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3rd_Prelude_Man
  • 3rd_Prelude_Man
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Post #1 post 27th January 2003 - 08:46 PM
Hi,

Is it good to change auto gear ('D' -> 'N') whenever you stop in front of signal ?

Or should I just leave it in drive mode ?

Your advice would be appreciated.

Cheers :wink:
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Brett
Post #2

i leave it in gear when im driving an auto.. but when im in my car I put it in neutral

Brett
Post #3

(my car is manual)

ASH81x
Post #4

Just leave it in D

blown13b
Post #5

yeah does no damage leaving it in drive.

§ileightĄ
Post #6

it doesn't do ne damage but i still do the same thing, manual habbit i spose biggrin.gif

March_Hare
Post #7

Isnt any point really, thats why you have a fluid coupling commonly known as a torque converter smile.gif

FIDDY
Post #8

wot sorta car? i usually wack mine in neutral, it doesnt hurt it!

Unmarked
Post #9

it saves fuel doing that. vectras automatically change into nuetral when stopped with foot on the brake

RaveRod
Post #10

I always put it in neutral. Normally end up revving the engine tongue.gif



Just a habit of when I used to drive a manual. I sometimes even go through the gears in an auto tongue.gif

FIDDY
Post #11

yea i have 2 change into neuteral, with a worked v8 with no stally just a shift kit i find it hard 2 hold the thing in 1 spot, lol

blown13b
Post #12

maybe its reving tooo high at idle cause a torque converter works of revs not HP.

March_Hare
Post #13

[quote]it saves fuel doing that. vectras automatically change into nuetral when stopped with foot on the brake[/quote]



How exactly does it do that? Perhaps if they have electronic controlled boxes with a sequencial setup or the like. Common misconception with auto's is that when the car is in gear and you put your foot on the brake the car disengages the gear so you can stop. It isnt true, the nature of the torque converter allows you to stop the vehicle with very little effort (a touch of the brake pedal to keep you stationary). The car is still very much in gear.

resin
Post #14

doesn't help you much if your unis are pretty rooted either, just puts more strain on them smile.gif

blown13b
Post #15

the only things manuals and autos have in common is they change gear ratios. there are no other similarites meaning they do not work anything like each other!!!! same as torque converter and clutches!!!! pretty much autos and torque converters are fuckin hard to visualise how they work!!!!

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