Account_Deleted_T5M Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 put it in 3rd from rollie my experience when I put it in L is when im getting close to redline and shift up it hesitates for a second or two and always hits the rev limiter so i dont do that anymore. did you read my post above the one you posted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcone Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Sport mode, tape it down. I've been shifting from 1-2-3-d for a year now in attempts to kill my tranny (I have a manual swap waiting) and the fluid is black, gel and smells like sh!t, but its just not dying. It doesn't like to hold gears at 140, or at constant cruises, but thats okay with me. Just stay away from brake boosts, it tends to make your tranny slip like a lubed hotdog after a few of them with dirty fluid (I stopped that, might start again). Redline N to D is also fun, but smells really bad, and it makes your car shake, but its fun as hell if you want it to die prematurley. Thats how you do nice burns with an auto and e-brake up. Do it next to a guy on a ducatti for extra lolz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIAMBLUE Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 I hate auto's shift it like a manual man, only kidding lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Account_Deleted_T5M Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Sport mode, tape it down. I've been shifting from 1-2-3-d for a year now in attempts to kill my tranny (I have a manual swap waiting) and the fluid is black, gel and smells like sh!t, but its just not dying. It doesn't like to hold gears at 140, or at constant cruises, but thats okay with me. Just stay away from brake boosts, it tends to make your tranny slip like a lubed hotdog after a few of them with dirty fluid (I stopped that, might start again). Brake boosting only hurts the tranny if your doing it forever as it causes the converter to heat up Redline N to D is also fun, but smells really bad, and it makes your car shake, but its fun as hell if you want it to die prematurley. Thats how you do nice burns with an auto and e-brake up. Do it next to a guy on a ducatti for extra lolz. WTF, thats the worst idea i EVER HEARD, if your car doesn't make enough power to spin them without neutral bombing it, DONT DO IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bah Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Sport mode, tape it down. I've been shifting from 1-2-3-d for a year now in attempts to kill my tranny (I have a manual swap waiting) and the fluid is black, gel and smells like sh!t, but its just not dying. It doesn't like to hold gears at 140, or at constant cruises, but thats okay with me. Just stay away from brake boosts, it tends to make your tranny slip like a lubed hotdog after a few of them with dirty fluid (I stopped that, might start again). If the stories are true...a simple fluid flush should entail a fun manual swap weekend =p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caanglin Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 I just leave it in drive. I really need to do a manual swap, this auto shit is boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 This is an awesome thread. Bottom line, the further you push down the gas pedal, the faster you go, it's like...automatic. Actually, it's more like auto"Tragic" but some of us just have to live with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project_850 Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Three words: Emm Fifty Six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caanglin Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwebb Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 I like to keep it in 3rd to avoid unnecessary shifting between 3rd and 4th around town.. first is nice for parking lots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcguru000 Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Sport mode, tape it down. I've been shifting from 1-2-3-d for a year now in attempts to kill my tranny (I have a manual swap waiting) and the fluid is black, gel and smells like sh!t, but its just not dying. It doesn't like to hold gears at 140, or at constant cruises, but thats okay with me. Just stay away from brake boosts, it tends to make your tranny slip like a lubed hotdog after a few of them with dirty fluid (I stopped that, might start again). Redline N to D is also fun, but smells really bad, and it makes your car shake, but its fun as hell if you want it to die prematurley. Thats how you do nice burns with an auto and e-brake up. Do it next to a guy on a ducatti for extra lolz. This is def a terrible idea but if your looking to blow the tranny up - when i bought my car i had it for 3 months and my tranny went, turns out the previous owner was doing just this... HOWEVER. It has been proven that these 1996 auto trannys are some of the best around, they go through hell and back and are just fine a day later with a tranny flush and new fluid... You might be in for that longer than you expect.And now not quoting someone- my 2 cents: If you learn how the kick down works you will find out that you have much more control over the car's acceleration than most manual drivers would expect... I wish my car was manual but i find just leaving it in D with Sport mode on works well, just need to adjust to the car's habbit's and lag times... one thing I wish we could freaking figure out would be paddle/button shifters: My thought here is- the TCU sends certain voltage based signals to the tranny (etc) to tell it to change gears... why can't we simulate that!!!! why can we not by pass that with a little box with some buttons on it labeled 1,2,3,4 each with corresponding to the proper voltage that the tranny will respond to and change to that gear!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongle Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Place the car in 'N', Hold rev's against the limiter and then shift into 'R' for 'race'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikS Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Place the car in 'N', Hold rev's against the limiter and then shift into 'R' for 'race'. Back to the Future Part II style!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRACStar Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 one thing I wish we could freaking figure out would be paddle/button shifters: My thought here is- the TCU sends certain voltage based signals to the tranny (etc) to tell it to change gears... why can't we simulate that!!!! why can we not by pass that with a little box with some buttons on it labeled 1,2,3,4 each with corresponding to the proper voltage that the tranny will respond to and change to that gear!!!! IIRC a couple of years ago Lucky was working on this. Not sure how it ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Its called an Auto, leave it in Drive, i'm a hypocrite though sometimes when i drive the 850 i manually shift for maximum rpmzz, if your going from a dig, remember that there is a 500rpm lag between the time you shift from L - 3 and from 3 - D, i'm not sure what the turbo models hit the limiter at, but i shift the 850 at 6300rpms and it'll shift at 6800 FYI it's not fixed at 500 rpm for lag... It's a time lag, so in first gear it's more lag, second it's less, and also varies by how fast your car is (how much RPM will climb after you've shifted the lever and before the transmission actually shifts). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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