Driving Standard with an Automatic
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Originally Posted by i8dabomb
what do you mean by that? the nicest clutch in a car that i've driven in is my own... so i dont really have anything to compare to... eh? 
That is, it takes more of a push by your foot to get the pedal down.
Of course, this varies car-to-car. German/Italian cars usually have heavy clutches, taking a lot of pressure to push, while japanese and some american cars tend to have lighter, more springy clutch action.
Before I got my VR6, I had to refresh myself on learning a stick... so I borrowed a friend's 6th gen EX civic for a week. I got used to the light, springy action of the clutch and shifter, which turned out to be very different from the heavy VR6 clutch and notchy shifter.
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Rep Power: 0 Its not a horrible or terrible thing to do to your transmission at all.. that is unless you redline. If you simply let it rev high before it shutters from redline your doing the same thing anyone w/ any manual tranny would be doing before redline. The owners manual even recommends this style of driving. I don't know that they would list it as an option for "sportier driving" if it was something that would cause damage to your engine or transmission.
Last time I had this much fun some furniture got broken!
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Not reading all this but in an auto if you put it in 2 you can drive to the actual 7100rpm redline. Rev limiter kicks in at 7100 then. Just flooring it the tranny will shift no higher than 6800.
but as much fun as it is it will cause a little pre mature wear on the transmission
but as much fun as it is it will cause a little pre mature wear on the transmission
no Autos arent bored.....well comparing to manual it is but..lol , as I had no choice over transmissions when I got my car which was last 03 model that they had (got a hell of a deal). so when I am bored, I just control it like manual with my foot lol. put it in D, push the gaspedal smootly in untill I get to RPM that I want, then let it go to change the gear. lol lol changin gears with your gaspedal is fun. Also, if you sometimes floor it while driving, you get a Turbo effect where boost (wannabe) kicks in and revs in high RPM to make you go little bit faster..... haha sorry too much coffee tonite..
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Originally Posted by ACURAwerx
noo.. it wont make ur car anyfaster.. probably slower cuz ull bounce of the redline.. the only thing to make ur car faster is if you get to third gear, and put it in d3, but the gains are minimal..
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Rep Power: 320 Yeah i agree with the others, there's no point in trying to shift an auto like a manual. You'll probably end up shifting slower then the auto. Plus, auto have taller gearing then manuals, so even if you could shift it would still be slow as hell. I think first and third gear is probably the most aggressive gear on a auto, even at d3, you can hit 110mph on just d3 before you have to shift into 4, so it shows how tall d3 is.
The only real way to make your auto faster is buy a better torque converter and build up the tranny and change the gearing on the auto. The cost of doing that isn't really worth it unless your going turbo.
The only real way to make your auto faster is buy a better torque converter and build up the tranny and change the gearing on the auto. The cost of doing that isn't really worth it unless your going turbo.
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going from 0-60 doesn't really help that much in d3. D2 sorta help, but its such a tall gear, that you wish that you were in third already. d3 is good if you want to accerlate fast when your already crusing. For example, lets say your crusing at 60 and want to spike up to 80 really quick to pass a car, gas it and switch it to d3. You'll notice your car pulls faster because when you just gas it in d, it keeps the car in 4th gear.
i wouldn't recommend doing it too often, if you want to keep your tranny alive. I do it every once in while, in speed situations like trying to merge when that jerk in the other lane wont let you.
going from 0-60 doesn't really help that much in d3. D2 sorta help, but its such a tall gear, that you wish that you were in third already. d3 is good if you want to accerlate fast when your already crusing. For example, lets say your crusing at 60 and want to spike up to 80 really quick to pass a car, gas it and switch it to d3. You'll notice your car pulls faster because when you just gas it in d, it keeps the car in 4th gear.
i wouldn't recommend doing it too often, if you want to keep your tranny alive. I do it every once in while, in speed situations like trying to merge when that jerk in the other lane wont let you.
is that possible? lol
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Rep Power: 0 god this is soooooooo true! I don't think i'll ever get through that phase. i want a swap so bad or a type s. 
damn auto's 
why me??? 
damn auto's why me???
Originally Posted by ACURAwerx
just keep ur auto and forget about it.. your just in your "i want a manual" phase.. which should pass eventually when u realize there are more important things in life. At least you have a pretty nice car.
Originally Posted by senseiturtle
Typically, when you upgrade your clutch to one that can handle more power than the stock clutch, you get an increase in pedal pressure.
That is, it takes more of a push by your foot to get the pedal down.
Of course, this varies car-to-car. German/Italian cars usually have heavy clutches, taking a lot of pressure to push, while japanese and some american cars tend to have lighter, more springy clutch action.
Before I got my VR6, I had to refresh myself on learning a stick... so I borrowed a friend's 6th gen EX civic for a week. I got used to the light, springy action of the clutch and shifter, which turned out to be very different from the heavy VR6 clutch and notchy shifter.
That is, it takes more of a push by your foot to get the pedal down.
Of course, this varies car-to-car. German/Italian cars usually have heavy clutches, taking a lot of pressure to push, while japanese and some american cars tend to have lighter, more springy clutch action.
Before I got my VR6, I had to refresh myself on learning a stick... so I borrowed a friend's 6th gen EX civic for a week. I got used to the light, springy action of the clutch and shifter, which turned out to be very different from the heavy VR6 clutch and notchy shifter.
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Originally Posted by joescivic02
try driving a mustang 5.0 (5 speed) for a day and go back into the civic, your left leg wont even feel our clutches....... lol
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Originally Posted by senseiturtle
Nope.
Automatics are NOT slower because of "bad shifting."
They're slower because they have more moving parts, which causes more friction. This means more energy is converted to heat, and therefore lost before it gets to the wheels.
Manual transmissions will lose around 15% of engine power through the driveline.
Autos will typically lose about 20-25%.
There are some exceptions, though. I know the new Audi DSG gearbox loses only 15%, and it's an "auto" by definition. It's on the new Audi TT 3.2L. Many others are out there, but they're usually on high-end cars.
Automatics are NOT slower because of "bad shifting."
They're slower because they have more moving parts, which causes more friction. This means more energy is converted to heat, and therefore lost before it gets to the wheels.
Manual transmissions will lose around 15% of engine power through the driveline.
Autos will typically lose about 20-25%.
There are some exceptions, though. I know the new Audi DSG gearbox loses only 15%, and it's an "auto" by definition. It's on the new Audi TT 3.2L. Many others are out there, but they're usually on high-end cars.
I heard that the new AT porsche 911 is a little bit faster then the manual version.
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