shifting in an automatic
09-27-2006, 11:43 PM
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shifting in an automatic
my question is on a stock tranny, is it bad to down shift in an auto. or to make it a habit to shift at all from 1st-2nd-D at all.... and for example today I was goin like 30.. and downshifted to first real quick and flored it and I hit 6k RPM's I know thats past the 5700 RPM limit but it was for a split second maybe not even..
thats the first time I have ever done that by the way.
thats the first time I have ever done that by the way.
09-27-2006, 11:51 PM
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RE: shifting in an automatic
im not thinkin thats a good idea. especially if youre doing it often. i have an auto also and was told that power shifting like that only weakens the tranny and could lead to an early drop.
09-27-2006, 11:54 PM
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RE: shifting in an automatic
lol, yea im not for sure though. i mean i have heard of people power shifting like this in other cars and it led to trannys goin out. im not sure how strong the mustang auto tranny is, but i still cant imagine that it would be a good idea.
09-27-2006, 11:56 PM
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RE: shifting in an automatic
i kinda have the same question....i dont do the down shifting but i will go from 1 - 2 - D in my 3.8 all the time and occasionally i will run it up high in first and then throw it to second so the tires will bark
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09-28-2006, 12:04 AM
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RE: shifting in an automatic
Manually shifting an auto won't hurt it. If you want to see why, get up to 60mph and throw it in Park for a couple seconds. Heck, toss it in first while you're at it. Guess what? No harm will come to your tranny or your car.
Neutral dropping will destroy the tranny and drivetrain however.
Powerstalling will loosen the torque converter a bit, and will heat up the fluid quickly...so it's something that you don't want to do too often.
Neutral dropping will destroy the tranny and drivetrain however.
Powerstalling will loosen the torque converter a bit, and will heat up the fluid quickly...so it's something that you don't want to do too often.
09-28-2006, 12:07 AM
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RE: shifting in an automatic
hell... screw that noise, I will never throw my car into park but if you wanna then you go for it buddy =P but yeah I hvae killed a few tranny's when I was 16 in my old camaro.... yes a few....