Question for auto Max owners
05-12-2003, 07:02 AM
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Question for auto Max owners
I got my 95 automagic Max about 6-7 months ago. I have never before in my life owned an automatic. Surely, I drove automatics a couple of times when I rented a car, but 95% of the time it was on the on the highway in the highest gear, cruising at 75-80 mph. All V6 cars run similar at that speed and in those conditions, so I cannot really tell whether they were any different from my Max. I wish a got a 5-speed, but all in all I like that the car I got is a Max. I do, however, know that my next car will be manual, even if it has to be a 4 banger.
Anyways, to get back to my question:
Where do you have to get RPMs on your Max to get the car moving?
By "moving", I don't mean taking off like in a race, but simply to get the car from standing still to moving.
Also, once you are cruising at 30-40 and you depress the gas pedal slightly in order to accelerate without your tranny downshifting, is it normal for the RPMs to rise a few hundreds before the car accelerates?
I am just curious to know how it is on other auto Maxes.
Anyways, to get back to my question:
Where do you have to get RPMs on your Max to get the car moving?
By "moving", I don't mean taking off like in a race, but simply to get the car from standing still to moving.
Also, once you are cruising at 30-40 and you depress the gas pedal slightly in order to accelerate without your tranny downshifting, is it normal for the RPMs to rise a few hundreds before the car accelerates?
I am just curious to know how it is on other auto Maxes.
05-12-2003, 07:04 AM
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Re: Question for auto Max owners
Automatic trannys have a torque converter (kinda like a clutch) that doesn't stall (engage) till about 2000rpm. So the car won't really start moving much till around 2000 rpm.
Originally posted by Zirafa
I got my 95 automagic Max about 6-7 months ago. I have never before in my life owned an automatic. Surely, I drove automatics a couple of times when I rented a car, but 95% of the time it was on the on the highway in the highest gear, cruising at 75-80 mph. All V6 cars run similar at that speed and in those conditions, so I cannot really tell whether they were any different from my Max. I wish a got a 5-speed, but all in all I like that the car I got is a Max. I do, however, know that my next car will be manual, even if it has to be a 4 banger.
Anyways, to get back to my question:
Where do you have to get RPMs on your Max to get the car moving?
By "moving", I don't mean taking off like in a race, but simply to get the car from standing still to moving.
Also, once you are cruising at 30-40 and you depress the gas pedal slightly in order to accelerate without your tranny downshifting, is it normal for the RPMs to rise a few hundreds before the car accelerates?
I am just curious to know how it is on other auto Maxes.
I got my 95 automagic Max about 6-7 months ago. I have never before in my life owned an automatic. Surely, I drove automatics a couple of times when I rented a car, but 95% of the time it was on the on the highway in the highest gear, cruising at 75-80 mph. All V6 cars run similar at that speed and in those conditions, so I cannot really tell whether they were any different from my Max. I wish a got a 5-speed, but all in all I like that the car I got is a Max. I do, however, know that my next car will be manual, even if it has to be a 4 banger.
Anyways, to get back to my question:
Where do you have to get RPMs on your Max to get the car moving?
By "moving", I don't mean taking off like in a race, but simply to get the car from standing still to moving.
Also, once you are cruising at 30-40 and you depress the gas pedal slightly in order to accelerate without your tranny downshifting, is it normal for the RPMs to rise a few hundreds before the car accelerates?
I am just curious to know how it is on other auto Maxes.
05-12-2003, 07:31 AM
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Stall speed on a street tranny isn't that high.
More like 1200 - 1500 RPM's. My shifts (Auto) are at about 2500 under normal accelleration which drop the tach down to around 1500 so stall speed should be less then 1500.
More like 1200 - 1500 RPM's. My shifts (Auto) are at about 2500 under normal accelleration which drop the tach down to around 1500 so stall speed should be less then 1500.
05-12-2003, 09:13 AM
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I stand corrected, maximum stall speed is 2000 rpm. As in if you held the brake down and stepped on the gas. You won't get any higher than 2000rpm.
Originally posted by njmaxseltd
Stall speed on a street tranny isn't that high.
More like 1200 - 1500 RPM's. My shifts (Auto) are at about 2500 under normal accelleration which drop the tach down to around 1500 so stall speed should be less then 1500.
Stall speed on a street tranny isn't that high.
More like 1200 - 1500 RPM's. My shifts (Auto) are at about 2500 under normal accelleration which drop the tach down to around 1500 so stall speed should be less then 1500.
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