I believe it depends on how the transmission is set up which in turn depends on your motor's torque curve & rpm capability and your axle ratio. If you have a stock 413 with a 3.23? rear gear, then you wouldn't want it to downshift over 70 mph or you are likely to overrev the motor. Steve Galezowski ----- Original Message ----- From: "thomas powers" <classiccars64@xxxx> To: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 9:07 PM Subject: [Chrysler300] torqueflite trans. > > Hello. > I have a question what speeds can a torqueflite transmission downshift > cause i was going 60 or 70 m.p.h. in my 60 300F and a car tried to pass me > when he was way back to start with then i hit the gas and it would not > downshift so i could get ahead and the car eventually got right by me and > passed me.But it would not have happened if the transmission would have went > into passing gear whats wrong thank you tom. > > _________________________________________________________________ > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >