Question for fellow QC guys?

[ViperCLKGTR]

Does anyone drive in low gear? I've always just driven in Drive but I bumped into a Lightning guy and he says he puts it in 1 or 2 to drive around in town for quick romps that "pop up".

I like the idea of having instant power but at the same time I don't wanna put any extra stress on the tranny, then again would it stress the tranny anymore than regular, it would be less shifting? Im stuck at a loss, transmissions scare me haha

Yes RC guys we know, we know....

 

[Mopar]

I drop mine into 2nd all the time and hammer it.

 

[Yellow venom]

I shift mine in first and second all the time, but my tranny has "a few" upgrades! Lol. I would say on a stock tranny it's gonna be tough on it! It may build a little more heat also.

 

[VPRPWRD]

6 SPEED SWAP!!!!!!

 

[BlackMamba50]

Yeah I do too, love 2nd gear. Go to 7:30 into the video, little 2nd gear action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clm1oxQs-4Q

 

[VenomTruck]

I just leave the tow/haul button on to keep it from getting into 4th gear. It gets into second instantly when you punch it as long as you have that on.

 

[ARRESTmeRed04]

Won't hurt anything but your fuel mileage....

 

[VENOMOUS1 RACING]

It's been sooo long ago...
I manually shifted mine during races, left it in drive otherwise. It takes no time to hit tow/haul and be prepared if you KNOW you're about to race :burnout:
Like mentioned, you'll just get worse mileage leaving it in 3rd or whatever. Likely burn out clutches faster as tranny will run much hotter as well.

 

[shorty]

Frankly running in a lower gear in town never occurred to me. :rock: 1st my "in town" consists of 90% 50 mph or above. 2ndly when I put the peddle to the floor the tranny always jumps to the appropriate gear. Anything under 50 mph and it will break the tires loose :rock: so can't see the need to waste gas and keep the engine revved up higher than need be. :dontknow: But that is just me, others here have a lot more experience Mexican racing than I.

 

[YellowFever]

Does anyone drive in low gear? I've always just driven in Drive but I bumped into a Lightning guy and he says he puts it in 1 or 2 to drive around in town for quick romps that "pop up".

I like the idea of having instant power but at the same time I don't wanna put any extra stress on the tranny, then again would it stress the tranny anymore than regular, it would be less shifting? Im stuck at a loss, transmissions scare me haha

Yes RC guys we know, we know....

I always leave mine in drive with the O/D off in town. Races are usually over in a couple hundred feet anyway, so i'ts pretty easy to pull it down into low if you think you need it.

 

[06SRT10]

ViperCLKGtr, what exhaust/header/muffler system are you running?

 

[FlyingLow]

I keep it in tow haul mode when I'm just driving around town.

 

[ViperPete]

Id never do something like that.

I would not inflict additional heat on an already weak transmission unless I knew I was going to race someone. There is no point cruising around in a low gear.

Manual transmission is different though. Although I don't keep it in low gears unnecessarily either.