god save my tranny
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hi guys, i street often, pretty much everyweekend. and i am scared for my tranny cause we all know how automatics can go out. i dont ever do neutral drops, never have and never will and i dont think the previous owner did either (he was an older gentleman). sometimes when i street race when already going, lets say 30 or 40 mphs, if someone revs at me, i will put her in neutral and then rev also but after that i let off the gas completely and put her back in drive, that doesnt hurt the tranny any does it? also i learned this from other automatic street racers, they will do something called "running your gears". when you are a dead stop (like at a stoplight or waiting for the flagger to drop his hands), they put their car in the lowest gear possbible (like on our maximas, it is D, 2, and then 1). well, they say if you go on 1, it doesnt shift to next gear at redline or shifts at next gear late as possible (6000 rpm or whatever you car says). and if it doesnt shift to next gear at redline then you do it manuelly. well, i tried this, and the first race at stop light, i raced normally, it was me (i also had 2 other pple in car) and a blue civic si (manuel tranny). i did the power braking technique (where you rev to like 1 or 2000 rpm and hold down the brake) and when the light hit green he was about 1/4 car ahead of me but i quickly gained and beat him. i decided to run him again using the "running gears" technique. so at the light, i put her in 1st and also did the power braking. the light hit green and oh man did i feel the torque kick, i was pushed back in my seat a little and when it redlined i manuelly put her in 2nd (d, 2, 1 remember, i put her in 2) and this time the si didnt even had a chance from the start i was easily 2 cars ahead and by the end of race (about 90) i was about 3. and when i hit like 80 i put her back in d drive so i could coast. well does that hurt the tranny any? just to recap what "running gears is", at stop, put in 1, then after it redlines, put her in 2, then after that put her back in d to coast. also sometimes "running the gear" could mean if you already going like 40-60 mphs and you want a quick rpm kicker, you take her out of drive and into 2nd and that makes the rpm kick alot higher then gun it. that works good highway i found out coming from the street races to home. any input would be appreciated thanks.
Myself and alot of automatic owners do manually shift thru 1-2-D which seems to be ok on tranny. If you shift 1 to 2 at 6200 it will actually shift right at 6600 just before fuel cutoff. Dropping down a gear like to second on highway is very hard though on transmission I would let it do it itself by just punching it, mine is pretty quick to drop to second up to about 70 but after that it has to think for a moment. Mine will hit 1st by itself fron around 40 but tach hits 6500 and it shifts right into second. I hate that... over like 35 it should just stay in 2nd but thats what I get for buying a slushbox.
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Want your auto tranny to last? Get a tranny cooler and run Redline D4 ATF. Do you know that TRD sells an auto tranny cooler option with their Supercharger package? I don't know why Stillen doesn't do it with the Maxima supercharger.
Originally posted by nodoubt711
hi guys, i street often, pretty much everyweekend. and i am scared for my tranny cause we all know how automatics can go out. i dont ever do neutral drops, never have and never will and i dont think the previous owner did either (he was an older gentleman). sometimes when i street race when already going, lets say 30 or 40 mphs, if someone revs at me, i will put her in neutral and then rev also but after that i let off the gas completely and put her back in drive, that doesnt hurt the tranny any does it? also i learned this from other automatic street racers, they will do something called "running your gears". when you are a dead stop (like at a stoplight or waiting for the flagger to drop his hands), they put their car in the lowest gear possbible (like on our maximas, it is D, 2, and then 1). well, they say if you go on 1, it doesnt shift to next gear at redline or shifts at next gear late as possible (6000 rpm or whatever you car says). and if it doesnt shift to next gear at redline then you do it manuelly. well, i tried this, and the first race at stop light, i raced normally, it was me (i also had 2 other pple in car) and a blue civic si (manuel tranny). i did the power braking technique (where you rev to like 1 or 2000 rpm and hold down the brake) and when the light hit green he was about 1/4 car ahead of me but i quickly gained and beat him. i decided to run him again using the "running gears" technique. so at the light, i put her in 1st and also did the power braking. the light hit green and oh man did i feel the torque kick, i was pushed back in my seat a little and when it redlined i manuelly put her in 2nd (d, 2, 1 remember, i put her in 2) and this time the si didnt even had a chance from the start i was easily 2 cars ahead and by the end of race (about 90) i was about 3. and when i hit like 80 i put her back in d drive so i could coast. well does that hurt the tranny any? just to recap what "running gears is", at stop, put in 1, then after it redlines, put her in 2, then after that put her back in d to coast. also sometimes "running the gear" could mean if you already going like 40-60 mphs and you want a quick rpm kicker, you take her out of drive and into 2nd and that makes the rpm kick alot higher then gun it. that works good highway i found out coming from the street races to home. any input would be appreciated thanks.
