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Old 03-22-2002, 09:38 AM
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bad to drive around in 2nd?
....In an automatic??? the 2d gear pulls so much harder. Will it hurt your tranny if you drive around in that gear all the time as long as u dont go over 60mph?
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Old 03-22-2002, 11:23 AM
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I wouldn't do it for a prolonged time. I do that from time to time, but only for a few seconds.
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Old 03-22-2002, 11:44 AM
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Doesn't matter what gear you are in, nothing will happening crusing around at 6k rpm in second, you'll burn a little more fuel though and get a lot of strange looks from people.
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Old 03-22-2002, 12:30 PM
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Re: bad to drive around in 2nd?
I don't know about you but 3rd gear pulls so much harder in an Auto. The ratio is closely mated to the engine speed at that gear.

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....In an automatic??? the 2d gear pulls so much harder. Will it hurt your tranny if you drive around in that gear all the time as long as u dont go over 60mph?
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total waste of gas, more strain on engine and tranny.
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