Just finished up installing a Lokar throttle and kickdown cable setup on my '83 Imperial. Following their instructions, I set the cable up so that at max throttle, I have max kickdown movement, and when throttle is released, kickdown is returned to original position. Travel at the kickdown and at the throttle has been verified as good. On the test drive, however, the car didn't want to find third gear. I ran it up to 50 MPH, shifted it manually and let it shift automatically...it wasn't trying to hit 3rd gear by 50 MPH, and since I'm dumping straight out of the exhaust manifolds, I didn't want to push my luck with the neighbors any.

With a rear gear ratio of 2.94, I expected the car to be in third at least by 50 MPH. With the kickdown disconnected, I got third gear just fine. So do I back the kickdown off a little or is there anything else you would check first?