.:HSTuners::

97CivicBoy · 04-21-2003, 01:44 PM

yeh i got an automatic civic... for regular drive i keep it in d4...what do d3 and d2 do..i use d2 wen i'm goin down a hill to save brakes..but then somen ewas tellin me the other day to use d2 up a hill....i'm confused...ne who..i also hear ppl shift when they wanan race from d2 to d3 to d4...for me however thas so much slower than jus keep it in d4...

*pdiggitydogg* · 04-21-2003, 01:51 PM

its a lower gear for more power (its slower and uses more gas though)
good for haulin trailors or climbin big hills

Racing Rice · 04-21-2003, 02:14 PM

Pretty much what he said ^.

Most people that drive autos dont use them. I use to kick my down when I would pass someone when I drove an Auto. Just for a little more control over the shift points.

04-21-2003, 04:01 PM

I'm a big believer in working an auto tranny on the up shifts (1-2-3-4) but rarely do i go back down past 2nd.

If i'm in slow moving traffic I let it sit in 2nd (unless its stop and go) this way when I get off the gas the engine helps slow me down. If I start getting above 2500rpm in 2nd I put it into D3 just because a 3.5L engine car burn alot if you let it rev up.

If I'm at an intersection where there is an advanced green light often I put it into 1st. The thought behind this is that I want to get a jump on the light but dont want to have to get on the breaks to slow down for the turn I need to make. So by leaving it in 1st I can get on it, bring it up to 3200ish rpm and then slow her down a bit for the turn by getting off the gas a bit - not completely mind you by enough to have the motor slow the car down.

Sometimes when I come off the highway I go from D4 to D3 because in the city I typically drive in D3.

The idea is just to have better control of your car and when your in D3 your car has 2 less gears to hunt between meaning that often it responds better when you get on it. The only downside about an auto tranny is the gear hunting IMHO.

Fooling around with it dude, just dont downshifting alot or if you do pay attention.

wheresmylicense · 04-21-2003, 08:22 PM

dood... those lil dealies are just to pretend you have a manual... which is much less fun than the actual thing... some cars you have to be careful, too... doin the shifting thru the d gears will jack up the tranny...

04-21-2003, 09:43 PM

just mess around with it and you'll find out how to use it better

GT40FIED · 04-21-2003, 09:54 PM

It's actually best to leave it in D3 unless you're on the highway. Yes, overdrive might save you a few drops of gas, but it wears down the OD band in the transmission and, since that band is any automatic transmission's weak link, that's not good.

Duckydos · 04-22-2003, 12:05 AM

You mentioned saving your breaks. Last time I checked, brake pads are ALOT cheaper then tranny work. Don't worry about the brakes, save the tranny.

-Ducky

*ChrisCantSkate* · 04-22-2003, 08:25 AM

dont shift through gears on a tranny unless you NEED to.. its really not good for it. autos arnt built to do that

04-21-2003, 01:44 PM	#1
97CivicBoy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: nj Posts: 398	question for ya'll yeh i got an automatic civic... for regular drive i keep it in d4...what do d3 and d2 do..i use d2 wen i'm goin down a hill to save brakes..but then somen ewas tellin me the other day to use d2 up a hill....i'm confused...ne who..i also hear ppl shift when they wanan race from d2 to d3 to d4...for me however thas so much slower than jus keep it in d4...

04-21-2003, 02:14 PM	#3
Racing Rice Project Combat Honda Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Highland,OH Age: 46 Posts: 7,985	Pretty much what he said ^. Most people that drive autos dont use them. I use to kick my down when I would pass someone when I drove an Auto. Just for a little more control over the shift points. __________________ Racing Rice

04-21-2003, 08:22 PM	#5
wheresmylicense Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: California Posts: 411	dood... those lil dealies are just to pretend you have a manual... which is much less fun than the actual thing... some cars you have to be careful, too... doin the shifting thru the d gears will jack up the tranny... __________________ ~DevT Pictures of My Baby

04-21-2003, 09:54 PM	#7
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 43 Posts: 7,451	It's actually best to leave it in D3 unless you're on the highway. Yes, overdrive might save you a few drops of gas, but it wears down the OD band in the transmission and, since that band is any automatic transmission's weak link, that's not good. __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika

04-22-2003, 12:05 AM	#8
Duckydos Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 41 Posts: 1,048	You mentioned saving your breaks. Last time I checked, brake pads are ALOT cheaper then tranny work. Don't worry about the brakes, save the tranny. -Ducky __________________ Had an Accord. Then I had something European. Now I have an SCCA Solo-II monster!

04-21-2003, 01:51 PM	#2
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 41 Posts: 10,579	its a lower gear for more power (its slower and uses more gas though) good for haulin trailors or climbin big hills

04-21-2003, 04:01 PM	#4
mt.biker Posts: n/a	I'm a big believer in working an auto tranny on the up shifts (1-2-3-4) but rarely do i go back down past 2nd. If i'm in slow moving traffic I let it sit in 2nd (unless its stop and go) this way when I get off the gas the engine helps slow me down. If I start getting above 2500rpm in 2nd I put it into D3 just because a 3.5L engine car burn alot if you let it rev up. If I'm at an intersection where there is an advanced green light often I put it into 1st. The thought behind this is that I want to get a jump on the light but dont want to have to get on the breaks to slow down for the turn I need to make. So by leaving it in 1st I can get on it, bring it up to 3200ish rpm and then slow her down a bit for the turn by getting off the gas a bit - not completely mind you by enough to have the motor slow the car down. Sometimes when I come off the highway I go from D4 to D3 because in the city I typically drive in D3. The idea is just to have better control of your car and when your in D3 your car has 2 less gears to hunt between meaning that often it responds better when you get on it. The only downside about an auto tranny is the gear hunting IMHO. Fooling around with it dude, just dont downshifting alot or if you do pay attention.

04-21-2003, 09:43 PM	#6
Shot 2 Hel Posts: n/a	just mess around with it and you'll find out how to use it better

04-22-2003, 08:25 AM	#9
ChrisCantSkate Thought Police Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: orlando florida Age: 41 Posts: 9,662	dont shift through gears on a tranny unless you NEED to.. its really not good for it. autos arnt built to do that __________________ Black Vtec Prelude-h22a power'd Many dreams come true, and some have silver linings. I live for my dreams and a pocket full of gold.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode