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10-02-2006, 07:44 AM
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Investing in happiness
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Ride: VP Calais International 5L
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Melbourne, AU
Posts: 1,365
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good news
After 3 weeks (at 1am tmorrow morning) of playing passenger, and only being able to drive the parents VP.. (after my car blew the auto) Today hopefully will be the day I get to drive my car again! It's never good to see your own car being towed away, but it's all good!
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10-02-2006, 07:46 AM
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LPG Installer :p
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Ride: 1991 TX3
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Doveton
Posts: 410
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So did ya get the auto fixed/replaced?
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10-02-2006, 07:52 AM
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Investing in happiness
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Ride: VP Calais International 5L
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it got taken away just this morning to get the auto replaced.
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10-02-2006, 07:54 AM
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LPG Installer :p
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Ride: 1991 TX3
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Doveton
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ahhhh I see....
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10-02-2006, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by tr3nt
it got taken away just this morning to get the auto replaced.
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Burnouts are expensive, huh?
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10-02-2006, 08:14 AM
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Investing in happiness
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Ride: VP Calais International 5L
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Location: Melbourne, AU
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oh **** yeah!!
whats even more expensive is cruising down the main street of somewhere (don't think im a chapel hoon.. never went up chapel with the VR) seeing a bunch of people (preferebly females) slipping into neutral and a couple of love revs about 2-3,000 RPM.
goodbye synchros, goodbye auto!
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10-02-2006, 08:17 AM
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LPG Installer :p
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Ride: 1991 TX3
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Location: Doveton
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are you sticking with the auto or upgrading to a manual?
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10-02-2006, 08:19 AM
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Investing in happiness
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Ride: VP Calais International 5L
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Location: Melbourne, AU
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can't afford a 5 speed upgrade - I'd lose my license anyway.. the parent's VP 5 speed was bad enough!
Nah I like the cruisiness of a nice 4 speed auto, compared to clutching all the time, gearing down to slow down.. tires my leg after a while..
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10-02-2006, 08:24 AM
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Ride: Holden VR Commodore
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Gold Coast
Posts: 195
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How did you actually blow your auto? hook me some hints so i dont blow mine lol, coz sumtimes i use my gears and slip it into neutral for alittle rev show through Cavil ave LOL
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10-02-2006, 08:29 AM
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Investing in happiness
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Ride: VP Calais International 5L
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Location: Melbourne, AU
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Originally Posted by Tekka
coz sumtimes i use my gears and slip it into neutral for alittle rev show through Cavil ave LOL
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mate, don't!
For the VR upwards, the auto's weren't made to be accellerated through the gears, nor slowed down through the gears. The whole purpose was to be a cruisy ride, slip into drive and enjoy!
Slipping it into Neutral for a bit of rev, the synchros go out of whack when you put it back into drive. It's like sitting at the lights, cause you're revving, the auto thinks you're trying to take off.. I noticed when I did it once or twice there was a very slight note of accelleration.
one thing you should also NEVER do in an auto, is either a standing start, or driving along is 'rev dumping' means slowly driving, or sitting on the spot, hitting neutral , taking the revs up then "dumping" it into Drive or 1st.. goodbye auto!
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10-02-2006, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by tr3nt
Slipping it into Neutral for a bit of rev, the synchros go out of whack when you put it back into drive.
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Auto transmissions don't have synchronisers. They don't need them.
Sounds like you might have fried a clutch pack or two, though.
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10-02-2006, 08:40 AM
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Ride: vx s/c acclaim
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Brisbane
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one thing you should also NEVER do in an auto, is either a standing start, or driving along is 'rev dumping' means slowly driving, or sitting on the spot, hitting neutral , taking the revs up then "dumping" it into Drive or 1st.. goodbye auto!
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Note to self....Dont do this....
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10-02-2006, 09:03 AM
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Ride: VP Calais International 5L
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as far as I knew they did have synchros.. it ain't a clutch pack it's somethin different, I'll get the chanic to write it down for me!
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10-02-2006, 09:28 AM
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Ride: HSV VE Maloo R8 LS3 6.2L
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Location: Perth
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I always use 2nd gear to slow down.. oops, yesterday i accidently went into 1st but wasnt going fast, revs shot right up though. I need a manual... i never rev in neutral while moving though.
I dont treat my transmission with much respect.... oh well.
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10-02-2006, 09:30 AM
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