5AT triptronic DO's and Dont's?
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5AT triptronic DO's and Dont's?
So i have a 2004 5AT....and i usually always drive in trip-tronic....my ?s are is it safe to downshift when using trip tronic?...i usually DS when below 2500k RPM, with enough room that when it drops it doesnt fly back above 2500.....i usually DS when coming to a red light or to slow down without braking.....and NO im NOT ENGINE braking i do use the brakes lol....another ? i have is, Is it fine on the engine to shift at rev limiter lol iv perfected the art of shifting a millisecond b4 it hits revlimiter
lol so it kicks like a mother but its not overstraining engine....
thanks for all help.....Noob ?'s but iv been pondering over them 4awhile
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tip isnt really ment for casual driving
imo its kinda like
why are you wasting your time driving a 5At
when u could just drive auto
sure if you wanna go to track and race then I guess Tip helps
but if u are talking about street racing
I say you should seriously consider just letting people go faster then you
and not take every challenge like I used to do
its a good way to avoid
A) Getting a suspended license
B) Jail
PS: sorry if I just sound like an angry guy
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Edit: lol i just realized norcal2006g35 isnt op
imo its kinda like
why are you wasting your time driving a 5At
when u could just drive auto
sure if you wanna go to track and race then I guess Tip helps
but if u are talking about street racing
I say you should seriously consider just letting people go faster then you
and not take every challenge like I used to do
its a good way to avoid
A) Getting a suspended license
B) Jail
PS: sorry if I just sound like an angry guy
on 4 hours of sleep from my painted headlight mod
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Edit: lol i just realized norcal2006g35 isnt op
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killing my engine?...im not talkin like 7500 its limited at redline...ever used trip mode and not shifted how it bounces off of it ??? more likely ull Eff it up in a 6MT than 5AT
it doesnt bother me to shift in Trip all the time and full AT is boring , keep it below 2500 shifts and im saving gas as i would in auto mode
my main concern is what DS does to the car when done properly , like i said below 2500 and never into 1st gear .....so red light.....4, 3, 2, stop
it doesnt bother me to shift in Trip all the time and full AT is boring , keep it below 2500 shifts and im saving gas as i would in auto mode
my main concern is what DS does to the car when done properly , like i said below 2500 and never into 1st gear .....so red light.....4, 3, 2, stop
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