Gtech SS

[Stratfellow3]

i may get one of these just shy of $200.
But apparently within +/-2% for showing RPMs(one thing i dislike about my lincoln)
Shows HP/torque within even closer +/-1% and similarly accurate 1/4mi timing and 60ft times
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/G-TECH-PRO-PERFORMANCE-METER-SS-GTECH-2ND-DAY-AIR-10_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ46100QQitemZ46330094 58QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[v8_dave]

yea i always wanted one of those but never got around to get the funds together for it. if you do get it let us know how it works. It would be good for modifiying your stuff like changing airfilter, or spark plug indexing and seeing what kind of difference was made.

[Stratfellow3]

ohh yes i will definitely give some numbers it throws out on here, hey anybody know my 86 continental's redline for that AOD?
its a 3speed /w OD i believe

[Wolfe_83Conti]

I thought it was a 4spd :confused: ? Anyway, it's been used in Mustangs and LSCs, so I'd imagine it can take a fair share of power.

[Stratfellow3]

well 3gears and if u really keep on it OD feels like a gear but i dont think its 4spd maybe it is? i thought going by gear selector since it goes P-R-N-lil D-big D-L its 3spd since no 2 between big D and L like newer mustangs

[Wolfe_83Conti]

I think it's a 4 spd. On the interstate, I couldn't hardly hear the engine in high gear. 'Course, everyone says this engine is a low-rev unit, so I could be wrong.

Just checked pro's website (http://blizzard.he.net/~foxbody/conti.html), and he said 4 spd AOD.

pro? Help!

[Stratfellow3]

damn well im dissapointed then i thought getting a 4spd would pick up this crappy 14/25 gas mileage
I thought 3spd transmission was part of why it sucks, oh well, hopefully exhaust helps with the mileage a little since us older contis dont have any kind of dual exhaust but just single, that and my foot is a bit heavy haha

[Wolfe_83Conti]

Haynes, believe it or not, has the AOD as "4 speed with overdrive". Huh, guess there's a first for everything; Haynes/Chilton actually had the info I needed!:eek:

As for the mileage, I drove the car around LaVergne, to and from Nashville (60 miles round trip), around Smyrna with the motor running for an hour and a half nonstop, several startups to keep it in shape, and the tank is only 1/3 down. Maybe lighten up on that foot a bit, eh?;) Also, if you use the AC a lot, that will suck gas like mad. My AC no longer exists. Just wish the windows worked!

[Stratfellow3]

hah well just replaced my driver window works like a charm, my passenger side is gettin sluggish.
Rear driverside stripped gear, motor good but it just sounds like freely spinning and barely moves window if at all most of the time. and other rear doesnt work at all.
driverside window/doorlock control piece is gonna get replaced soon too cause buttons i can tell are gettin weak

[pro-five-oh]

AODs only have three detents on the shifter (ALL of them) but its a four speed. Three-speed with an internal overdrive band applying 4th gear is four speeds.

[gadget73]

You get 25 mpg on the highway with a V8 powered car and call that crappy?

[v8_dave]

in a 1986 vehicle that isn't a toyota...I was thinking the same thing

[Stratfellow3]

so then there are 3 actual gears and then AOD is considered the fourth.
as in there are 3gears and OD applying is like 4th.

OR are there actually 4gears and OD if not then i assume 4 gears with overdrive is then considered a 5spd?

[Wolfe_83Conti]

There are 4 forward gears in the box. Some companies like the name 'Overdrive' because it's techy and sounds cool, when in fact it's just another forward gear. It took much research for me to conclude that Hyundai had put a 5spd auto-stick in the XG sedan, since some folks insisted on saying 4spd w/OD.

Now, I have noticed that some manufacturers use OD to denote a special shift pattern in the tranny's computer. On my mom's SW1 this was known as Sport mode. Otherwise, she shifted into D. PRND32, with first gear unavailable on that engine. :dunno:

Confused? I know I am! :p :cool:

[pro-five-oh]

There are 4 forward gears in the box. Some companies like the name 'Overdrive' because it's techy and sounds cool, when in fact it's just another forward gear. It took much research for me to conclude that Hyundai had put a 5spd auto-stick in the XG sedan, since some folks insisted on saying 4spd w/OD.

Now, I have noticed that some manufacturers use OD to denote a special shift pattern in the tranny's computer. On my mom's SW1 this was known as Sport mode. Otherwise, she shifted into D. PRND32, with first gear unavailable on that engine. :dunno:

Confused? I know I am! :p :cool:
You're making this too difficult. Hyundai's tranny is a five speed transmission, and the 5th gear is overdrive. What is an overdrive gear? Its a gear with a ratio taller than 1:1. 1:1 is a direct drive gear, essentially one engine revolution turns the wheel once.

Back to Contis: 3rd gear is 1:1 and 4th is 0.67:1. There's your overdrive gear.

[Wolfe_83Conti]

Sorry. Transmissions make me dizzy. :cuckoo: I have to stop getting technical when I have a head cold. . .

[gadget73]

Piece of cake. the theory is just like a stick shift, its all just gears.

[Stratfellow3]

okay thanks that makes more sense just a gear term when it goes under 1:1 but is still just a gear, annoying that they dont all just say AOD 4spd not usually 3spd /w OD. But i understand now thanks guys

[Wolfe_83Conti]

Thanks from me as well. I've been unsure until now why they called it overdrive, when it's just another forward gear. I'd as soon just say how many gears there were instead of getting fancy-minded about the ratios.

Ironic how anything numerically less than 1:1 is considered a 'tall' gear, when the numbers are smaller. Always been driven nuts by that bit of math. :cool:

[v8_dave]

so are you stil thinking about the gtech meter?

[Stratfellow3]

Yea hah I've been all over it probably seems for what carwise i am doing. But I am going to sell my car and get a Mark VII LSC, prob just a 90-92 since there seem to be more and i am tired of analog gauges.
And yes I plan to get that Gtech SS meter right when i get the car so that i can estimate gains for K&N and then with dual 2.5" exhaust with catted x-pipe. It will all be within 1% obviously since thats the meters acuracy so thats pretty good too!

Just it also seems most Mark VIIs for sale are all up in pennsylvania and other new england states hopefully a few will show up closer to me soon

[pro-five-oh]

Ironic how anything numerically less than 1:1 is considered a 'tall' gear, when the numbers are smaller. Always been driven nuts by that bit of math. :cool:

Yeah me too. Course when you figure a taller gear makes the engine turn less to rotate the tire once, it kinda makes sense in that ratio. I keep on telling myself that. :)