Newbie Questions - Auto downshifting
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Instructor
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Newbie Questions - Auto downshifting
If anyone can direct me to a thread on this topic, I'm glad to go there.
I'm kinda a non-car guy; so, any answers need to be real basic if possible
I'm transitioning from Miatas to a Corvette. I've owned 5 and 6 speeds plus automatic Miatas. Now I'm looking for an auto Vette. I downshift my auto Miata when approaching curves here in the North Carolina mountains. Is it ok to do that in a Vette without hurting the transmission? I tried the same technique recently in a C5. Worked great.
Thanks for all your help.
I'm kinda a non-car guy; so, any answers need to be real basic if possible
I'm transitioning from Miatas to a Corvette. I've owned 5 and 6 speeds plus automatic Miatas. Now I'm looking for an auto Vette. I downshift my auto Miata when approaching curves here in the North Carolina mountains. Is it ok to do that in a Vette without hurting the transmission? I tried the same technique recently in a C5. Worked great.
Thanks for all your help.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Lafayette Louisiana
Should be no problem. The only issue that comes to mind is the shift cable on auto C5's. The nylon gromets at each end of the cable wear out with age. Additional shifting might cause that to happen more quickly. I modified mine so that won't happen again. If you are interested in how I did that let me know.
Safety Car
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From: Central NJ
Should be no problem. The only issue that comes to mind is the shift cable on auto C5's. The nylon gromets at each end of the cable wear out with age. Additional shifting might cause that to happen more quickly. I modified mine so that won't happen again. If you are interested in how I did that let me know.
Advanced
Joined: Dec 2011
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From: Indianapolis IN
Been doing it for 60,000 miles and I did break a shift cable once (maybe 8 years ago or so) but no other issues so far.
As the car is 20 years old, I've been been stocking up on C5 parts "just in case" and a spare shift cable is one of the items I have in stock.
As the car is 20 years old, I've been been stocking up on C5 parts "just in case" and a spare shift cable is one of the items I have in stock.
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Instructor
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Thanks for your input! Makes me feel better about driving the transmission that way.
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