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Engine Leaving car on third gear

Discussion in 'Powertrain' started by 93geoprizm, Apr 8, 2008.

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    93geoprizm Active Member

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    lol yea
    on the other hand, as soon as i hit 35 im switching to fifth and just cruise after that lol not a big fan of high reving unless needed
    93geoprizm, Apr 8, 2008
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    Scarficito Guest

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    Leaving car on third gear

    well, i was wondering, is it ok to have my overdrive button off most of the time and just drive with the third gear. i like the pull better on third than on the fourth gear overdrive. its an automatic 99 le.
    Scarficito, Apr 8, 2008
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    GSE21tuner Formerly rollatuner110. Representing AZLexus.club

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    Yeah, it's fine, but don't keep the motor at high RPM's all the time. Oh, and watch your mileage drop. LOL
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    while you might like the pull, as mentioned, your fuel economy will drop considerably. O/D is a cruise gear - it's not meant to pull, it's meant to conserve gas.
    falnfenix, Apr 9, 2008
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    i used to drag race on third gear redline and switch to o/d all the time,nothing happen.
    xplicitcorolla99, Apr 10, 2008
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    GSE21tuner Formerly rollatuner110. Representing AZLexus.club

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    He means driving with it off all the time, not racing occasionally.
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    sorry my bad,never did that before i just left it on o/d most of the time.
    xplicitcorolla99, Apr 10, 2008
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