Auto tranny?!? - Page 3

3.5SE Auto · Oct 18th, 2002, 05:21 PM

wtf does sortanewbie mean?

Buddy02 · Oct 18th, 2002, 05:27 PM

your not a newbie but not quite an enthusiast! LOL

lizzy494 · Oct 18th, 2002, 05:29 PM

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Originally posted by 3.5SE Auto
wtf does sortanewbie mean?

Don't fret, I just realized I've become an enthusiast and I only have 26 posts, so you won't be that for long.

scottlny · Oct 18th, 2002, 07:15 PM

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Originally posted by 3.5SE Auto
wtf does sortanewbie mean?

only 10 more posts to go.. c'mon you can do it..

3.5SE Auto · Oct 18th, 2002, 08:10 PM

what me? a postwhore? i couldn't do that. oh snap, i just did it.

f*** d*** s***

Ratwayne · Oct 18th, 2002, 09:35 PM

I thought we left all that? Bullshit still prevails therefore we are ED. Lets rise above OK?

SILENT_RUNNER · Oct 19th, 2002, 05:34 AM

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Originally posted by Ratwayne
I thought we left all that? Bullshit still prevails therefore we are ED. Lets rise above OK?

???

Ratwayne · Oct 19th, 2002, 11:15 AM

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Originally posted by 3.5SE Auto
wtf does sortanewbie mean?

In the Middle I guess, do a few more posts and it should change?

Oct 19th, 2002, 11:27 AM

the auto shifts smooth but would be a whole hell of lot better if it were a 5 speed auto. other than that you can really rost your tires for an auto.

freezing_frost · Feb 26th, 2004, 10:25 PM

Didn't want to make a new thread and be told to "search" so... I hope someone will still look at this thread. hahaha

There's only upshifting being stated here... What about downshifting?

I know for most of the older automatic trannys (non-gated), 1st gear is pretty much off limits for downshifting cause it's such a short gear compared to 2nd. Though, it can be done but it'll be a massive jolt on the car.

Is the Automatic Gated Shifter on the Altima, built to act as a tiptronic/sportmatic/etc unit?

And can you downshift from 4th-3rd-2nd-1st smoothly or just 4th-3rd-2nd smoothy?

wild willy · Feb 27th, 2004, 04:35 AM

[quote=freezing_frost].

Is the Automatic Gated Shifter on the Altima, built to act as a tiptronic/sportmatic/etc unit?

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No it is not........Personally...I feel if you want to shift it yourself..get a 5 speed.

1969iggy · Mar 12th, 2004, 12:43 PM

To get back on topic...

I have the 2002 3.5 SE with Auto, and i think the shifting of the auto tranny is CRAPPY...

I had a 1969 dodge coronet that had a 318 and a 3 speed auto transmission that only had 210 HP and it would snap your neck back when it shifted.

The Altima lacks that snap in the Auto in my opinion. It needs some kind of shift kit to perform as a "sport sedan" should (IMO).

Maybe i'm just living in the past, but if you think the stock tranny is good, you are either too slow or too young to know a good shift.

Oh well.

T

Coco · Mar 12th, 2004, 12:56 PM

Maxima owners have installed shift kits or torque converters to improve shifting. I don't know of any Altima owners that have done this yet.

wild willy · Mar 12th, 2004, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Coco

Maxima owners have installed shift kits or torque converters to improve shifting. I don't know of any Altima owners that have done this yet.

I know I would love one..My tranny is a big puss

1QIKALTY · Mar 18th, 2004, 04:14 PM

I have an '04 auto Alty 3.5. I think the auto is a pretty good tranny myself. If left in D, it shifts very smooth, which is good sometimes if you just want to cruise or whatever. I have found that if manually shifted, it's a whole different car. I have chirped into 2nd more than a couple of times on the street (not at the track) and it's much more fun to drive that way. My car is bone stock and my best ET is in sig.

Jon