racing from a roll in a4

**cobrakiller99** · 07-11-2008, 10:33 AM

i was just wondering what was the best way to race from a roll in a a4. i usually downshift from D to either 3 or 2. what do you guys do?

**cobrakiller99** · 07-11-2008, 10:33 AM

i was just wondering what was the best way to race from a roll in a a4. i usually downshift from D to either 3 or 2. what do you guys do? and how do you guys race from a stop. i put it in 1 and shift till i smoke em.

**shady milkman** · 07-11-2008, 10:34 AM

straight to 3...going to 2 is pointless ....three eliminates OD and uses all the clutch packs when shifting...2 is technically only for towing ect.

**cobrakiller99** · 07-11-2008, 10:34 AM

disregard this one. sometimes my computer doesnt really load fast enough because my wireless isnt too good. and i thought of adding something new to it.

**shady milkman** · 07-11-2008, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by cobrakiller99

i was just wondering what was the best way to race from a roll in a a4. i usually downshift from D to either 3 or 2. what do you guys do? and how do you guys race from a stop. i put it in 1 and shift till i smoke em.

just put it in 3rd..simply as that..the 4l60e's are designed to be shifted manually like that..keep it in third and you will get better times.

**lemons12** · 07-11-2008, 11:26 AM

manually shifiting an A4....

anyways, put it in third and go.. you cant shift better than your computer...

A4 from a roll.

dig.. lol..

**the_formula** · 07-11-2008, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by lemons12

manually shifiting an A4....

anyways, put it in third and go.. you cant shift better than your computer...

A4 from a roll.

dig.. lol..

actually i ran a faster time manually shifting my a4 than when i let it auto shift..

**shady milkman** · 07-11-2008, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by the_formula

actually i ran a faster time manually shifting my a4 than when i let it auto shift..

....................thats odd

**cobrakiller99** · 07-11-2008, 12:31 PM

it feels faster when i down shift when rolling. and it feels it has more torque when i shift from one from a dig.

**the_formula** · 07-11-2008, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by shady milkman

....................thats odd

thats what we all thought..but its true...but my tranny holds second too long at high rpm so when i manual shift it i shift to third early to compensate for the delay...

**shady milkman** · 07-11-2008, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by cobrakiller99

it feels faster when i down shift when rolling. and it feels it has more torque when i shift from one from a dig.

its the same gears..there is no more torque...your experiencing a downshift..if you throw it into third from a dig..it will perform/give out just as much power as shifting from 1-2-3.

**cobrakiller99** · 07-11-2008, 05:58 PM

is it bad for the transmisson by doing that?

**blackhawk01** · 07-11-2008, 06:24 PM

usually how we do it down here is you slam it after the second honk..that way by the third one you are already in gear and taking off like you would be in a manual by the time the third honk hits

**Mr. Luos** · 07-11-2008, 07:23 PM

If you run faster manually, then you need a tune.

The computer SHOULD do your shifting for you. Down and up.

**lemons12** · 07-12-2008, 05:59 AM

Originally Posted by the_formula

actually i ran a faster time manually shifting my a4 than when i let it auto shift..

theres something wrong..

Originally Posted by cobrakiller99

it feels faster when i down shift when rolling. and it feels it has more torque when i shift from one from a dig.

of course it FEELS like it, your concentrating on something else instead of how fast your going, no more TQ... thats silly.

Originally Posted by blackhawk01

usually how we do it down here is you slam it after the second honk..that way by the third one you are already in gear and taking off like you would be in a manual by the time the third honk hits

yep you just got to time it right.

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

If you run faster manually, then you need a tune.

The computer SHOULD do your shifting for you. Down and up.

+1, like i said something wrong.

**35thz28camaro** · 07-12-2008, 06:14 AM

if i am racing from a dig i just put it in drive but i do a lot of racing from about a 45mph roll, i just drop it in second as soon as take off push it to OD and let the computer do the shifting

***doberman 152*** · 07-12-2008, 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

If you run faster manually, then you need a tune.

The computer SHOULD do your shifting for you. Down and up.

Beat me to it , A good tune and Mash it. WOT- WOT

**shady milkman** · 07-12-2008, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by 35thz28camaro

if i am racing from a dig i just put it in drive but i do a lot of racing from about a 45mph roll, i just drop it in second as soon as take off push it to OD and let the computer do the shifting

weird...you want to have it in 3rd ALL THE TIME when you race....3rd gear will pull until 135mph..with 3.23s then you'd need to shift it into OD for fourth. 3rd uses al the clutch packs

**nhraformula** · 07-12-2008, 06:46 AM

ive done testing at the track where i shifted some runs down the track then i let the puter do its job
the computer had better times

**35thz28camaro** · 07-12-2008, 07:02 AM

Originally Posted by shady milkman

weird...you want to have it in 3rd ALL THE TIME when you race....3rd gear will pull until 135mph..with 3.23s then you'd need to shift it into OD for fourth. 3rd uses al the clutch packs

my car runs the same if i am od or 3rd, but in a roll race it is faster if i down shift, so my rpm's are up for the take off