FYI to anybody following this - since I retrained the transmission by disconnecting the battery and taking it out and beat the $&% out of it a couple times, the vehicle has remained in beast mode since. Markedly better throttle response and tighter gear shifting. Hopefully it persists. My final hypotheses where I landed: by the time I had taken devliery with ~400 miles, the tranny had been trained to drive wimpy and the first 2-3 tanks of gas were likely 87 octane. So took a while and the battery disconnect to shake the cobwebs out. Here's hoping it persists! (I also bought a device showing it is throwing no codes for good measure)
Cheers,
Dan
Interesting, keep us posted.
I can understand that the transmission programming may need to be tweaked since the original programming was a general start(much like an engine), but if you drive aggressively right away and then tone it down after a while, it should shift no differently than if you take it easy and then beat on it.
Much like engine tuning/learning. If you are running wide open throttle all the time, the engine doesn't change what it learned at less aggressive throttle situations based on what you were doing at WOT.
My reasoning:
1. You're driving slow and easy, transmission shifts somewhat gently to maintain a "comfortable" ride.
2. You're slightly aggressive, transmission revs higher and shifts firmer.
3. You beat the snot out of it, transmission revs to keep power in peak range and shifts firm to keep power going to the wheels(and reduce wear when shifting).
If you start out driving under situation #3 above, and then drop down to situation #1, all the "learning" from situation #3 should not affect #1.
Is my reasoning wrong?
Hope your Sport continues to perform for you.
