Does it hurt the a4 mannually shift?
10-01-2003, 10:54 AM
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Imo i think it does hurt the tranny. But it depends mostly on what your doing when your manually shifting. If your really getting on it i would say yeah. I would just leave it in D. In my past experiences with automatics it's not a good idea to do it all the time. Ecspecially without a good shift kit in there.
10-01-2003, 11:35 AM
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I do it every now and then. I never downshift manually though. Speaking of shift kits and what not, anyone know if Hurst has a dual gate shifter for Camaros. I've seen them for other cars and liked em and wanted the dual gate shift kit for my 97 Z.
10-01-2003, 12:03 PM
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if you plan on racing on the road (not that i recommend it) i dont think you can beat an auto with a shift kit, downshifting manually... thats how i "get up to speed" when i need to suddenly.... i dont see how it could hurt anything. as long as im not doing it all the time, like if i was shifting it like it was a manual while i drive normal... thats gotta wear some stuff out...
10-01-2003, 02:18 PM
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And if you want to know why not to downshift... it'll destroy the overrun disk (or is it called an overrun clutch, I don't recall). I downshifted lots and lost it when I had my auto. Apparently the cops in our area get thier tranny's replaced every 6 months or so because of the same problem.
10-01-2003, 02:54 PM
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Originally posted by BES-383
Why would you need to down shift? If you like shifting gears get you a manual.
Why would you need to down shift? If you like shifting gears get you a manual.
I do upshift at times, becasue my car dose move quicker like that. I have the 700R4, which I understand to make the deifference. I tried in my friend's 94 TA and it seemed to run slower then when you just left it in drive.
10-01-2003, 02:58 PM
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Originally posted by BES-383
Why would you need to down shift? If you like shifting gears get you a manual.
Why would you need to down shift? If you like shifting gears get you a manual.
for you.
10-01-2003, 03:01 PM
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4L60E will react slower when upshifting when shifting manually. I had a 700R4 allso and manually upshifted too at the track. Only because the shift points for a 700 are determined by springs in the tranny, not electronically like the 4L60.