What are the shifting intervals on autos?
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What speeds on the speedometer do they switch from all the gears? Ive been monitoring it lately and from what Ive noticed (but I could be wrong). When in D, does your car always automatically start in 1st gear or do you have to shift into first? Basically what Im asking is, you let the car roll, the first gear change you feel, would that be 1st to 2nd or D to 1st?
My assumptions
1st--->2nd - around 20km
2nd--->3rd - 40km
3rd--->4th - 60km
*then sometimes it shifts again around 80km* But this confuses me because our autos are 4 not 5sp.
But like I said I could be wrong because sometimes I notice my car shifts again around the 80km mark, what the hell? I just want to be able to distinguish the gear shifts and know just by the feel and what speed im going, what gear Im in.
Also, I hear the torque convertor actually looks and unlocks, how do you tell when this happens?
My assumptions
1st--->2nd - around 20km
2nd--->3rd - 40km
3rd--->4th - 60km
*then sometimes it shifts again around 80km* But this confuses me because our autos are 4 not 5sp.
But like I said I could be wrong because sometimes I notice my car shifts again around the 80km mark, what the hell? I just want to be able to distinguish the gear shifts and know just by the feel and what speed im going, what gear Im in.
Also, I hear the torque convertor actually looks and unlocks, how do you tell when this happens?
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If I were to ask the questions you ask.....I would die from stress...
If you have an auto trans, just be thankful it doesn't slip and give you problems. If it does, it does...If it doesn't, whoopdie-doo, sing a happy tune...It don't matter what speed it shifts at when your car is a compact vehicle, as long as it gets you from POINT A to POINT B....yah feel me?
If you have an auto trans, just be thankful it doesn't slip and give you problems. If it does, it does...If it doesn't, whoopdie-doo, sing a happy tune...It don't matter what speed it shifts at when your car is a compact vehicle, as long as it gets you from POINT A to POINT B....yah feel me?
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If I were to ask the questions you ask.....I would die from stress...
If you have an auto trans, just be thankful it doesn't slip and give you problems. If it does, it does...If it doesn't, whoopdie-doo, sing a happy tune...It don't matter what speed it shifts at when your car is a compact vehicle, as long as it gets you from POINT A to POINT B....yah feel me?
If you have an auto trans, just be thankful it doesn't slip and give you problems. If it does, it does...If it doesn't, whoopdie-doo, sing a happy tune...It don't matter what speed it shifts at when your car is a compact vehicle, as long as it gets you from POINT A to POINT B....yah feel me?
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This is turning into another carnoobie thread...
So i'll try to answer it best I can without spinning off into a 30 page discussion
In 4th gear, our autos will "kick" down the RPM, and closes the throttle somewhat to save gas
Basically, what you're feeling is VTEC disengaging
Try stepping on the gas a little when this happens, you'll feel this "wall" i call it of power. You can feel it in the gas pedal. If you push a little past this "wall", your RPMs will automatically jump 1~2k, engaging VTEC.
And once you hit cruising speed, and not accelerating, VTEC will disengage again, throwing you back down to ~3k rpm.
Yes, it feels like you've gone into 5th gear, but we have no 5th gear.
I fly thru the tunnel near my house a lot, the first time, i hit 80mph @ 6000RPM, then it drops down to ~3k RPM
I was stumped the first time too...
But after I installed a VTEC light, I finally figured it out lol
This is turning into another carnoobie thread...
So i'll try to answer it best I can without spinning off into a 30 page discussion
In 4th gear, our autos will "kick" down the RPM, and closes the throttle somewhat to save gas
Basically, what you're feeling is VTEC disengaging
Try stepping on the gas a little when this happens, you'll feel this "wall" i call it of power. You can feel it in the gas pedal. If you push a little past this "wall", your RPMs will automatically jump 1~2k, engaging VTEC.
And once you hit cruising speed, and not accelerating, VTEC will disengage again, throwing you back down to ~3k rpm.
Yes, it feels like you've gone into 5th gear, but we have no 5th gear.
I fly thru the tunnel near my house a lot, the first time, i hit 80mph @ 6000RPM, then it drops down to ~3k RPM
I was stumped the first time too...
But after I installed a VTEC light, I finally figured it out lol
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This is turning into another carnoobie thread...
So i'll try to answer it best I can without spinning off into a 30 page discussion
In 4th gear, our autos will "kick" down the RPM, and closes the throttle somewhat to save gas
Basically, what you're feeling is VTEC disengaging
Try stepping on the gas a little when this happens, you'll feel this "wall" i call it of power. You can feel it in the gas pedal. If you push a little past this "wall", your RPMs will automatically jump 1~2k, engaging VTEC.
And once you hit cruising speed, and not accelerating, VTEC will disengage again, throwing you back down to ~3k rpm.
Yes, it feels like you've gone into 5th gear, but we have no 5th gear.
I fly thru the tunnel near my house a lot, the first time, i hit 80mph @ 6000RPM, then it drops down to ~3k RPM
I was stumped the first time too...
But after I installed a VTEC light, I finally figured it out lol
This is turning into another carnoobie thread...
So i'll try to answer it best I can without spinning off into a 30 page discussion
In 4th gear, our autos will "kick" down the RPM, and closes the throttle somewhat to save gas
Basically, what you're feeling is VTEC disengaging
Try stepping on the gas a little when this happens, you'll feel this "wall" i call it of power. You can feel it in the gas pedal. If you push a little past this "wall", your RPMs will automatically jump 1~2k, engaging VTEC.
And once you hit cruising speed, and not accelerating, VTEC will disengage again, throwing you back down to ~3k rpm.
Yes, it feels like you've gone into 5th gear, but we have no 5th gear.
I fly thru the tunnel near my house a lot, the first time, i hit 80mph @ 6000RPM, then it drops down to ~3k RPM
I was stumped the first time too...
But after I installed a VTEC light, I finally figured it out lol
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