hi guys, i street often, pretty much everyweekend. and i am scared for my tranny cause we all know how automatics can go out. i dont ever do neutral drops, never have and never will and i dont think the previous owner did either (he was an older gentleman). sometimes when i street race when already going, lets say 30 or 40 mphs, if someone revs at me, i will put her in neutral and then rev also but after that i let off the gas completely and put her back in drive, that doesnt hurt the tranny any does it? also i learned this from other automatic street racers, they will do something called "running your gears". when you are a dead stop (like at a stoplight or waiting for the flagger to drop his hands), they put their car in the lowest gear possbible (like on our maximas, it is D, 2, and then 1). well, they say if you go on 1, it doesnt shift to next gear at redline or shifts at next gear late as possible (6000 rpm or whatever you car says). and if it doesnt shift to next gear at redline then you do it manuelly. well, i tried this, and the first race at stop light, i raced normally, it was me (i also had 2 other pple in car) and a blue civic si (manuel tranny). i did the power braking technique (where you rev to like 1 or 2000 rpm and hold down the brake) and when the light hit green he was about 1/4 car ahead of me but i quickly gained and beat him. i decided to run him again using the "running gears" technique. so at the light, i put her in 1st and also did the power braking. the light hit green and oh man did i feel the torque kick, i was pushed back in my seat a little and when it redlined i manuelly put her in 2nd (d, 2, 1 remember, i put her in 2) and this time the si didnt even had a chance from the start i was easily 2 cars ahead and by the end of race (about 90) i was about 3. and when i hit like 80 i put her back in d drive so i could coast. well does that hurt the tranny any? just to recap what "running gears is", at stop, put in 1, then after it redlines, put her in 2, then after that put her back in d to coast. also sometimes "running the gear" could mean if you already going like 40-60 mphs and you want a quick rpm kicker, you take her out of drive and into 2nd and that makes the rpm kick alot higher then gun it. that works good highway i found out coming from the street races to home. any input would be appreciated thanks.
stillen can't get their SC kit to work right...u think they will have time to work on a tranny cooler with it?? 
Originally posted by 1MAX2NV
Want your auto tranny to last? Get a tranny cooler and run Redline D4 ATF. Do you know that TRD sells an auto tranny cooler option with their Supercharger package? I don't know why Stillen doesn't do it with the Maxima supercharger.
Want your auto tranny to last? Get a tranny cooler and run Redline D4 ATF. Do you know that TRD sells an auto tranny cooler option with their Supercharger package? I don't know why Stillen doesn't do it with the Maxima supercharger.
