manually downshifting an auto

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01-09-2003, 06:34 PM

MaxedOut2g

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manually downshifting an auto

im juss wondering if this is bad for the tranny...my friend w/ an accord drives his car as if its a manual at times.....i read on the org somewhere sometime ago that upshifting isnt good for the tranny but didnt read anything about downshifting....and im talking downshifting like a light turns red, im going 50, shift to 3rd..30 shift to 2nd...and when im at the light basically 1st.....
no crazy stopping downshifting like 120 in 2nd...
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01-09-2003, 06:42 PM

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why not just use your brakes?

01-09-2003, 06:45 PM

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why not just use your brakes?

next time get a manual

01-09-2003, 06:48 PM

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hey im juss asking....also my brakes are squealing so its kinda embarrasssing

01-09-2003, 07:50 PM

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yeah might as well use your brakes instead of putting stress on the tranny.

its putting stress on it so i guess it cant be too good

01-09-2003, 08:05 PM

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Auto Tranny = $2000.00
Brake Pads = $100.00
Rotors = $200.00
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01-09-2003, 08:55 PM

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I tend to downshift sometimes, but I've been tryin to get out of the habit after realizing how much cheaper it is to replace brakes than a tranny. only time I really downshift now is if I'm goin uphill and want to be in 3rd gear before Max wants to shift to 3rd or somethin like that.

01-09-2003, 09:35 PM

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manually downshifting...

After reading 5spd92SE post on http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....hreadid=180095
Unnecessarily downshifting is going to kill your tranny. The question there was about shifting it in and out of Drive into Neutral but I think once you have an understanding of what's happening internally when you shift will help you realize that it's best to keep it in D and the brakes do their job.

01-10-2003, 12:08 PM

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im glad im auto

01-10-2003, 03:41 PM

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Originally posted by spanishrice
Auto Tranny = $2000.00
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Wishing you were a manual = Priceless

It's just as hard on a manual as it is on a automatic.

01-10-2003, 04:35 PM

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It's just as hard on a manual as it is on a automatic.

is this true even if you correctly rev-match?

01-10-2003, 05:35 PM

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is this true even if you correctly rev-match?

No, only if you use the transmission to brake with.

01-10-2003, 05:58 PM

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Well if you do that, you will have to replace a cluth, not the whole transmission right? And if you down shift without braking you deserve to blow your tranny.

01-10-2003, 06:53 PM

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Well if you do that, you will have to replace a cluth, not the whole transmission right? And if you down shift without braking you deserve to blow your tranny.

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I think this may have been a large factor in the loss of my previous tranny, I used to manually shift at one point, but constantly downshifted to hear the intake/exhaust...

I did this pretty regularly, but I think it cooked the clutches within the autotragic... and stressed the torque convertor (This is all speculation, but I saw the insides of my tranny and it wasnt pretty).