i have no complaints about it being kind of rough, im fine, but i know where you guys are coming from, i recently rode in a mercedes 230 automatic and you couldn't really tell when it shifted if you weren't listening to engine

 

people pay big bucks to get their trannies to shift like that. That's one reason people don't make shift kits for honda's... it's because they already shift so firm. That's why they last so long. If it's a older accord you could check the throttle pressure, if that gets out of adjusment you may have harsh shifts, but i'm not sure if honda went full electronic after 93 or not. Is your 1-2 shift a little late? Does it downshift too many gears, when you nail it? What year is your accord? If it's 94 or newer check to see if it even has a cable going from your throttle linkage to your tranny, if it does and your 1-2 shift is firmer than it usually is then start there.

 

first i have a question, people pay to have their trannies shift smooth? or rough? and why does a honda last long because it shifts firm?(what do u mean by firm first?)

and i also have an addon, when i bought my 96 sedan back in 2001, i immediately tightened up the throttle linkage because it was loose. I guess it got like that over time. If anybody inspects how it works. Adjust it so its firm but its not making it idle higher than usual. You will see what i'm talkin about if u inspect your throttle cable.

That is all,

Dave

 

rough.

They shift firm, like shift gears quickly, no waiting period.

Your lovely information as always, is taken with a grain of salt.

 

lol

 

It's a damn used car!

 

oh wait... must be the resonator...

 

I wasn't refering to the throttle cable for the engine. If you read my post you would see I was refering to the throttle cable that attaches to your transmission that sets the throttle pressure inside your tranny. Basically heres the history of trannies some trannies used to use vacuum to tell the tranny what kind of load you were giving the engine some other manufactureres went to a cable that was directly linking to the throttle that when you pushed on the throtle it would also move a valve in the valve body which would boost pressure adaquetly to the amount of throttle pressure in order to shift your tranny later or sooner. Then in newer vehicles it has an e.p.c. (electronic pressure control) Which basically looks at your t.p.s. voltage to determine the pressure to set in your tranny, then the tranny looks at different sensors to determine the shift points. Think of your throttle valve as a piston in your engine, the more it moves back and forth the more wear occurs on it, so the THROTTLE PRESSURE CABLE has an adjustment on it to compensate for slight wear do to wear that may occur in the bore of the throttle valve.
Also firm does not = rough. The best posible shift you can have is a quick firm shift.

 

whats that supposed to mean? :fawk: :rofl:

 

As I was reading this thread I was thinking, "Hey, I love how I can both hear and feel my car shifting." I think it's kinda cool, and it feels sportier, even if it's not luxurious like a Benz.