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Dec 15, 2004

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Originally Posted by MindLeSs

keeping using that 'shifting' technique on your auto, you might be able to get that manual sooner than you think..

LOLOLOL

I used to screw around trying to get my auto LX civic with I/H/E to go faster. I stopped trying. Do what I did because unless you have a boosted or swapped civic, your auto is going to get owned by pretty much everything. Spend that money into making it look better and if you are a speed freak then just go trade your econobox for something that's faster.

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bgoetz, i knew d3 would shift into second at close to redline but then for some reason, the revs jump like pretty much anyother time im driving and the tranny upshifts. thats why i do that shifting crap. anywayz, it makes me more invovled and practicing for a manual

no, you don't have a clue about how your tranny works. And for those that say to start in 2nd, 2nd is not d3 where you have 1st-3rd i 2nd all you will have is 2nd so you will get a slow bad lauch and the rpms will take forever to build.

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bgoetz, i was saying that the revs go up 250-750rpm when upshifting then back down by aboout 2.5k. the reason i shifted my self is cause i didnt want the d3 shifting at red line then it jumps some more during the shift like it does all the other times im driving it in D3 or D4

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I really don't know what you are talking about. Does anyone else understand this concept of jumps and drops and d3 to 2nd and then back to d3 while trying not to shift into park and it being any different than just letting the car do it. Also if you think that by shifting like that will ever help you learn do drive a manual I feel really sorry for your 1st manual tranny

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so do i

Dec 15, 2004

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so say u screw up yur auto tranny (i have one)...yur STILL under warranty and they say u gotta get a new one........could they just stick in a 5 spd for cheaper or dont u get hte choice? cuz if my auto goes i wnat a 5 spd.

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To get a dealership to put in a new 5spd and turn your car into a dealer spec 5spd would cost WAY more than just droping in a auto tranny. That is alot of new parts and a TON of labor

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well u know....i tried........cant say i didnt try! i hate auto. i want a stick and i have no money.

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but u could talk them into trying a trade for a similar value five speed.

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what an entire new car?

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Or used. It would be considerably cheaper than replacing everything and getting new parts to do the auto-manual swap.

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well then i guess i'm screwed and stuck with the slow 4 speed auto. i guess when i actually have money i can do a swap myself....get a used tranny and get all the parts from a junkyard from a trashed vic. or i'll just wait to get a whole new car completley when i'm sick of the vic. anyways thanks guys. maybe i shoudl jsut take it easy on the civic.

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the swap is not to difficult it envolves alot of parts. I could give you some help if you really wish to do it

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i would love to do somethin like that.........but.......i got $0

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i would love to do somethin like that.........but.......i got $0

yeah it takes alot of that

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You should have just got a stick, if your car's not too customized yet just trade it in for a newer stick. it's all good playing with the tranny like that, but it's going to be sad when you break the tranny and go vroom vroom, and don't go anywhere. lust leave it in drive, and throw nitrous, or a turbo on there, you should've got a stick.