jd_cobra
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Had the same issue and a valve body replacement made it smooth as butter.Occasional harsh and unpredictable engagement when shifting in S & S+
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Had the same issue and a valve body replacement made it smooth as butter.Occasional harsh and unpredictable engagement when shifting in S & S+
This should help explain it.Jim, I couldn't of said it better myself.
What do you mean about locking the torque converter?
I believe the confusing statement of yours is this:This should help explain it.
https://gearsmagazine.com/magazine/fords-latest-torque-converter-has-things-a-bit-backward/
As it suggested that you (as a driver) could control when the torque converter locks. While the locking converters are just a feature of the trans and they engage when they are programmed to (as the article you linked explains). The one in 10R80 apparently just locks more than some others.If it didnt have a full manual mode and the ability to lock the torque converter to make it feel like a manual car, i'd have never considered it.
yep...have the same theft deterrent in mineI'm a manual guy and guess what? I don't car if you like the auto or manual better. Drive what you want. But I will say this, a manual is the best security feature you can get in a car now days. Alarms, anti-theft devices, GPS tracking, vin etching, steering wheel locks, etc., etc. None of those hold a candle to a old fashion 6 speed against the modern day car thief.
I have driven Dodge, International Harvester, Toyota, Chevy, Subaru, and Dodge again; not including work vehicles. Then I got a Ford F250 to replace the Dodge. Next was my first Ford Mustang. Then a Ford Edge to replace the Subaru, and finally a 19 Mustang GT PP2 to replace the 13 Mustang Brembo pkg with an auto. I'm committed to a long term relationship.You dirty little driver. Next you will say you drive more than one brand of car
I watched this and it was no clearer to me how it works on the A10 in the Mustang.This should help explain it.
https://gearsmagazine.com/magazine/fords-latest-torque-converter-has-things-a-bit-backward/
First it’s your car and your choice and I would certainly not want to dd a stick in city trafficI really enjoy my A10. I daily mind so stop and go traffic is an eventuality. I'm good with just letting the car make decisions for awhile and slip into sport mode when I want to get aggressive.
There will always be adimosity against autos. IMO I've rowed enough gears, rather enjoy the car all the time than resent my decision some of the time.
I felt the same as you at times for the first 6 mos of ownership but I can honestly say it’s gotten better or I’ve learned to adapt 6000 miles later.I really wanted to like it, but I dislike the A10 software calibration so much that I’m considering voiding my warranty to fix it with a 3rd party tune.
It's smooth in D but that mode up shifts too aggressively. It’s too harsh in s and s+, shifts are faster but kick you you in the back, not good drivability. Rev matching sucks and doesn’t exist in lower gears. Manual shifting mode is clunky when coming to a stop.
It's night and day compared to autos in European brand performance cars I’ve had over the years, even the non DCT ones.
It disappoints me that ford does such a poor job with their stock calibration. We shouldn’t have to get a 3rd party or ford perf tune to make it work correctly.
Take it to the dealer to see if you have a bad valve body. I had the same issues in Sport and sport + from 2-3 and 4-5. After it was changed out I had no issues and it was extremely smooth in all modes.I have a 2019 GT with about 15,000 kms on it and I am just now starting to like the A10. When new it was the roughest shifting transmission I have ever owned. Driving in any mode other than "D" the downshifts were so rough it was ridiculous. If anyone asked me how I liked the car all I did was bitch about the stupid transmission. Now a year and a half old with 15,000 kms it has started to shift smoothly and I can drive it in S+ without cursing the thing all day. I do not know if this has anything to do with the adaptive shifting or it just took that long for everything to get seated properly inside. But now I do think it's ok.
That's good to know, 6000 miles here, but only the last 500 miles were mine.I felt the same as you at times for the first 6 mos of ownership but I can honestly say it’s gotten better or I’ve learned to adapt 6000 miles later.
I think I will do a tune eventually, hopefully FOrd Performance.
Thanks but I don't know if they'd find anything. As I mentioned it's shifting pretty nicely now, it just took forever before it did that.Take it to the dealer to see if you have a bad valve body. I had the same issues in Sport and sport + from 2-3 and 4-5. After it was changed out I had no issues and it was extremely smooth in all modes.