"alfred" <tomboy83=@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
> Hello,
>
> I have a 2008 Accord EX-L and its an Auto. Everyone now and then I like
to
> put the car in 1 at a red light and ****ft up to 2 at about 4500 rpms and
> then to D3 at about 4500 rpms etc. I am wondering if this up****fting and
> down****fting practice is bad to do? I make sure that I don't put the gas
> on until the transmission has caught the next gear. I wouldn't think so,
> but wanted other opinions.
Hey Al,
I remember you asking about this back in Jan, and its okay to do this the
way you are doing it.
Down****fting is another matter, and that will depend on how fast you are
going and to which gear you are down****fting to.
I recommend that you down****ft to D3 only if you need to because you are
getting on the brakes hard and you feel the engine can help you slow down.
This takes practice and is not good to do unless you know how to, so if
you
do, go ahead.
If not, then don't unless its an emergency situation and even then you
should use your free hand to grab the emergency brake instead of the
gear****ft to take down to D3 or lower.
Personally, I use D3 to slow the car in certain situations like hills
where
I don't want to get too fast...otherwise I don't use D3, 2, or 1 to slow
the
car.
Up****fting, however, I really use 1 or 2 only if I feel like playing or
making the revs higher just to feel the engine.
Otherwise, if I start from a stop I really think the car is fine in D3 and
I
leave it there until I need to switch to D.
I've really decided that going from 1 to 2 to D3 to D is kind of harsh
with
the '08 Accord, in that the engine feels great but nothing beats a superb
Honda manual foot clutch and 5 speed gearbox...so since the auto isn't one
of those, I just use the extended power range of the D3 function now.
The car jumps pretty good in D3 from a stop in the first 3 gears, and
since
its so much smoother the trade off is better for me...no 1 or 2 because
its
not smooth as I like, not because the car can't handle it.
> I know what everyone is going to say "Why didn't you get a manual
> transmission??" Well the fact is I only like to ****ft every now and
then,
> so I would fall into the weekend ****fting enthusiast category, and
> unfortunately I cannot afford to have two cars, so I have an automatic
> transmission car.
>
> Thanks,
> Al
Once in a while is fine, so don't worry..just up****ft at or before redline
to be safe.
And don't down****ft to 2 or 1 to slow car not nececcary.
You can down****ft freely between D and D3...even if you are going 70.
The new engine is amazing, IMHO....man I love it. My old 1990 Accord 4-cyl
had 130 hp....now at 190 and it feels great to me.
Peace,
Polfus
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