Best way to Manually Shift?

svxthc · #1 11-06-2006, 05:09 PM

When wanting to go fast, I enjoy shifting from 1 into 2 into 3 into D. Should I hold the gas pedal down while shifting around 6rpm or let off and shift into 2nd? When I let off the car chugs and the tranny hesitates and makes a loud bad bump noise. I'm guessing that I should just hold the gas down when manually changing gears in my automatic, right? Also, how bad is it to do this and race the car and how bad is it to hold the brakes on and the gas at the same time to get a faster start. This is in a controlled course. Thanks.

starsh0t · #2 11-06-2006, 11:56 PM

From my experience it doesn't help one bit because once you mash the gas the "power" mode should kick in and let you rev high anyways.

SVXer95 · #3 11-07-2006, 06:57 AM

Not sure why you would want to do that, but the quickest way would be to leave it in first and let it shift to second automatically. You can then just shift to third when the time is right. leave your foot down.

Tony117s · #4 11-07-2006, 07:01 AM

if you want to shift manually, put in a 5spd

PDSides · #5 11-07-2006, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony117s

if you want to shift manually, put in a 5spd

Agreed. But with the system he is now using it won't be long before the only shifts he will have will be manual.
Preston

Manarius · #6 11-07-2006, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by PDSides

Agreed. But with the system he is now using it won't be long before the only shifts he will have will be manual.
Preston

Hahaha. Finally, someone who agrees with me about shifting an automatic.

Shifting an auto is pointless. Get a 5MT like was said above.

TomsSVX · #7 11-08-2006, 10:21 PM

With your left foot on the clutch and your right on the shifter silly

Tom

Budfreak · #8 11-08-2006, 10:44 PM

I have never EVER seen my car hit 7K RPM till I got stage 1V4. Now every now and again it will snap off a nice shift at 7K and it feels like it's pulling strong all the way. I think on my record time run I hit 7K on the 2-3 shift. Wish they could come up with a way of reprogramming the TCU to shift higher.

BTW, The thump or bang you hear when you let off at high RPM could be a tranny mount needing replaced.

Crazy_pilot · #9 11-11-2006, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TomsSVX

With your left foot on the clutch and your right on the shifter silly

LOL. Exactly.

The only time I shift when driving one of the Foresters in my garage (parents, grandfathers) is to control speed (hills, engine braking..). Occasionally when going through curves I'll pull it down to get it into a lower gear sooner than just flooring it would do.