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take off and throttle reponse

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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 10:41 PM
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when i floor it in my truck it takes awhile to get out of first gear and i want it faster out of the first two gears and better throttle response , any parts i can add to better this i already have a K&n cold air intake ,

1997 chevrolet crew cab c3500 5.7L longbed automatic
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 6:18 AM
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automatic trannies dont work like that.
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 2:03 PM
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throttle response off the line isn't so great when you have a heavy vehicle like you've got....invest in some lower gears, headers, and a tune
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 10:37 AM
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I hear you buddy, I'm replying to the post while I wait for my truck to accelerate from my flooring the pedal, oh, I think it's starting to speed up!
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 9:22 PM
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a quickshift kit will make it shift faster
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 8:55 AM
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I remeber the shift kits from years ago, but I thought the new computer transmissions could be reprogrammed. I do know the common wisdom is that the automatic transimission spends time in both gears while shifting to smooth out the shift. This causes more wear on the transmission than having a kit which essentially is a spacer that causes the shift to happen faster and be a bit more abrupt and cause a little jerk for the riders. This also is supposed to increase your mileage a bit because you don't have two gears fighting each other.
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