re improvements in automatic transmissions in article apr westminster ac uk jkjec westminster ac uk shazad barlas writes i just wanted to know to wheelspin in an auto you keep the gear in n gas it then stick the gear in d i ve never tried this but am sure it works but does this screw up the autobox we re having a bit of a debate about it here ah yes the neutral slam i know that gm tested the old th s and th s by shifting from reverse to forward gears repeatedly while holding the engine at high rpms the units hold up incredibly well this is also the recommended technique to rock a stuck vehicle out of the mud i think the hydraulics are up to the task but the mechanicals of the driveline may object by breaking something ericy i agree about the durability of the old th trannies from gm while i never intentionally slamed my firebird ci conv into gear i would leave the trannie in low read st grab hold hit the pedal and once the tires grabbed take off when i reached about mph the turbo auto would shift to s read super or nd and leave about to foot of double stripped rubber on the ground most everyone i knew at the time was quite impressed with peeling out at mph the trannie held up just fine motor mounts would last about a year until i tied the motor down with large chains oh yea fyi pontiac ci bored over large valve heads holley spread bore crain blazer cam don t remember the specs positrac hooker headers dual exhaust get this conv leather seats power windows power top ac cruise etc oh yea i also pulled the cocktail shakers weights from the front and removed the lead pellet from the accelerator pedal damn us regulations oh how i miss that car under sec and about to mpg well i don t miss the mpg front wheels off the ground with three quick jabs at the pedal bent pushrods stripped rocker studs every months i really wonder what kind of rev s i was turning no tach re improvements in automatic transmissions anyone seen one of these lately i d buy it back in a sec open top brent
