Practical Transmission Tuning: Introduction
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Introduction
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| 00:00 | Hi, I'm Mike McGinnis, and welcome to the High Performance Academy Automatic Transmission Calibration course. |
| 00:05 | This course includes knowledge distilled from my over 20 years of tuning experience, as well as additional resources. |
| 00:11 | I'm excited to share this comprehensive package of information with you, and want to thank you for investing your time with me. |
| 00:17 | While many people taking this course are going to have a rough idea of how an automatic transmission works, there's a lot going on inside, and few enthusiasts have had the opportunity to develop a full understanding of the individual components, operating principles, and control strategies. |
| 00:32 | To fill in any potential knowledge gaps, and increase your confidence before tuning, we'll first focus on a solid understanding of internal transmission components. |
| 00:42 | We'll review how each works, and interacts with the other parts around it. |
| 00:46 | I'll also cover the basics of the shift process, TCM and ECM integration, torque management, and more. |
| 00:52 | Next, we'll look at the limitations of stock transmission components, and offer information on common upgrades to suit increased performance and reliability for users going beyond what the factory trans was designed to handle. |
| 01:05 | From there, we'll be jumping into the tuning side of the equation, where I'll be teaching you about gear selection, shift tuning, adjusting for size changes and gear ratio swaps, and torque converters and clutch lockup. |
| 01:17 | Then we'll review universal control strategies, as well as activity-specific ones, like setup for racing, towing, off-roading, and more, including drive mode tuning for efficiency, performance, and feel, during different driving activities. |
| 01:33 | Then once you're equipped with all the foundational knowledge you need, we'll teach you our simple 5-step transmission tuning process to get you off and running. |
| 01:40 | To finish off the course, and solidify everything you've learned, we'll go a step further by taking a look through various worked examples, in which we'll be showing you how we utilize the HPA 5-step process to calibrate a range of transmissions hands-on. |
| 01:54 | Much like engines, each brand and model of transmission has its own flavor, but once we teach you how the core physical components work, and how to adjust things like shift points and transmission pressures, you'll be able to apply that knowledge to tune any automatic transmission. |
| 02:08 | Whether you're working on a transmission from Ford, Dodge, GM, Toyota, or another manufacturer, whether it's stock, modified, swapped, or even whether it has 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 10 speeds, it could be a car, truck, bus, motorcycle, sand car, or other project, all the core principles and knowledge required are the same, and it's all included in this course. |
