Semi auto euro is faster. ;) (experimenting)

**Faiz** · 19-11-2004 07:38 PM

well i went out for a drive today. I approached a long stretched straight wide road. I stopped my car as i approached, looked around notin coming or behind me. I switched it to semi auto and accelerated full on in first gear. I accelerated until 80 km/hour. And noticing my rpm metre needle was 1000 short of the redline and changed the gear to 2nd and switched back to auto. From what i noticed this is faster than the automatic trans.

am i illusional or what? i dont know. But is it good for the car to rev so hard i mean from hwat i described??? does it reck the car or anything (i have little or no knowldge on car engines)??

Hope you guys have a good weekend.

**Type R Positive** · 19-11-2004 08:35 PM

this is what my commodore mates do. But rev that sucker past redline! You are missing out on alot of power.

**sugapopcandy** · 19-11-2004 09:53 PM

How is that faster than leaving it fully automatic mode? It's usually slower in sequential mode since you either hit the rev limit then shift or shift too early, both makes you slower from 0 - 100km/h than leaving it in automatic mode with WOT.

**EuroAccord13** · 19-11-2004 10:03 PM

Actually, some cars go faster with tip shifting, I'm not sure about the euro though, have you got some measuring device to help back up your claim?

CHEERS

**aaronng** · 19-11-2004 11:12 PM

Faiz, once your car is fully run in and serviced, try out that last 1000rpm. It'll be fun. Be careful where you do it though.

**Faiz** · 20-11-2004 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by aaronng

Faiz, once your car is fully run in and serviced, try out that last 1000rpm. It'll be fun. Be careful where you do it though.

my car is serviced and all (10 000km) I dont know know if your being sarcastic? 10 000 rpm???? That would reck the engine wouldnt it?

I am not sure, i just hope you guys are not lieing to me and making go and do a stupid thing. The reason i said the semi auto was faster because in auto trans the car reaches 80 in 3rd gear. I will do 0-100 times if i get the oppurtunity and see what the results are. I will be postng results soon.

**euro77** · 20-11-2004 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by Faiz

my car is serviced and all (10 000km) I dont know know if your being sarcastic? 10 000 rpm???? That would reck the engine wouldnt it?

I am not sure, i just hope you guys are not lieing to me and making go and do a stupid thing. The reason i said the semi auto was faster because in auto trans the car reaches 80 in 3rd gear. I will do 0-100 times if i get the oppurtunity and see what the results are. I will be postng results soon.

he said to try out the last 1000rpm, not saying to rev your engine to 10000rpm, you can't anyway, it will cut off at 7300 rpm.

He meant rev it to 7000 rpm (1000 more from your last try at 6000 rpm).

yeah, make sure you be careful where you do it, make sure there will be no cars and pedestrians going to be in your way.

**yfin** · 20-11-2004 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by Faiz

my car is serviced and all (10 000km) I dont know know if your being sarcastic? 10 000 rpm???? That would reck the engine wouldnt it?

I am not sure, i just hope you guys are not lieing to me and making go and do a stupid thing. The reason i said the semi auto was faster because in auto trans the car reaches 80 in 3rd gear. I will do 0-100 times if i get the oppurtunity and see what the results are. I will be postng results soon.

Your car has 10,000k on the odo and you have never hit 7000rpm? My goodness - running through 6000-7000rpm in the Euro is one of the reasons I love this car... You are not going to wreck your car by hitting 7000rpm - just make sure the car is warmed up and be prepared for the addiction that follows. It is like a sickness. I am struck with the disease and need my daily dose of 7000rpm.

Anyone else have this disease?

**Faiz** · 20-11-2004 11:21 AM

well if you say so, i will definetly try it out. Whats so special about it though? Sudden boost of torque i am guessing because of the vtecs nature?

**sugapopcandy** · 20-11-2004 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by Faiz

The reason i said the semi auto was faster because in auto trans the car reaches 80 in 3rd gear. I will do 0-100 times if i get the oppurtunity and see what the results are. I will be postng results soon.

You're telling me you redlined 1st gear, 2nd gear and when the auto trans shifted into 3rd you are only at 80km/h ?!?!

Did you push the pedal all the way down to the floor at all or did you just press it half way and expect it to rev hard?

No wonder you think semi auto is faster, you didn't even rev up to redline in full automatic mode, and when in semi auto it doesn't shift up for you unless you do it yourself, thus you feel the urge to push forward when you are in 1st gear.

**Type R Positive** · 20-11-2004 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by yfin

Your car has 10,000k on the odo and you have never hit 7000rpm? My goodness - running through 6000-7000rpm in the Euro is one of the reasons I love this car... You are not going to wreck your car by hitting 7000rpm - just make sure the car is warmed up and be prepared for the addiction that follows. It is like a sickness. I am struck with the disease and need my daily dose of 7000rpm.

Anyone else have this disease?

Right on brother!!! My missus gets the shits when I drive around on redline but she is coming around (she is starting to do it

).

I love being able to do 100km/h in 2nd and 150km/h in 3rd. I think the flywheel must be a bit heavy because the engine breaking is not that good at all, too smooth!

**yfin** · 20-11-2004 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by Type R Positive

Right on brother!!! My missus gets the shits when I drive around on redline but she is coming around (she is starting to do it

).

I love being able to do 100km/h in 2nd and 150km/h in 3rd. I think the flywheel must be a bit heavy because the engine breaking is not that good at all, too smooth!

Faiz doesn't know what he is missing

- there is also no way 3rd gear was 80k/ph in the auto - he must have been gentle on the gas and it changed to 3rd. I don't have the auto but according to Wheels magazine the auto in 1st maxes out at 69kph (7100rpm) and 121k/ph in 2nd gear (7100rpm)...

That is a real shame as auto Euro drivers will mainly experience 6000rpm in 1st gear -- unless they drive well over 100kph which is usually over the speed limit in Australia.

At least with the 6mt we can experience 6000rpm in both 1st and 2nd and still be legal.

For the manual - Type R positive - I am fairly sure 3rd gear max is around 140k/ph not 150km/h.