View Poll Results: Preferred Shifting Method??? Gate Shifting (GS) or Sport Shift (SS)
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Preferred Shifting Method
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10-01-2009, 09:18 PM
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10-01-2009, 09:19 PM
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maybe no votes because the rest of us know how hard you guys are being on the trans-and are not going to encourage its destruction
I vote you use D5 until you have completed a track day school
I vote you use D5 until you have completed a track day school
10-01-2009, 09:28 PM
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10-01-2009, 10:44 PM
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I'm too afraid $ to mess up the tranny on this car to even bother to try...
but in my 1970 SS 396 El Camino... that's a different story... he he he.. I'm older and wiser now (thankfully) so it doesn't even break the speed limit much anymore but it launches hard and manually move through the gears on the TH400 just fine.... ahh good ole american muscle - now there's a tranny that holds a 458 whp and doesn't blink all day long....
but in my 1970 SS 396 El Camino... that's a different story... he he he.. I'm older and wiser now (thankfully) so it doesn't even break the speed limit much anymore but it launches hard and manually move through the gears on the TH400 just fine.... ahh good ole american muscle - now there's a tranny that holds a 458 whp and doesn't blink all day long....
10-01-2009, 10:51 PM
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I'm too afraid $ to mess up the tranny on this car to even bother to try...
but in my 1970 SS 396 El Camino... that's a different story... he he he.. I'm older and wiser now (thankfully) so it doesn't even break the speed limit much anymore but it launches hard and manually move through the gears on the TH400 just fine.... ahh good ole american muscle - now there's a tranny that holds a 458 whp and doesn't blink all day long....
but in my 1970 SS 396 El Camino... that's a different story... he he he.. I'm older and wiser now (thankfully) so it doesn't even break the speed limit much anymore but it launches hard and manually move through the gears on the TH400 just fine.... ahh good ole american muscle - now there's a tranny that holds a 458 whp and doesn't blink all day long....
just kidding proably lasts alot longer then ours though
10-02-2009, 05:19 AM
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fries: are you a covered VIN on the trans or you have a spare one laying around?
IMO the gate allows the possibilty of going into N accidentally with negative results
for sporty driving, (not drag racing), use SS and have all the fun you want
While it doesnt downshift thru the gears for you--when stopping it does go into 1st- some years will also go into 2nd while in SS mode
The computer prevents overrev on up AND downshifts so you can click the lever all you want but its just a signal processor-and wont shift unless it will stay in rpm range- a warning blinking of the current gear number tells you
Not a real direct cable to trans setup
Check the owner book for speed limits on shifts
IMO the gate allows the possibilty of going into N accidentally with negative results
for sporty driving, (not drag racing), use SS and have all the fun you want
While it doesnt downshift thru the gears for you--when stopping it does go into 1st- some years will also go into 2nd while in SS mode
The computer prevents overrev on up AND downshifts so you can click the lever all you want but its just a signal processor-and wont shift unless it will stay in rpm range- a warning blinking of the current gear number tells you
Not a real direct cable to trans setup
Check the owner book for speed limits on shifts
10-02-2009, 08:35 AM
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2006 NBP TL MT6/ 02TL-S
Occasional upshifting through the gears in SS while winding it out is fun, but the best use for SS is just to keep the trans from upshifting when you let up on the throttle, like when heading into a turn.
Had an 09 TSX as a loaner the other day-the paddle shifters on those allow complete control of 1st & 2nd and is kind of fun. Plus it wasn't my car so I downshifted it plenty
10-02-2009, 06:41 PM
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its about 37,000 car vins over what acura extended the warrenty on (and i am only at 102k), and i have already called the two local dealers and acura customer care to see if they would goodwill it but there too cheap
but anyways i can get a rebuilt tranny from honda for wholesale cost and do it myself with a LIFT so it's alot easyier to do then on the ground
10-03-2009, 01:31 PM
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unfortunely it is not a covered vin its about 37,000 car vins over what acura extended the warrenty on (and i am only at 102k), and i have already called the two local dealers and acura customer care to see if they would goodwill it but there too cheap but anyways i can get a rebuilt tranny from honda for wholesale cost and do it myself with a LIFT so it's alot easyier to do then on the ground
its about 37,000 car vins over what acura extended the warrenty on (and i am only at 102k), and i have already called the two local dealers and acura customer care to see if they would goodwill it but there too cheap but anyways i can get a rebuilt tranny from honda for wholesale cost and do it myself with a LIFT so it's alot easyier to do then on the ground
10-03-2009, 01:38 PM
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so i am just going to do it myself
10-06-2009, 10:07 AM
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10-06-2009, 11:04 AM
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That said, the main tranny tech at DMD Plano said they thought that D5 had more of a negative impact on the downshifts as it happens a bit slower than gate shifting - meaning there is a bit more oil starvation. Not to sure about this, but since the tranny does shift differently in D5 (auto) than gate shifting I guess this could be possible.
In the case of how I gate shift, I do believe that D5 is worse. The reasoning is that I will downshift in to 2nd or 3rd, but I almost never actually floor it at that point. Wereas in D5 the downshift happens as a response to flooring it ie. meaning under hard acceleration.
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