Has anyone ever tryed this in a automatic?

beyond305 · #1 (**permalink**) Tue., Apr 15, 2008

shift down to 1
wich is first gear...
slowly take off and get to about 4800rpm
and then....
FLOOOR IT!!!

i dont know about yall but this **** throw me so far back in my seat, i used to own a 3100 v6 with 210 hp and it was never able to do that. That 160ftlbs torque in the tc is a force to be reckoned with, now if we would change that power band to around 2-4 k that would be serioussssss

pwee08 · #2 (**permalink**) Wed., Apr 16, 2008

ill need to try give it a try lol

gellar408 · #3 (**permalink**) Thu., Apr 17, 2008

Racing here I come. =]

longhornfanatic55 · #4 (**permalink**) Wed., Jun 04, 2008

i heard its bad to change gears in an automatic? like going from 1 to 2 and then 3 then into D eventually, i heard with an automatic transmission it will kill it!! is that true? does anyone know?

bdis3 · #5 (**permalink**) Wed., Jun 04, 2008

No not true. I do it a lot. My friend has a almost 400whp turbo auto tC and has done it every shift for almost 50,000 miles. His tranny is perfectly fine.

Josh[btw] · #6 (**permalink**) Wed., Jun 04, 2008

yeah in the book that comes with the tc, it says they put third next to drive (on the horizontal) purposely so drivers can get a better take off. and yes, i constandtly shift in my auto and i hear you on the torque thing, its nasty. right now imlooking at a borla catback exhaust and some kind of intake too. im thinking short ram. really want the injen but its not street legal.

josh

longhornfanatic55 · #7 (**permalink**) Thu., Jun 05, 2008

well its good to know that it wont kill the trans! im going to start doing that!

beyond305 · #8 (**permalink**) Thu., Jun 05, 2008

yea I wasnt sure if it was good for the engine or not, I was always wondering why the shifter had the steps in it tho. It would shift so easily back n forth so I figured it was ok as long as u do it right and dont redline all the time. Sometimes Il take it right to the redline, let off the gas, shift and then jump back on the gas again. If you listen you will hear the engine power shift into the next gear. Kinda easy to do once you get the hang of it...Still want that 5th gear tho heh and that 6th one too!

Vmix06 · #9 (**permalink**) Thu., Jun 05, 2008

il have to try that with my next tC thanks for that info

Josh[btw] · #10 (**permalink**) Thu., Jun 05, 2008

oh yeah just when you shift, take your foot off the gas obviously when you do shift.

josh

kvinhtc · #11 (**permalink**) 4 Weeks Ago

wait..do you have to press down on the brakes?

bdis3 · #12 (**permalink**) 4 Weeks Ago

No. Shift as though you were using a 5speed except no clutch.

kvinhtc · #13 (**permalink**) 4 Weeks Ago

is it ok to shift back down while the car is slowing down? (from d to 3 and eventually back down)

pwee08 · #14 (**permalink**) 4 Weeks Ago

personally id say not to do it because you can always just f*!@ up you engine so i recommend not

bdis3 · #15 (**permalink**) 4 Weeks Ago

I do it all the time. Especially when racing, but do what you want. If i screw up my tranny I don't care because i'm going to do a 5spd conversion anyway.

pwee08 · #16 (**permalink**) 4 Weeks Ago

ok then have fun...

bdis3 · #17 (**permalink**) 4 Weeks Ago

I do. Lots of it.

TBITB · #18 (**permalink**) 4 Weeks Ago

i've messed around in autos before i dont really see how it can be bad.just dont downshift at too high in the rpms - same as a manual.

bdis3 · #19 (**permalink**) 3 Weeks Ago

Exactly....

robeleuteri · #20 (**permalink**) 2 Days Ago

before my current automatic scion, i had a mercedes ml 320 and would shift it constantly:

from 1 to 5 and back down. Sometimes if I needed to slow down quickly, i would shift from 5 to like 3rd or 2nd.

I do this w/ my scion too. The computer will also make sure you don't mess up your transmission by preventing downshifts. If you're in 4th going 80 and you shift to 1st, it will keep it at 3rd until you're at like 50 mph, 2nd until your at like 30 and 1st until you're at 2500 rpm. (or something like that)