Can you do this?

ak_47 · 07-23-2005, 02:46 PM

Hi there, i have a question. My car is automatic, is it ok for an automatic transmition to change gear while driving? For instance, i'm going down the hill, can i shift from Drvie to Neutral while in motion?

Also, while car in stop position and gear is in Neutral, can I rev it up to 3K-3.5K RPM and than quickly shift to Drive? Is it SAFE, or will it kill my transmition?

p.s. No question is dumb question, it's dumb if you don't ask

guamsnx · 07-23-2005, 03:13 PM

i think its okay to change gears while driving.But for puting it in neutral and puting it to drive is not really good i think you could break something

paNX2K&SE-R · 07-23-2005, 03:15 PM

You can safely shift gears when the car is in motion i.e. D to 2 or D to N.

You should not "neutral drop" it though by revving while in N or P and then jamming it into D or 2 or 1. I destroyed the tranny in my Dad's Camry when I was 16 back in 1990 by doing that

STRATTON · 07-23-2005, 03:17 PM

fu*k it. neutral bomb that bitch until it blows. then toss a 5 speed in.

im only joking man neutral bombs are the worst things for a auto tranny.

sunny20 · 07-23-2005, 04:15 PM

nuetral drops totally kill the trans both manual shifting and dropping beat the goodness out of the valve body in the trans, sometimes manual shifting isn't as bad depending on the load on the trans/motor vs. speed,rpm, & gear....

brian · 07-23-2005, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STRATTON

im only joking man neutral bombs are the worst things for a auto tranny.

well, other than cruising down the hwy and throwing it into reverse (had a friend who did that to his $250 85 Civic)

JustAPhase · 07-23-2005, 05:00 PM

Do not Neutral Drop. It will screw up your Tranny with a quickness. You can however stall it up to 3K if your car will allow. That is better than Neutral drops.

As for shifting, there is nothing wrong with that.

scortch99th · 07-23-2005, 10:10 PM

i used to nuetral drop the the 94 LE i got and now it shifts hard for an automatic = not good .

i say if you want to shift gears do what stratton says and put in a 5speed .

ak_47 · 07-24-2005, 12:28 AM

Good to know, thanks guys, you saved my tranny