Sequential Shifting vs. Drive..
03-08-2011, 08:22 AM
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Sequential Shifting vs. Drive..
So on my car I have the 1 2 D pattern, now are there any advantages to driving like that over leaving it in drive. Does it essentially work like a clutch-less manual, as i can hold it in gear to get the power out of the car, or is really just slowing me down by driving like that. Thank you for the help
03-08-2011, 10:29 AM
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Actually, from what I have read, that can be bad for the transmission. I used to do that some but have stopped because of what I've read about it. It's been a while, I don't remember specifically what/where I read up on this, but I definitely remember the gist of it was 'not good for transmission'...
03-08-2011, 10:44 AM
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So on my car I have the 1 2 D pattern, now are there any advantages to driving like that over leaving it in drive. Does it essentially work like a clutch-less manual, as i can hold it in gear to get the power out of the car, or is really just slowing me down by driving like that. Thank you for the help
03-08-2011, 11:42 AM
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Shifting 1-2-D will not harm a thing. With a proper custom tune you it will always be faster to stay in D. I do however downshift out of a upshift into D a lot in traffic, I really love having the control as I find that our ECU does not make the best of decisions when in 20-50MPH traffic. In fact it makes ****ing retarded decisions like trying to stay in overdrive below 40MPH when totally warm.
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