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is there a way to change the rpms that an automatic shifts at? could you make the car shift at higher rpms by tapping into the cars computer or is that not possible?

 

[Drift Motion]

u can change the gear ratio to do that

or just keep ur gas pedal down till u want to let it change gear
or just keep it in like L, 2 and stuff

 

[Plissken]

Originally posted by vtecKiller@Nov 12 2005, 11:56 PM
or just keep it in like L, 2 and stuff

No, don't do that!

If you keep the car floored it will shift near the redline.

 

[Drift Motion]

well, y not?
he wanted it to shift at a certain point
so keepin it in like L till say like 5000, then push it into 2, and so on

 

[Plissken]

Because you are potentially putting unneeded stress on the transmission. Doing that has the potential to cause very high temperatures and that will kill and automatic transmission.

 

[Drift Motion]

i no its bad, but thats one way to let it shift at a certain point

 

[Azrael]

It would be a horrible way to get it to shift. Just leave it in drive.

 

[krdshrk]

If you want to choose the rpm's to shift at... get a manual transmission

 

[apooonu]

Originally posted by Azrael@Nov 13 2005, 05:01 AM
It would be a horrible way to get it to shift. Just leave it in drive.

If L, D2 and D3 are so horrible for the transmission, why are they even there?

 

[lo bux racer]

Marketing says they need them.

 

[krdshrk]

Engine Braking - go down a huge mountain and try to use the brakes the whole time...

 

[Drift Motion]

ppl hardly ever use it

well, at least not that i no of

 

[alas]

you live in so cal? duh.

 

[QuadinScionTC]

If you wanted to shift u shoulda got a 5-SPD

 

[basilisk4]

In hilly/mountainous areas (the types where there are truck runaway ramps on the interstate) it can be nice to have 3/2/L.

 

[krdshrk]

I've used it before in my old cars... Going through the Poconos or the hills in Vermont.. Much better on the brakes to use engine braking some.

 

[Drift Motion]

Originally posted by ALaS@Nov 13 2005, 11:24 PM
you live in so cal? duh.

but i live on this big hill, theres a 10min down hill road, not any1 i no really use the 2 on their car

 

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i wish i had got a manual but at the time i had never drove one before so i only knew the concept , i didnt have any practice and i didnt wanna get a manual when i had no experience with them.

 

[QuadinScionTC]

The tC isnt bad to learn on if you dont mind killing your clutch life.

 

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