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Auto gearbox: shifting between N and D
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:22 amby tangcla
Got a question for all you auto drivers.
Do you find that when you switch from N to D, it's quite harsh? I compared it to my mum's Accord Euro, and it's silky smooth - you can't even feel it engage into D, especially if you have your handbrake on with no foot brake.
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:57 amby 04GT
Mine seems normal, but i just slap it into drive, i let the motion of the lever do the work, so it just slides in
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:03 amby tangcla
I mean, do you feel 'drivetrain shock' when it shifts from N to D. The whole car bogs down and it squats...
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:04 amby SUM12C
I'm another slapper, I haven't noticed the harshness but than again its my first auto
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:40 amby 04GT
Good ol slappers lol
Ummm i noticed it bogs down when i go from P to R
Btw, is it bad to launch an auto? like hold the brake and accel to launch?
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:41 amby Kevlar GT
have not noticed any 'bog down' when changing into D from N. Quite smooth actually.
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:53 amby 04GT
Mayb a transmission oil change?
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:16 pmby Spec B Wgn
AWD compared to FWD
not only does the trans have to kick in but the front and rear diffs have to lock as well hence you get the crunch sometimes.
if your going to launch the AUTO. left foot on the brake pedal and raise the power to a level where its on the verge of creeping fwd... then nail it simultaneously whilst removing the left foot.
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:20 pmby 04GT
That's what i do, left foot on brake, and right foot on accel, but does it do damage doing that? My bro was telling me, and i'm like serious
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:21 pmby tangcla
04GT wrote:Mayb a transmission oil change?
I'm thinking that too...
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:21 pmby tangcla
04GT wrote:That's what i do, left foot on brake, and right foot on accel, but does it do damage doing that? My bro was telling me, and i'm like serious
I think it's not too good for the torque converter.
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:25 pmby Spec B Wgn
04GT wrote:That's what i do, left foot on brake, and right foot on accel, but does it do damage doing that? My bro was telling me, and i'm like serious
hard driving on any car is doing more damage then normal driving
i wouldnt be doing it every stop....
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:29 pmby 04GT
I don't do it that often, just every once in a while when i feel like wrapping it!!
What's a stall convert.?
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:45 pmby tangcla
04GT wrote:What's a stall convert.?
Sorry, I meant the torque converter.
Got the term confused with torque converter, and high-stall torque converter, which allows you to hold the revs even higher for a super launch
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Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:10 pmby gt_dicko
The 5sp in mine is silky smooth...
+1 on launch technique, left foot on brake, stall the torque converter, then floor the accel and release the brakes at the same time.
Only really do it when some tool at the lights in a falcon or commodore thinks they are top shit. bwahahaha