Hi Mark,
        The problem isn't the transmission, but the power of the engine. 90 hp isn't enough to
move a heavy, non-aerodynamic box up a hill at high speed. I have a 87 with a manual
transmission, and sometimes have the same problem getting up a long hill at over 55MPH.

Henry
87 Syncro

On 26 Aug 2009 at 11:26, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:43:47 -0400
> From:    Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Automatic transmission, WTF?
>
> Hi all,
>
> I don't usually rant about things, because I feel it's a waste of
> emotional energy.  However, the discussion about the Bostig engine and
> AT not being a good match got me going . . .
>
> So, who the heck designs an automatic transmission that, when the
> pedal is to the floor, kicks down to 2nd at 45 and back to 3rd at
> 55?!?  It's a real PITA going over the Blue Ridge Mountains in certain
> places.  The damn transmission keeps bouncing back and forth as my
> speed varies between 45 and 55, trying to haul my butt over the
> mountain.
>
> Grrrr...
> Marc
>