28 rear-end thats why I thought it was the shift kit since I've never seen a stock rear-end put out such high rpms. The tranny had a shift kit put in it, by the time i hit around 25 mph im in 3rd gear and thats it then the rpms just get higher. I'm afraid I might damage something in the engine if I continue to drive it being its my only drivable car at the time.

[68chevelle]

what tranny do you have? and do you know what gears your rearend has?

[tardster]

They are both the original tranny and rear-end that was in the 82 Z28, just the person who started the project put a shift kit in it. All I know is its an 82 Z28 that had the 305 with the computerized carb or tbi in it.

[68chevelle]

it seems like its your gears but if its not then it doesnt make sence to me. without know what rear gears you have atleast, i dont know. if its not because of the gears then something in your trans is slipping. thats the only other thing i can think of.

[tardster]

Not sure man, I just know its the stock rear-end. Well plus it sucks cuz I can only get to about 90 mph, dont get me wrong I get there REAL FAST but I would get beat or blow it up if I tried to race it on the quarter mile

[Dober89]

The stock rearend for that car would come with 2.73s so theres no reason why the gears would make that problem if they are original. I thought that by using different springs and crap you can get the transmission to shift at different rpms and also adjust the firmness of the shifts.

Oh, your car only has a 3 spd automatic doesnt it?? That could be a reason why it revs so high without an overdrive gear.

[tardster]

Yep its just a 3 speed automatic..... but I didnt think it would put out that many rpms though.

[68chevelle]

The stock rearend for that car would come with 2.73s so theres no reason why the gears would make that problem if they are original. I thought that by using different springs and crap you can get the transmission to shift at different rpms and also adjust the firmness of the shifts.

Oh, your car only has a 3 spd automatic doesnt it?? That could be a reason why it revs so high without an overdrive gear.

it doesnt matter when it sifts because it would still be running the same RPM in whatever gear, in this case 3rd, no matter when it sifted into 3rd. if it sifts into third at 5 grand then you will for example be going 60MPH and the tach would read say 3 grand. but if it shifted into 3rd at 4000 then you would be doing say 50MPH at 2300RPM's so when he gets up to 3 grand again he will still be going 60 MPH. he is not talking about when it shifts he is talking about the what RPM it is tuning when he is going like 60 MPH. the shift points would NOT affect that.

im willing to bet that the rear gears have been changed. that the only thing that makes sence. you need to jack up the back of the car and take the rear cover off. then count the number of teeth on the ring gear and the pinion, or find where the numbers are stamped onto the outside edge of the ring gear. then you devide the bug number by ht little number and there is your rear gear ratio. like i said im willing to bet thats what it is. just becuase the rear end has not been changed does not mean that the gears have not been. i also have a 3 speed auto, TH350, posibly the same one you have but i dont know what tranny they put in those years, but at 60MPH in third i think its like 2400RPM's. that with 3.08 rear gears. if you do have 2.72's, and im sure they came with manny different gear combinations so for him to say thats what you have i dont believer him totaly, at 60 you should be turning something like 2200 RPM's or something. the only other thing i can really think of is are you runing really really small diameter tires or something? cuz other than that i would say its your rear gears.

[Joseph1082]

I second that, higher RPMS at cruising is undoubtedly a low (hih numerically) rear-end.

[-= c a m a r o =-]

haha... solution: 4th gen....

well what do u expect w/ 155hp?
a v6 4th gen will go about 125mph for the 3.4.. and even more for the 3.8... sad isn't it?

[tardster]

155 hp? is that all you have? Daaaaaaaaaaamn I feel sorry for you.... :-)