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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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Is this good for the auto trans? I hate driving auto, i dont even know why i bought one. In my old manual cars I used to rev up the engine, and let out the clutch to spin the tires. In my car I like to rev it up in Park to 3000rpm, then drop it to Drive. It feels exactly the same as manual, only there is a bit of a delay when you do this.

Is this bad for the tranny? I did it about 4 or 5 times and my friend saw me do it in town and said its gonna blow it up. I hope i dont blow it up, but if I do will that be under warranty?
Old Feb 3, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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It's not a good idea to do that as it can cause serious transmission problems, and no, the warranty does not cover driver error/stupidity.
Old Feb 3, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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this can't be a serious question
Old Feb 3, 2008 | 11:31 PM
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well he is a 100mphdriver so it has to be serious
Old Feb 3, 2008 | 11:39 PM
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your parents are gonna be heated when they find out you drive the car they bought you like that!!!


Old Feb 3, 2008 | 11:46 PM
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wow that is just stupid. Yes its bad for your car.
Old Feb 3, 2008 | 11:48 PM
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i've been reving my car to 6000rpm in neutral then pull it down to Drive, peels out works like a charm for me
Old Feb 3, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by jamessicat25
i've been reving my car to 6000rpm in neutral then pull it down to Drive, peels out works like a charm for me



when your about to come a stop to park do you just slam it in park around 10mph too? lol
Old Feb 3, 2008 | 11:56 PM
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gd noobs! just buy a manual!
Old Feb 3, 2008 | 11:57 PM
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sometimes when i need to stop really quick.. i go 20mph to 0mph in 1sec

feels like i have endless brakes on
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 02:51 AM
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omg....this is a joke...prepare to buy a new tranny very very soon
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 02:56 AM
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i hear if u do it from like 5,000rpm it is better
lol
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 02:56 AM
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clutch.....automatic.........um those dont go together
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 03:04 AM
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okay nimrod, stop doing that. what you are doing is called a "neutral drop". except your actually stupid enough to do it form park instead of neutral, i would love you see you screw up some time and accidentally drop it into reverse and power into something behind you cause your a freaking tard.

anway, a neutral drop is really stupid to do, if put alot of strain on your torque convertor, and cause transmission slippage, or worst case scenario, you can drop your transmission right now.

and no, if you try and take it in for service because of some kind of transmission related problem, they can see obvious signs of driver abuse.

so stop being a dumb@$$ abusing the nice car your parents bought you and before you wreck it cause your a stupid spoiled ingrate who doesn't deserve nice things.
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 03:07 AM
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lolololololol i cant believe i read this ..... dude at least keep it in neutral and rev it there or buy a f u c k i n g manual
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 03:11 AM
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wow...it's an auto so you don't have a clutch. and not only is that bad for your trans, it's cost your a ton later down the road. no warranty for driver error
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 03:17 AM
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thanks to neutral rev to drive, i smoked my friend's 350z from a stop, makes me feel like im driving an AWD tc
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 03:19 AM
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AWD cars don't have wheel spin unless you're making huge amounts of torque dude
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by jamessicat25
thanks to neutral rev to drive, i smoked my friend's 350z from a stop, makes me feel like im driving an AWD tc
so your automatic beat a 350z, for some reason i dont see that happening unless this z had no clue what the gas or the brake was
Old Feb 4, 2008 | 03:26 AM
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sure did, it was on track too btw guys..



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