Racing question.
 

I have an auto tranny as some of you know. IN the 1/4 mile would I have a better time if i turn my Over Driver off "O/D off"???
I herd Ide Gain some power But I dont know

ye will i think you would get a better time with o/d off.... so only 3 gears.

I dunno but that is what i speculate from what i know. i may be wrong tho....

Driving with O/D off just keeps you from going into forth gear. I don't think that would improve you 1/4 mile run unless if your car does not shift at redline with o/d off. I know that your car will not redline third gear at the end of the 1/4 mile. I do not think that it will improve your times.......

One way to find out....try it!

Yeah if your car does not shift into 4th by the end of the run, I don't think it will make a difference on or off...

Overdrive
 

You are dropping a gear, what do you think will happen

It won't even think about using that fourth gear with your foot to the floor. It will stay in the lowest gear possible and shift towards redline. So, I would saying turning overdrive off would be pretty pointless but it won't hurt your times.

However, if the transmission is shifting before redline you can place it in 1, go to 2, go to Drive and speed up that way. I've never drive a Protege with an automatic but if the automatic is badly designed you can get extra go juice doing that. I don't particularly recommend it or understand why you are running 1/4 miles with an auto anyway.

Good point
 

Yeah good point! WHY would you run an Automatic in the 1/4 mile?

Re: Good point
 

Thats a terrible point. Why wouldnt you run an automatic in the 1/4 mile?

Not like your going to win any races or set any speed records driving a protege down the track anyway, so what is the difference if its an auto or stick?


Hes obviously racing for fun, and an auto actually has advantages in the 1/4 mile, like consistency for example, if you want to bracket race...

This is the best solution. And by the way, they are putting special design autos in some drag racers now. Takes the guess work out of it.

Hmm.. maybe in two years time all drag races will be driven by robots :D
Soon to be followed by NASCAR...

Yeah good point! WHY would you run an Automatic in the 1/4 mile?
 

:bonk: Are you kidding? Must Muscle Cars that run the 1/4 mile are automatic....autos have there benifits, you'll never slip and miss a gear, you practically will always be 1st off the line, I am anyways...the only down fall from them is you cant shift when you want to.....and take an autp protege Vs a stick one..or an Auto Civic Vs the stick Civic If they both have the exact same driving skills then the stick would probely win by like .2 or .3 tenths on a seconds not much..but it is enouth to win the race

Alot of autos are used in 1/4 mile racing for the fact that its just a short sprint and you get more consistent shifting than with a stick. Yeah if you're good you can shift really fast with a manual, but you do get more consistent shifting with an auto thats properly set up/maintained/built.

in bracket racing then you get much more consistant times with an auto.

Let me just put it this way. Bracket racing is boooring. Take your time and build a real car instead of taking your POS to the track and feeling like your cool because you can consistently hit close to your dial-in.

But if you are running the 1/4 mile FOR SPEED, like it is supposed to be in the first place, it is retarted to take an automatic over a manual.