Originally posted by nodoubt711
hi guys, i street often, pretty much everyweekend. and i am scared for my tranny cause we all know how automatics can go out. i dont ever do neutral drops, never have and never will and i dont think the previous owner did either (he was an older gentleman). sometimes when i street race when already going, lets say 30 or 40 mphs, if someone revs at me, i will put her in neutral and then rev also but after that i let off the gas completely and put her back in drive, that doesnt hurt the tranny any does it? also i learned this from other automatic street racers, they will do something called "running your gears". when you are a dead stop (like at a stoplight or waiting for the flagger to drop his hands), they put their car in the lowest gear possbible (like on our maximas, it is D, 2, and then 1). well, they say if you go on 1, it doesnt shift to next gear at redline or shifts at next gear late as possible (6000 rpm or whatever you car says). and if it doesnt shift to next gear at redline then you do it manuelly. well, i tried this, and the first race at stop light, i raced normally, it was me (i also had 2 other pple in car) and a blue civic si (manuel tranny). i did the power braking technique (where you rev to like 1 or 2000 rpm and hold down the brake) and when the light hit green he was about 1/4 car ahead of me but i quickly gained and beat him. i decided to run him again using the "running gears" technique. so at the light, i put her in 1st and also did the power braking. the light hit green and oh man did i feel the torque kick, i was pushed back in my seat a little and when it redlined i manuelly put her in 2nd (d, 2, 1 remember, i put her in 2) and this time the si didnt even had a chance from the start i was easily 2 cars ahead and by the end of race (about 90) i was about 3. and when i hit like 80 i put her back in d drive so i could coast. well does that hurt the tranny any? just to recap what "running gears is", at stop, put in 1, then after it redlines, put her in 2, then after that put her back in d to coast. also sometimes "running the gear" could mean if you already going like 40-60 mphs and you want a quick rpm kicker, you take her out of drive and into 2nd and that makes the rpm kick alot higher then gun it. that works good highway i found out coming from the street races to home. any input would be appreciated thanks.
hi guys, i street often, pretty much everyweekend. and i am scared for my tranny cause we all know how automatics can go out. i dont ever do neutral drops, never have and never will and i dont think the previous owner did either (he was an older gentleman). sometimes when i street race when already going, lets say 30 or 40 mphs, if someone revs at me, i will put her in neutral and then rev also but after that i let off the gas completely and put her back in drive, that doesnt hurt the tranny any does it? also i learned this from other automatic street racers, they will do something called "running your gears". when you are a dead stop (like at a stoplight or waiting for the flagger to drop his hands), they put their car in the lowest gear possbible (like on our maximas, it is D, 2, and then 1). well, they say if you go on 1, it doesnt shift to next gear at redline or shifts at next gear late as possible (6000 rpm or whatever you car says). and if it doesnt shift to next gear at redline then you do it manuelly. well, i tried this, and the first race at stop light, i raced normally, it was me (i also had 2 other pple in car) and a blue civic si (manuel tranny). i did the power braking technique (where you rev to like 1 or 2000 rpm and hold down the brake) and when the light hit green he was about 1/4 car ahead of me but i quickly gained and beat him. i decided to run him again using the "running gears" technique. so at the light, i put her in 1st and also did the power braking. the light hit green and oh man did i feel the torque kick, i was pushed back in my seat a little and when it redlined i manuelly put her in 2nd (d, 2, 1 remember, i put her in 2) and this time the si didnt even had a chance from the start i was easily 2 cars ahead and by the end of race (about 90) i was about 3. and when i hit like 80 i put her back in d drive so i could coast. well does that hurt the tranny any? just to recap what "running gears is", at stop, put in 1, then after it redlines, put her in 2, then after that put her back in d to coast. also sometimes "running the gear" could mean if you already going like 40-60 mphs and you want a quick rpm kicker, you take her out of drive and into 2nd and that makes the rpm kick alot higher then gun it. that works good highway i found out coming from the street races to home. any input would be appreciated thanks.
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Since your post says that you want your transmission to last longer, then maybe you shouldn't be dragging so much. Brake torquing kills automatic transmissions. Nissan automatics are not known for their durability, so I wouldn't count on your transmission holding up for long if you are brake torquing it all the time.
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thanks for the input guys
yeah, the 1,2, and d does give a little more kick and looks like i am not the only one doing it. i dont on plan on doing it too much, maybe only on the weekend when i street race (hehe). but lately my tranny has kind of been sluggish but i think that is due the cold weather but then again, it could be a sign of a dieing tranny, who the hell nows but one thing for sure. if the tranny does die, i am going to get it rebuilt then sell the max, then save up for a supra (hehe, i can dream, cant i?)
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