Hey is it bad to use the low gears on my automatic?
#2
it puts more stress on the tranny yes.. but i wouldnt necessarily say its a bad thing.
honestly, the tC has enough passing power that you dont need to do that, i would suggest you stop because its not a thing you should do everyday.
i only use the L-2-3-D while im racing so i can get full potential out of all the gears
honestly, the tC has enough passing power that you dont need to do that, i would suggest you stop because its not a thing you should do everyday.
i only use the L-2-3-D while im racing so i can get full potential out of all the gears
#3
yeah, i raced my friend for fun around this area where it's nothing but straight aways.. my friend is moving there and the streets are new so people barely pass it. but anyway.. i was expermenting with racing strictly on D gear and shifting from L-2-3-D.. the shifting of gears helped slightly. lol.
at what RPM's do you shift in between gears?
at what RPM's do you shift in between gears?
#4
lol if it was bad to use the low gears they woudlnt have put them on there for you but just dont overdo it. i usually just start in 3rd (overdrive off) then switch to D when i run into high rpms and it works just fine.
#5
Originally Posted by sp0t
yeah, i raced my friend for fun around this area where it's nothing but straight aways.. my friend is moving there and the streets are new so people barely pass it. but anyway.. i was expermenting with racing strictly on D gear and shifting from L-2-3-D.. the shifting of gears helped slightly. lol.
at what RPM's do you shift in between gears?
at what RPM's do you shift in between gears?
#6
Originally Posted by blackonblacktc
Originally Posted by sp0t
yeah, i raced my friend for fun around this area where it's nothing but straight aways.. my friend is moving there and the streets are new so people barely pass it. but anyway.. i was expermenting with racing strictly on D gear and shifting from L-2-3-D.. the shifting of gears helped slightly. lol.
at what RPM's do you shift in between gears?
at what RPM's do you shift in between gears?
#8
lol that's a GREAT way to wear out your transmission. The automatic transmission was not designed to shift like a manual. If it was I'm sure the manual would state somewhere "For great passing power, shift the car into the 2 or L positions." However it doesn't. If you need to pass, push your foot on the gas and let the car shift into a lower gear for you. The 2 and L gears are for driving up hills or towing when you need low end power and you're not going fast.
#10
the computer tells the transmission when to shift. It tells it to do so in hopes of not screwing up anything by overheating. By taking it out of D, all of this computer assistance is gone. By using l-2-3 instead of D, you run the risk of overheating the transmission and hurting something.
As said above, i'd only use the lower gears when you actually need them like for hills and such. otherwise, mash the gas and be done with it.
As said above, i'd only use the lower gears when you actually need them like for hills and such. otherwise, mash the gas and be done with it.
#18
Originally Posted by sp0t
lol.. when you guys "shift" with the auto, do you let off the gas first between each gear or your foot is pressed on the pedal the whole time?
Originally Posted by whiteshirt
I let off the gas.. You could strip the gears if you don't.