Driving a '99 accord automatic like a manual...
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Some Mexican
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Driving a '99 accord automatic like a manual...
Read on the manual that you can drive an auto like a manual by shifting thru 1,2, D3, D4...
Tried it out, cool. Not something i'd do often, but cool nonetheless.
Anyways, how (if) does it affect performance/wear and tear?
And what about simply shifting between D3 and D4?
Tried it out, cool. Not something i'd do often, but cool nonetheless.
Anyways, how (if) does it affect performance/wear and tear?
And what about simply shifting between D3 and D4?
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It's pointless. If anything it'll just cause more wear and tear on the tranny and selector mechanisms. The only value I see is using a lower gear when going down a canyon, etc to save from constant heavy braking to avoid brake fade.
A little chin music
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Never drive an automatic like a manual. It's not made to be shifted manually, not even going up or down hills (Honda automatics have a computer controlled system they call grade logic, and it will hold a gear or downshift when needed based on the gradient and whether you're going up or down. Let it do the work).
Besides, reving the engine up to fast in one gear can eventually cook the trans fluid in the torque converter.
Besides, reving the engine up to fast in one gear can eventually cook the trans fluid in the torque converter.
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heres a scenerio...coming back from work..i have a stretch of about a mile or so thats downhill...about 5ish deg...i generally put it in neutral...the rpm goes to about .7 for that entire time...i tried it at d4...but then the rpm keeps fluctuating and stays around 1.5ish
u think i ll go to honda heaven or hell?
u think i ll go to honda heaven or hell?
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One good use for it that I know of is when racing from a roll. If you leave it in D and floor it, it will take the car a second to figure out which gear to use. If you already know you're going to open her up, go ahead and shift down into 3rd, 2nd, or 1st. Get the rpm up, floor it = instant power. JUST AFTER you floor it, shift to D and let the AT do the rest. Shifting manually after that is just a waste of time - an automatic does better when it's in control. I don't see much harm in doing that. If anything, you're preventing the transmission from surging as soon as it figures out what gear you need.
