Hard downshift
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Hard downshift
Sometimes when I want to past another car,even though I don't mean for it to happen, my car feels like it races too high. ( hard downshift)
Does this hurt the motor in anyway?
Does this hurt the motor in anyway?
Burning Brakes
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From: Dallas TX
Originally Posted by nuvetteowner
Sometimes when I want to past another car,even though I don't mean for it to happen, my car feels like it races too high. ( hard downshift)
Does this hurt the motor in anyway?
Does this hurt the motor in anyway?
Short answer, get it tuned. Just put a cam in (other mods headers, etc.), and 21st Century tuned it...unbelievable difference. My car has always been violent, and very hard to control downshifts. I'm a drag racer at heart, but you couldn't feather the throttle to get traction back, it would go upshift and die, and like you say any downshift in street driving was rough.
Tune got it out, and I have much more control and it pulls a ton harder. A good tuner can change how long it holds gears at different throttle positions, line pressure and downshift/upshift characteristics.
You may not want to do it, but it helps!
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2001
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From: Spicewood, Texas, USA TX-Texas
Originally Posted by Gundam
I was wondering about that myself with my A6. Downshifting is harsh as well as shifting when taking a turn (automatic, not paddles.) Straight line acceleration seems to be pretty smooth though 
