Do you manually shift your automatic?
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I must f*** upmy tranny because I downshift when going fast and sometimes the car wants to slow down fast so my tires chirp. I don really car because i have warranty so i down shift and over rev the car, although when i over rev my engine doesnt over rev it doesnt throttle like im flooring it and i shift late and im still flooring it but the car wont kick in till the rpm drops a little.
Joined: May 2010
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From: PA
I manually shifted mine since day one, I do think I screwed my transmission up! 
Although it sounded awesome! I just made the last payment about a month ago and it started bumping into 2nd and 3rd is not right, there is a little gurgle or grinding sound for a few seconds, too. It going into the shop today, but I do believe a new transmission is about $2500. That would be like two nice vacations or some awesome cosmetic surgery. Totally ticked!
Although it sounded awesome! I just made the last payment about a month ago and it started bumping into 2nd and 3rd is not right, there is a little gurgle or grinding sound for a few seconds, too. It going into the shop today, but I do believe a new transmission is about $2500. That would be like two nice vacations or some awesome cosmetic surgery. Totally ticked!
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What's an "automatic"? 
Wow, was I the first to douche this thread?
Actually, if I had an auto I'd probably put it in 1st or 2nd in heavy stop and go traffic also, and shift from there as needed.
Wow, was I the first to douche this thread?
Actually, if I had an auto I'd probably put it in 1st or 2nd in heavy stop and go traffic also, and shift from there as needed.
Joined: Nov 2022
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From: florida
Does anyone know if Bama tunes can do this
You hit it right on the head... while you might think you are directly shifting your tranny, what you are really doing is telling the computer that you would like to shift... it then decides if it's safe to shift... like you said, the computer won't shift the car into 1st if your doing 50 MPH! It also won't let you do a "neutral slam" LOL!
That being said... I spend a 1/2 day with Lidio over at Alternative Auto.. we spent it customizing the tranny portion of my tune... My car now actually downshifts when I start to slow down (unlike stock where you have to be at about a complete stop before the car would downshift!). So now when I slow down to make a tight turn or I'm coasting down to a stop light, my car is most likely in the right gear in case I want to take off in a "hurry" LOL!
He also got rid of that HUGE hesitation when you put the pedal to the floor and the computer things for a second before it realize you want the car to downshift! WOOHOO!
That being said... I spend a 1/2 day with Lidio over at Alternative Auto.. we spent it customizing the tranny portion of my tune... My car now actually downshifts when I start to slow down (unlike stock where you have to be at about a complete stop before the car would downshift!). So now when I slow down to make a tight turn or I'm coasting down to a stop light, my car is most likely in the right gear in case I want to take off in a "hurry" LOL!
He also got rid of that HUGE hesitation when you put the pedal to the floor and the computer things for a second before it realize you want the car to downshift! WOOHOO!
I tried asking them for something like this but it might be that I don’t know how to phrase it
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