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02-28-2008, 08:30 AM

08stangftw

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hey, i have an 08 v6 stang (auto) and i have a friend who told me that i can **** the gears starting in 1 rev the engine then put it in 2 then 3 then drive, is this bad for my car since i have an auto and there is no manumatic shifting?

02-28-2008, 08:43 AM

BlackStang21

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RE: Question

It can be bad if you're doing this all while not moving (as in trying to burn out, etc.), but if you're just starting in 1 then going a ways then shifting to 2 driving a ways then shifting to 3...then shifting to Drive it's not bad for your gears. Those are there to cause the engine to turn at a slower rate. 1 being the lowest D being normal. All you're doing is causing the car to shift earlier (or later) than the computer would.

02-28-2008, 08:51 AM

RED121572

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RE: Question

Yea, you can manually shift it all you want to. Not sure why you would want to do that, but you can.

02-28-2008, 10:13 AM

danomano

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RE: Question

To more clear puttung the car in N then reving it up then slaming into any gear is very bad! When I was in high school a buddy use my car this way and broke the motor mount, u-joint, and transmission mount.

I repeat do not slam it into gear from N!