Trimatic thumps into first gear
i have a lumpy 186 and have just replaced my 5 speed with a trimatic. it changes down to first gear quite hard i have been told its because of the vacuum from the lumpy cam is there anything i can do besides put in a mild cam thanks j


If your idle is set a bit
If your idle is set a bit high it will clunk into first and reverse.
vacuum from the lumpy cam
If you have a big cam, and/or big carbs, you may need to fit a vacuum tank to supply the trans and more importantly the brakes with a higher vac signal.
Has the car got a standard, maybe even old Trimatic?
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vacuum from the lumpy cam
it is a reco trimatic standard thanks j
Lumpy
Depends how big the cam is, you may need a higher stall torque converter.
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