Shift points

[greenmonster]

At full throttle my truck shifts 3500-3800 rpm is this normal.I reved the motor in park and it can hit 6000rpm at about 6200-6300 I think the valves started to float.

[zieg85]

My '08 Escape Company Car shifts at 6000 from first to second when it is wound up tight. 

[76_Scottsdale]

Sounds ok to me. Any higher then that it feels the motors gonna tear outta the hood. Are you wanting a higher shift point?

[greenmonster]

It seems to me that there is alot of motor left.I figered i should use it.I would like for it to shift at 4500 rpm.Idon't want to push it past 5000rpm even though Igot it to hit 6000rpm. It has a weiand stelth intake,holley carb,mild cam and duel exhaust with flowmaster 40's.

[76_Scottsdale]

I would suggest getting a shift kit installed then. They're only about 50 bucks but it's about 150 to have it installed in the vehicle. You can alter the shift points and it also make them more solid. Be careful on free-reving the motor, It's a good way to float a valve and smoke it. It's not just how high your motor will rev, it's how high it will rev safely.

[greenmonster]

IT has a shift kit in it i didn,t put in in it was in there when i bought the truck.When it shifts in to second it will brake the tires lose.

[76_Scottsdale]

If it's breaking the tires loose shifting to second, then I don't know what more you could want 
If it's already got a shift kit then IDK

[greenmonster]

another thing it that it won't kick down out of third gear above 40mph is that normal

[greenmonster]

thanx for the help 76 talk to you later.

[FlatBlack77]

when I had my stock 400 small block in my truck when I first got it it had a shift kit that had just recently been installed along with a tranny rebuild. at full throttle it would rev to about five grand and chirp the tires every shift. 3800 sounds really low.

[76_Scottsdale]

If your tranny doesn't wanna shift out of 3rd above 40 I would check to see if your kickdown cable is installed properly.

[VileZambonie]

What transmission do you have? If you have an early shift (not including the TH400) adjust the TV cable tighter. If you have a TH400 replace the modulator with an adjustable one and check your detent solenoid.

[greenmonster]

I have 350 trans.I adjusted the cable by releasing the clip and opening the throttle all the way and pushing the clip back in.Is there another way to do it or some sort of trick you could tell me.THANKS for the help it is alot easier getting things fix with you guys and GIRLS on this site.

[VileZambonie]

You went the wrong way with your cable. Depress the tab and push the pluger towards the firewall. Then depress the throttle WOT (engine off) and that's your base adjustment.

[greenmonster]

I don't understand what you said.AT full throttle I can still pull the cable out 1/2 inch,is that to much.