 Why Do Cars "bounce" in Low Gears? |
 Dec 15, 2008 - 4:58 PM
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I have a decent knowledge of how transmissions work, but I can't understand why a transmission would "bounce" or jerk when in low gears and not high gears.
What I mean by this is: When driving around in 1st, if you let go of the gas your car will bounce around and jerk like no other, but if you let go of the gas going 60 in 5th, it will slow down smoothly. Why is this? |
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Dec 25, 2008 - 1:17 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 22, '04 From FL Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
My car is putting out waaaay too much torque I think. They gave me a dyno number at 261hp to the wheels but never gave me my torque number and of course they havent retained my numbers. I have not been to a dyno since.
At first I used to spin my wheels in every gear but a year later I can control the beast. She is now parked as im going on my vacation and she is broken. My drive belt broke and I think it was alternator that caused it. I can spin it while its cold but when it freezes up when I start the engine. New one is due to arrive January 1st or 2nd so I will be fixing it on the 4th when I come back from Caribbean. -------------------- Captain Pessimist
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mrgrape Why Do Cars "bounce" in Low Gears? Dec 15, 2008 - 4:58 PM
95CelicaST silly mrgrape. those are hydraulics. no one in the... Dec 15, 2008 - 5:02 PM jesterwr217 QUOTE (mrgrape @ Dec 15, 2008 - 4:58... Dec 15, 2008 - 5:09 PM RickJamesBish THIS THREAD IS AWESOME!!1!!1! Dec 15, 2008 - 5:43 PM x_itchy_b_x torque. your "band" is smaller in lower ... Dec 15, 2008 - 6:07 PM enderswift do you mean your letting off the gas in first gear... Dec 15, 2008 - 6:51 PM stephen_lee i think he means when you're cruising at like ... Dec 25, 2008 - 12:11 AM hurley97 QUOTE (mrgrape @ Dec 15, 2008 - 4:58... Dec 25, 2008 - 12:24 AM bslik i think i kno wat op is talking about
i thought it... Dec 25, 2008 - 12:32 AM Hanyo you have blown shocks Dec 25, 2008 - 3:21 AM Rayme physics behind the high gear ratio and..that's... Dec 25, 2008 - 12:31 PM yarik83 Well my question is.. with my 3rd gen swap.. I can... Dec 25, 2008 - 12:35 PM
Batman722 QUOTE (yarik83 @ Dec 25, 2008 - 12:3... Dec 25, 2008 - 12:54 PM jcbass7 i'm pretty sure he is talking about a situatio... Dec 25, 2008 - 1:48 PM |
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