ok thanks
, it sucks having a friend and brother that think they know what they are talking about when they dont -_-
who? me..? trying to troll? lol nah bro, i'm no expert, but i know what im talking about, maybe i explain it bad. but I know my car. i drive it ALOT, put alot of miles on it and been driving it for a while. I've gotten very used to how my car operates itself.
As far as down shifting, i never do, its an auto. I'm saying i only do during an emergency when you REALLY have to stop right this instant before you hit someone or some idiot who is not driving properly in front of you on the highway for example. And I do so with Braking, i dont down shift alone in an auto. Don't believe me, I am no guru, bash on my words all you want, but I've gotten so used to my car, I've noticed that in D4 it almost always shift from 3rd to 4rth right when you hit about 60. and as far as downshifting, im only speaking of downshifting from 4rth to 3rd where you dont even have to engage that little button on the shifter, (im talking about automatic transmission in this case based on the thread), you can just pull back and the shifter, slides back into 3rd with ease, its meant to shift between those two gears. I dont know, may sound stupid to you, but believe me when I tell you, I drive everyday, about 25miles a day sometimes, all over the new york metro area which is huge, I've noticed alot of little things about my car. When you drive your car so much it's not just a thing anymore, its like it becomes a part of your arm or something.
Anyway, the times ive had to brake and stop short and downshift from 4rth to 3rd it does so with ease, no jerking motions, no painful noises or anything. Now, shifting in auto, anywhere from first to third and back, does require correct judgement of the motor's rpms, if you're going too fast, down shift at the wrong time, yes its bad, 'cause its not shifting for you, you are. With stick you more so you have to learn to judge when to shift and have correct judgement of where in the rpm band you are and speed and into which gear and what not. Sometimes I would just judge naturally on current speed and sound of the motor, with smooth shifts, when I drive stick that is. Basically, you learn this through time, lots of practice and lots of driving. I tried one time, a while ago, when I first bought the car, what this member is talking about. From a complete stop, with auto, wide open throttle, in first, i hit redline then i shifted quickly to 2nd, and the car does not shift right. It's slow to shift, you lose power and it feels like you're straining it. It's just not designed to race. That's why you get stick to have full control of how you shift. Auto is meant for daily driving. It shifts early, usually at 2500-3000rpm depending on how much throttle. I have noticed though when you floor it, it does shift at about 5000rpm by itself. but, like i said before, i still dont recommend racing with an auto tranny. You can shift yourself yes, but Not as if you're on a track. If you shift in auto, give it a little gas and shift early, before you hit 3krpm, not 5, nice and smoothly how its meant to, if at all. Otherwise I dont recommend it. Only if you leave it in third, then it wont shift to fourth, you HAVE to shift to 4rth yourself. I do notice a little more power though. Since it's already in third and wont shift to fourth itself it will stay in third as you climb the rpms. Don't know if this makes any sense to you guys, or sounds like total horseschytt to you guys, but hey, im just speaking through my own experience with my own car i've gotten so used to. I love driving it though, in love with the integra, and dont care about driving any other car really. Cheers