themac5150

Sounds like it's working right to me. You don't want the car to downshift everytime you just give it a little more gas. To put it into perspective, mine is a manual, if I press on the gas, the rpms don't "jump" up, it has to build up, unless I down shift to a lower gear. And being around 1500rpms in 5th, it's not going to build very fast, it just kind of "lugs" the engine until it builds up.

Avalanch3

I'm not talking about it downshifting everytime I press the gas. When I'm going like 20 mph and it is at 1.5k rpm, and press the gas lightly, the RPM's don't stick at 1.5, it goes up to 2k. Only in that gear is where it stick to 1.5..

I swear it never did this before, i'm not crazy lol.

themac5150

Going 20mph at 1500rpms is not top gear. OD is just that, it spins the rear at more revs than the engine is turning. If you floor it and it hauls a**, what's the problem? Aren't these autos adaptive? If it is, it learned it's shifting patterns based on how you drive. There is nothing more irritating than an auto that has to down shift going up every little hill, or everytime you just want to gain speed. Sounds like you expect it to act like a 4 cylinder with an auto.

landon.moss

my car will be in 5th at 35 if not sooner...i accelerate hard to around the speed limit and when i let off it automatically goes throught he gears to 5th unless O/D is off...idk what ur deal is...i hit the gas at any speed and it'll take off just fine no probs without mods - takes off better if you shift it yourself, but hmm......

ODDYSEY

Avalanch it is normal, and yes your car will be in 5th gear at 50 mph. The tranny will put it in the lowest gear possible to achieve the best fuel economy and least strain on the engine. When you step on the gas it will try and accelerate, if there is too much load on that gear to pull the car it will jump into a different gear, up the rpm's and get you up to the speed you want.

Now with that being said, I noticed the same thing and the computer has alot to do with it. When I got my 3.73's it changed the car and I no longer have that problem.

Basically the 5th gear/OD is a pain, but a nice set of gears will help bring some pep into it and you will notice a difference.

tientran

Do you have a tune? I got the problem with a tune ( I don't like to name it ). I bought another tune and no more the problem.

Avalanch3

No, the only real mod for I got is a GT Take-off muffler.

I'm glad that its not a big problem, I though my transmission was failing on me...

Anyways this brings me to another question, kind of irrelevant to the other, but nonetheless doesn't deserve a new thread (NOTE: I have only tried this once):

Since I have the auto, I have D, 3, 2 and 1. Driving in those gives me more torque, but low high end, right? Me and some of my buddies at school kind of go "cruising" highway 9, about like 9 cars total, and basically all of highway 9 is turns (sharp ones in fact). I only need that torque and quick throttle response (no i'm nto getting a CAI + Tune, i'm broke) Since I have an auto, I can't just leave it at 4k RPM, so would putting it in 3 with O/D off do the job? Or am I hurting the car when I do that, because I'm driving in 3 at like 40-60 mph at 4k rpm?