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metalhead
04-18-2005, 01:26 AM
i did a search and there are many many pages but will the 85 hp setting trash the tranny??....tia........

jmg343
04-18-2005, 01:54 AM
ive had my predator on 85 for about 8,000 miles now. It definitely will put a hurtin on the tranny depending on how often you can it. I stomp on mine all over town and it definitely slips like a bastard. Suncoast V before the end of the month, then 4 hi launches at every light.

jnieberlein
04-18-2005, 05:59 AM
What JMG said, I did mine for a few hundred miles and now I am back on 65 fuel milage went to ....... IMO if you are just cruzing I would stick with the 65

Kennedy
04-18-2005, 10:20 AM
The closer you walk the line, the greater the chance of crossing over. The Pred 85 may be perfectly fine for some, but not others. Depends how aggressively you drive and how much of the power you actually use. I have used the 85HP tune w/o incident, but did not run it excessively hard.

metalhead
04-18-2005, 03:26 PM
thanks for the quick reply. for now i'll load the 65 as i floor it all the time:)

hav8
04-18-2005, 06:17 PM
This is great info Thanks

sean
04-18-2005, 08:51 PM
I have mine on the 85 tune for like 5000 miles plus...I have no issues at all....I just make sure to lock the converter before mashing it...If you just mash it in drive the tranny will slip like a ***** right away...Just my 2 cents though..


sean

mgmack
04-18-2005, 09:25 PM
I just make sure to lock the converter before mashing it...If you just mash it in drive the tranny will slip like a ***** right away...Just my 2 cents though..


sean
how do you get the converter to lock?

jmg343
04-18-2005, 09:32 PM
locks automatically once your in high 3rd i think. somwhere around 55mph.

Cougar281
04-18-2005, 09:34 PM
Or 2-5 if you're in T/H.

sean
04-18-2005, 09:37 PM
Or 2-5 if you're in T/H.
:ro) I use the tow/haul button before i mash it .....That locks the converter through i think all the gears..