I just bought my first Pontiac grand Prix its a 04 GT. I never owned a car that wasn't manual so I'm curious. If I drive in 3rd gear all the time from speeds of 45-50 will that ruin my trans. Whats the positives and negatives I will gain and loose ?
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10-17-2010
I just bought my first Pontiac grand Prix its a 04 GT. I never owned a car that wasn't manual so I'm curious. If I drive in 3rd gear all the time from speeds of 45-50 will that ruin my trans. Whats the positives and negatives I will gain and loose ?
10-17-2010
? anyone help
10-17-2010
I do that all the time, its like second nature now.
I drive only city really, so i just put it in 3rd and leave it there, top speed I hit is like 50 mph.
Here is the good news, your car is newer than mosts, so your 4th gear shaft is WAY better than the 97-02 cars, in 03 then switched the 4th gear to a hardend metal, so it wont strip the gear anymore.
So putting it in 3rd will never hurt the tranny when going those speeds.
10-17-2010
Thanks man good to know. Yeah I only travel local not high way so I'm leave it in 3rd all the time. I have flow masters on the car and it sounds way better with that gear. When I leave it in drive it always shifts to fourth and sounds not so good lol. If I were to go a little over 50 is that putting to much stress on the engine / trans ?Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch
10-17-2010
If you're doing 50 or faster i'd leave it in D.
if you're doing say 45 or less, 3 is fine.
It all depends on how often you like to kickdown and get some power. (not that you have much)
10-17-2010
Yeah not so much power but still a nice ride. How hard is it to put a stock supercharger on exactly? If I came across one for the future?If you're doing 50 or faster i'd leave it in D.
if you're doing say 45 or less, 3 is fine.
It all depends on how often you like to kickdown and get some power. (not that you have much
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10-17-2010
Leave it in drive let the trans do its thing.
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