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Ive got an automatic 2002 civic sedan EX and I was wondering if anyone knew of a shift kit to improve the shift points on the car...thanks in advance

 
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shift points? shift kit? you wuold probably have to get into the transmission itself to do something like that...... dont know much about auto's but wouldnt it involve swapping gears sets?

 
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No such thing exists for automatic transmissions...

 
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Perhaps maybe you can re-program the ecu...but I've heard so many things about our ecu such as they can re-program themselves as well as learn how to compensate for mods. So who knows.

 
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only shift kit i've ever heard of for automatic was on older american cars like the Trans Am or something where it shifts harded to actually grab second. My friend had one in high school, it was fun

 
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You could start in D2 red line it shift to D3 red line it then shift into D. That will allow you to change your shift points.

 
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i think i know what yur talking about...i hear those kits make the car kinda shake to look like its standard...everytime the gear shifts automatically, it makes it shift harder and rought so it appeares that the car is manual....is this waht yur talking about or im i thinking about something different....if so i'm not really sure if they have them for the newer civics

 
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On a civic? hell nooo
make them for the clk. 10 thousand dallors for the kit jesus....

 
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I must not of explained it well... oh well my friend has one on his eclipse and hes got an auto...oh well whatever.

 
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Are you perhaps thinking of a torque converter???

That is the only thing I can think of.

 
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It is a tourque converter or a staul converter.

 
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Damn, some of you guys need to do some old school research. Shift kits make the automatic shift when you want it too and shift harder. I believe, and I'm sure I'm wrong, but the kit consists of a different tranny gasket and a different torque converter. The problem with newer autos is that the computer needs to be messed with. They have something close to that with Integra autos. Check out the company Level Ten Performance. They make a computer mod that you can change the shift points. They also make a bullet proof automatic but it's 3G's.
http://levelten.com/
Wow, you guys should check the site out. They have more than I thought. Looks like they do Vic stuff too.

 
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you are wrong.

try to get a torque converter.

 
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try nopi.com they auto gears and a racing overhaul kits

 
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Level Ten Performance !!!!!!

 
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Thanks guys i will check it out

 
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maybe he's talking about tiptronic or whatever it's called? i know someone with an eclipse that has one in it.

 
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is it sumthing like those slap shifters the automatic RSX's have and crap, i forget what they are called but like every automatic had them now, you just push the thing up and it shifts but its really not real.

Other then that, trade the car for a manuel

 
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I can tell most of you didn't get your start on cars in the Old School Hot-Rod scene...LOL. A "Shift Kit" in an old hydraulic auto allows you to drop the shifter down to it's lowest possible gear and move it through the gears one by one as you want. The kit allows the tranny to to shift alot more firmly. New auto trannies are no where near capable of this. Ok, maybe in a Ferrari but that's electronically controlled. It's a great setup for old muscle cars.

 
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Thats exactly what i was talking about shift harder and a gets throught the shift a hell of a lot quicker. Thanks bro.

 
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Please let me know if you do anything with Level Ten. I am considering their products for my Integra. So many people bash autos but they can be great for consistant quarter mile runs.

 
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The automatic shift kit that I think you may be talking about are from either B&M or TransGo. But they were mainly made for American cars like GM's , Ford's, and Chrysler cars. I had a 1988 mustang GT 5.0 with a TransGo shift kit in it and basically all it does is reroute the trans fluid thru the shortest routes in the new valvebody so the transmission will shift quicker and hold gears higher in the rpm range. The transmission did shift harder and I was able to make the tire chirp while shifting into 3rd gear.