cable kick down linkage adjustment

Other side of the coin if you set the kickdown starting at closed throttle with very little play that does not fully open the kickdown at full throttle. Then this sets the stage for the real quick 123 shifts that is not allowing the engine to come into it's working rpm.

Have to adjust to a happy medium between these 2 methods to get the shifts at the rpms you desire.

The kickdown is the pressure valve of the transmission. If you are running it hard you will likely want more kickdown travel applied.