Originally posted by oc_civic
i personaly think you should do it all the time.. in fact it is much better on the car if you manualy shift the auto.. think about how much faster you will be than us manual guys.. we have to push in a clutch where you can just wack a stick...i say start in nuetral rev to almost the redline then slam it into D then manualy shift.... and before you run set the tire pressure at like 5psi.. so they hook good... this method should easily get you into the low 12's with a bone stock 94 lx
you need to stop being a faggot ricer boy.
Originally posted by derf
this is kinda weird how so many people do it... i never heard of any1 else doing it, i just do it... if i'm accelerating hard in my autofaggot, i let off right before it shifts, then gas it to change the gear... kinda weird. if my tranny dies, its a good reason to swap 
hehe then my dad actually might approve. hehehehehe
i don't think its bad for you to switch down to d3 anyways when you need the extra oomph. of course my car really doesn't have oomph but if i wanna pass someone i stick it in d3... and when i'm braking i switch it down to d3 to 'engine brake'...
i think all hondas are like this... that you can throw it in d3 without hitting the button.... i stuck it in reverse one while going kinda fast (accident) and that was bad.... 
back on topic. i think it just makes you THINK you're going faster... not sure. never timed. but when i just gun it, it seems to hang at the high RPMS a little longer before switching... :dunno:
it seems that it goes back into gear or whatever you want to call it b/c in an auto. tranny the ecu changes gears by how much your gas your giving the car when you let go....it takes it out of second and put it into third..then when you floor it again..it drops it back into second...i dont recommed you manual shifting in an auto...