O/D addicted

Oct 17, 2000 | 08:38 PM

steveyang

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sometimes when i pass people on the highway i click O/D off and go by them. It makes me feel like i'm driving a manual LOL I like the feel of it so i do it pretty often. Does anyone know If my transmission will blow out because of this?

Oct 17, 2000 | 09:33 PM

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Steve...it seems to me that....

you should have taken the time to learn how to drive a stick since you seem to like to always play around with your shifter....

just leave the damn thing alone....yer gonna break it.

Oct 17, 2000 | 09:42 PM

TimW

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is that your answer to all questions

"learn how to drive"?

Oct 17, 2000 | 09:52 PM

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i did learn how to drive stick, drove my dads 5 spd bronco all the time. my mom needs to drive this car also and unfortunately she cant drive manual. how bad is the effect of turning o/d on and off when trying to accelerate? does it affect only gas mileage?

Oct 18, 2000 | 07:04 AM

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Quote:

Originally posted by steveyang
i did learn how to drive stick, drove my dads 5 spd bronco all the time. my mom needs to drive this car also and unfortunately she cant drive manual. how bad is the effect of turning o/d on and off when trying to accelerate? does it affect only gas mileage?

Well if you step on the gas its gonna down shift anyway... but sometimes not unless u give it a good step... so ur just doing it sooner, whats the diff?? right...

Oct 18, 2000 | 07:18 AM

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Yeah I agree. I don't think turning OD off and on at highway speeds will cause any problems. I do it occasionally myself.

Oct 18, 2000 | 07:57 AM

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Re: is that your answer to all questions

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Originally posted by TimW
"learn how to drive"?

ummmm....LET'S SEE....
We have a guy here doing Neutral Drops in his brand new Maxima!?!?!?!?!?!

Oct 18, 2000 | 08:04 AM

TimW

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not on this thread....

and I had not read that other one from him yet. However, I have to agree with you on this one

Oct 18, 2000 | 10:19 AM

Bryan91SE

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o/d

when I had my white Max's transmission rebuilt, the mechanic told me to refrain from doing this becuase it is just like downshifting, particularly when you are going fast in third. He said let the car do it instead. With my new y pipe, my o/d power is greatly increased and I normally don't let it go into 3rd because 4th (o/d) is sufficient.

Oct 18, 2000 | 04:52 PM

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steveyang

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i got it so now i won't do it anymore. damn wish my parents woulda let me get the damn manual. it's all good. 5 years and i'll get an s200!! hahahah LOL PEEEEEACE

Oct 18, 2000 | 06:10 PM

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jnm2kse

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Ack!

I guess better stop doing this also...I thought it was a nifty way of slowing the car down before I ran into the back of the guy in front of me...(doing like 35-40) Ive also used it on the highway at times....is it really that bad?