[shawntech]

Took my 08xi down the other night, DCI & OFT only, went 12.9@107 on 93 pump. pretty satisfied with that considering, but the transmission seems to "ignore" my request to short shift / upshift so it was shifting @ 7000 which probably hurt my run from 3rd on.

Do I need to defeat the kickdown switch? Driving around normally it responds quickly to upshift requests when not WOT.

[adventr]

Just don't push the pedal down past the kickdown point. Takes some practice, but you'll get it.

[PR3CI5N]

BMS sells the kickdown blocker which can come in handy for 1/4 mile runs. Taking the RPM's all the way to 7k will definitely hurt your times, but not by much.

[shawntech]

it has to help some, by the time you're in 3rd past low 6000s there's just nothing there... it goes by fast enough to not hurt in 1st/2nd, i'll see if I can come off the kickdown point by the time I reach 3rd gear next time

[WedgePerformance]

Originally Posted by PR3CI5N

BMS sells the kickdown blocker which can come in handy for 1/4 mile runs. Taking the RPM's all the way to 7k will definitely hurt your times, but not by much.

If you have a Type-A you can just buy the rubber washers at Home Depot for half the price. I used the ones from the Toilet Bolt and Gasket Kit. I've had it now for just over 4 years and they work perfectly. But I do like Terry's solution. Just slips over the pin so you don't have to pop the peddle away from the pin to install it.

[PR3CI5N]

Plus BMS's is like $10 shipped. Expensive for a small piece of plastic but a cheap solution for people who have kickdown problems.