Manually shifting on an AUTOMATIC Civic...is it okay?

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Manually shifting on an AUTOMATIC Civic...is it okay? - 2/9/2006 10:46:21 AM    xuimod   Posts: 15 Joined: 1/15/2006 Status: offline Hi, I'm driving an automatic '98 Honda Civic LX, its a hand me down from my brother. I'm manually downshifting and upshifting on the car, well as much as u can do with an automatic anyways. I'm not abusing the car, I'm never downshifting it into the redline (i don't even think the car would let me). I have 2 questions: 1) has anybody in these forums driven an automatic Civic like this? 2) how will the Civic's transmission hold up? Post #: 1

RE: Manually shifting on an AUTOMATIC Civic...is it okay? - 2/9/2006 10:53:02 AM    Remmy Posts: 11161 Joined: 1/11/2005 From: Charleston Status: offline Welcome! No I dont drive mine like that and no, stop doing it. It doesnt do you any good. _____________________________ (in reply to xuimod) Post #: 2

RE: Manually shifting on an AUTOMATIC Civic...is it okay? - 2/9/2006 11:08:50 AM    xuimod   Posts: 15 Joined: 1/15/2006 Status: offline yes it does me plenty of good b/c i get to rev the engine higher while not having to go super fast and get tickets. btw, anybody have any objective proof of how sturdy or not sturdy the civic's automatic transmission is. comments like 'don't do it' and 'stop it' are nice but i'd like something more objective and reasonable. < Message edited by xuimod -- 2/9/2006 11:10:13 AM > (in reply to Remmy) Post #: 3

RE: Manually shifting on an AUTOMATIC Civic...is it okay? - 2/9/2006 11:13:58 AM    usmc2b2004 Posts: 322 Joined: 1/8/2006 Status: offline Yea I wouldn't do it anymore I had a 97 Accord before I got my hatch and i did that the tranny only lasted for like 4 months I went through 3 rebuilds and man that gets real old real fast. _____________________________ Doing my "CIVIC" duty (in reply to xuimod) Post #: 4

RE: Manually shifting on an AUTOMATIC Civic...is it okay? - 2/9/2006 11:16:43 AM    xuimod   Posts: 15 Joined: 1/15/2006 Status: offline sorry usmc2b2004 but i'm calling BS. < Message edited by xuimod -- 2/9/2006 11:17:25 AM > (in reply to usmc2b2004) Post #: 5

RE: Manually shifting on an AUTOMATIC Civic...is it okay? - 2/9/2006 11:19:50 AM    usmc2b2004 Posts: 322 Joined: 1/8/2006 Status: offline Thats aiight Youll find out But yea if you want to shift it GET A 5 SPEED. _____________________________ Doing my "CIVIC" duty (in reply to xuimod) Post #: 6

RE: Manually shifting on an AUTOMATIC Civic...is it okay? - 2/9/2006 11:22:25 AM    xuimod   Posts: 15 Joined: 1/15/2006 Status: offline read my post again bozo, the car's a hand me down. i got it for free. i'm trying to extract as much fun out of the car as possible. don't they teach u how to read in the marines? < Message edited by xuimod -- 2/9/2006 11:23:12 AM > (in reply to usmc2b2004) Post #: 7

RE: Manually shifting on an AUTOMATIC Civic...is it okay? - 2/9/2006 11:24:23 AM    Remmy Posts: 11161 Joined: 1/11/2005 From: Charleston Status: offline No need to get feisty but auto tranny's arent designed to do all of that. It wears it out. That is one of the reasons why it only shifts at 4-4.5 rpm. Mind you, most honda auto trannys can re- enter earths atmosphere but an auto tranny in general is fragile. I also killed my auto tranny from actually doing that. No lie. I used it constantly in 3rd going up and downhills. The "spider" gear is what was trashed in it. Its the gear that engages the 1-4 gears automatically. It even had metal shavings in it. The rebuild costed me $2,300. _____________________________ (in reply to xuimod) Post #: 8

RE: Manually shifting on an AUTOMATIC Civic...is it okay? - 2/9/2006 11:24:43 AM    usmc2b2004 Posts: 322 Joined: 1/8/2006 Status: offline Yea well thats just dumb automatics are "grocery Getters" not racers. _____________________________ Doing my "CIVIC" duty (in reply to xuimod) Post #: 9

RE: Manually shifting on an AUTOMATIC Civic...is it okay? - 2/9/2006 11:25:38 AM    xuimod   Posts: 15 Joined: 1/15/2006 Status: offline okay, thanks. at least that was a rational answer. (in reply to Remmy) Post #: 10

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