Hey guys, I've had my 87 GN for a few months now and just noticed this last night. Supposably the car has an Art Carr tranny with an Art Carr 3000 non-lockup converter (no reason not to trust the guy, everything else he told me about the car was spot on). It also has an aftermarket tranny cooler. I'm not sure which model Art Carr it is, but supposably it should only be a year or so old with about 3000 miles.
I always noticed that on the 2-3 shift that it was very soft and would kind of "flare", this is with normal driving to moderate acceleration. Although, the 1-2 shift and 3-OD shift are ROCK SOLID, VERY FIRM and direct, no slipping whatsoever, very crisp and hard.
For some reason I was thinking I had tested it out and it shifted firm and hard on the 2-3 shift at WOT....but last night I was doing a little street testing and noticed that it flares up pretty bad on the 2-3 shift at WOT as well. It feels almost like it's out of gear for a second and then shifts, albeit not that hard. The car has a PTE44 and is making 16psi with ported heads, etc to give you an idea of the power. I know I've seen a few posts here saying that flare is pretty common with these cars but it worries me that I'm going to burn something up.
Now am I going to have to rebuild the whole tranny? Or is this something that I can go in and fix as one part/few parts? Thanks guys.
I always noticed that on the 2-3 shift that it was very soft and would kind of "flare", this is with normal driving to moderate acceleration. Although, the 1-2 shift and 3-OD shift are ROCK SOLID, VERY FIRM and direct, no slipping whatsoever, very crisp and hard.
For some reason I was thinking I had tested it out and it shifted firm and hard on the 2-3 shift at WOT....but last night I was doing a little street testing and noticed that it flares up pretty bad on the 2-3 shift at WOT as well. It feels almost like it's out of gear for a second and then shifts, albeit not that hard. The car has a PTE44 and is making 16psi with ported heads, etc to give you an idea of the power. I know I've seen a few posts here saying that flare is pretty common with these cars but it worries me that I'm going to burn something up.
Now am I going to have to rebuild the whole tranny? Or is this something that I can go in and fix as one part/few parts? Thanks guys.