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Old 08-04-2007, 05:30 AM   #9 (permalink)
ksing44
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Originally Posted by westonian
instead of waiting for the laggy downshift. ever been going up a hill, not needing to give it more gas but just trying to get it to downshift? sometimes its pretty stubborn. thats what im trying to aid here.
Maybe your Bowden cable has too much slack. You can adjust the Bowden cable a little to achieve an easier kickdown. The adjustment is very accessible under the hood next to the throttle linkage. You can turn it a little and drive to try it out. Then turn a little more and try it again. You can definitely get the car to be more responsive to peddle movements, although you can also go too far the other way and get so it never shifts into 4th gear. Just give it a try and see what you think.
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