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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 10:08 PM
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worthwhile? or a waste of money?
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 10:13 PM
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yes, no.
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 10:14 PM
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just the answer i was looking for... thanks
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 10:16 PM
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=) The tranny will work the way it should have in the first place.
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 10:29 PM
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You mean it won't slip?
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 10:46 PM
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It won't slip as much as your unchipped tranny did!

Maybe that's why you lost control.... stuck out of gear, perhaps???
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like incase you forget to shift or rev to high itll shift for you? and or let you down shift at the wrong time???
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Ouch!!!!
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Old Sep 8, 2002 | 08:01 AM
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No, it will still prevent stalling and redlining, though it raises the redline shift to 6500 or 6700
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