Is it a bad thing to manual shift through the gears on a stock '04 trans?
My "old school" learning says it is bad - without a shift kit; but what about the Marauders?
Is it a bad thing to manual shift through the gears on a stock '04 trans?
My "old school" learning says it is bad - without a shift kit; but what about the Marauders?
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Personally, I think if done right you shouldn't have a problem. But, I also had to deal with a blown trans (stub shaft shattered). I have a hard time believing you'd kill it with a manual shift if it wasn't under load, but factor in you're probably playing with fire if you're under load and dealing with the O/D band in any way manually with your trans. Best solution, in my opinion: learn how to drive well around the fact that it's an automatic.
I wouldn't do it. The only time I go past drive is when I shift down in to 2nd gear in the winter time to get a little more grab and go from a stop on snow covered roads
Marauderless....
I don't see what the big difference would be once you put a tune in it shifts hard enough from 1st to 2nd to chirp the tires. How would shifting manually wreck anything.
just put it in drive and let it rip.
We recently had this discussion and I believe it was Zack that said the OD is automatically enguaged whenever a gear is manualy changed. Unless you have time to shift from 3rd, wait a second, turn the OD off, then shift to 2nd your damaging the trans. I believe it was in one of MrBluGruv's thread's.
I would'nt do it unless you can handle the consequence's
Couldn't have said it better. That's what I meant above, like I do it myself but at the same time I'd highly recommend not doing it. The safest "manual" shift I could possibly imagine, sometimes I'll leave the car in 1 to do a roll from low speeds, once I get rolling at WOT I'll push it up very quickly into D, as it has a lockout gate between D and N and if you go fast enough it won't register you hitting 2 so it won't force it out of 1 into 2 and it *shouldn't* engage the O/D band like it would putting it into 2.
This is by no means definitive advice though.
“When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.”
Ronald Regan
"The only way to deal with the Islamic State - these blood thirsty, blood-drunken, terrorists -
is to kill them, keep on killing them, until you kill the last one, then you kill his pet goat."
Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters
“Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.”
"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes, if you **** with me, I'll kill you all"
General James Mattis
What about downshifting when slowing down? I have a habit (I try not to) of downshifting from D to 2 when slowing down to let the compression slow the car a bit before I get on the brakes. How nasty is that for the tranny? I'm usually pretty good about it, but sometimes I do it instinctively.
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Thanks for the input guys.
Glad I didn't do the wrong way of finding things out!
Cheers!
"Barry's" the name;
Drums and Cars are my game
"I smash the pedal; air and fuel go in; witchcraft happens; I go fast!"
"No question is stupid, if you don't know the answer!"
2004 / Black / 1981 of 3214.
#184 of 509 in black out of 1214 total in all three colors with the moonroof option.
how does it hurt the trans if u hit the shift points on time? manu shifting it had a slpit second delay then shifts, you have a tach. everytime my brother drives my car he shifts manu and bangs gears.
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“When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.”
Ronald Regan
"The only way to deal with the Islamic State - these blood thirsty, blood-drunken, terrorists -
is to kill them, keep on killing them, until you kill the last one, then you kill his pet goat."
Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters
“Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.”
"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes, if you **** with me, I'll kill you all"
General James Mattis
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