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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 06:30 PM
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shifting from D to 2nd..how hard is it on the tranny?
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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why? the computer can shift faster than you can.
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 08:44 PM
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a buddy of mine does it all the time, so i was curious how bad it is. lol
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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it will kill the tranny within 100K

The tranny is made to stay in D, unless in high stress situations where you would not want to be in overdrive.
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 08:59 PM
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Forced downshifts are hard on any transmission.
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Old Oct 10, 2010 | 05:17 PM
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A good rule of thumb IMHO is that a downshift should NEVER be initiated with the gear selector unless in an emergency such as when you need all the breaking power you can get, or if you're going down a huge hill.
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