manually driving an automatic?
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1st Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 57
From: indiana
manually driving an automatic?
I seen on youtube people driving there automatic mustang like it was a manual and i want to know if it's bad your tranny.
I would also like to know how to drive my auto 2000 mustang like a manual.
and can somone describe what D 2 1 are use for because i only put it on D and i always wonder whats 1 and 2 and what are they used for. (newbie 17 year old)
I would also like to know how to drive my auto 2000 mustang like a manual.
and can somone describe what D 2 1 are use for because i only put it on D and i always wonder whats 1 and 2 and what are they used for. (newbie 17 year old)
4th Gear Member
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,901
From: Greenville, NC
1 = 1st gear
2 = 2nd gear
D = 3rd gear, then overdrive
if you are creeping along, or standing still, place in 1st, when you get to whatever RPM you want to shift, just bump it up into 2nd, then repeat into drive...
2 = 2nd gear
D = 3rd gear, then overdrive
if you are creeping along, or standing still, place in 1st, when you get to whatever RPM you want to shift, just bump it up into 2nd, then repeat into drive...
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 490
From: Ca
ive actually got some research in this my friend and i got our mustangs at same time and within 7-8k miles apart i drove my car like a manual for like 6 months he drove regularly and we pulled the pans to check for metal flakes he had more and we both drove the same amount of miles and i havent had any problems with it so this is just my opinion
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Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Lansing, IL
It's automatic, which means it wasn't made to be driven as a manual! So don't do it. I don't see any good coming out of it!
1st Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 82
From: Alabama
its a debatable topic, if i were you i'd ask a mechanic who specializes in transmissions. but as to my thoughts on it, for regular driving i bet its okay, but when flooring the car and putting alot more stress on those gear shifts i bet its not good
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Joined: Oct 2007
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At stock power levels its not going to kill the trans.
At bolt on power levels its not going to kill the trans.
At s/c power levels and 7psi with a trans cooler I did it for oh 4months and broke a rear end but no trans.
And still now my trans shifts better than my friends 50k 4.2L f150 v6 :P
Downshifting, neutral drops, etc, is where it hurts you.
At bolt on power levels its not going to kill the trans.
At s/c power levels and 7psi with a trans cooler I did it for oh 4months and broke a rear end but no trans.
And still now my trans shifts better than my friends 50k 4.2L f150 v6 :P
Downshifting, neutral drops, etc, is where it hurts you.
and that stinks that you broke the rear end, prob a funny story
Reverse Gear Member
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 8,130
From: Baton Rouge, LA
manually shifting a stock auto makes no sense, the PCM can control it better than a human ever could.
If you want to shift, but a manual, if you want GREAT consistency, just put it in "D" and let it do it's thing.
If you want to shift, but a manual, if you want GREAT consistency, just put it in "D" and let it do it's thing.