Thread 28584489

Automatic transmissions should not have more than three gears.

>should not have more than three gearsets
fixed

>>28584500
low iq post

>>28584489 (OP)
*one gear

>>28584489 (OP)
>one of the popular ones today have 10 but two being so close in ration its programmed to only use 9

>>28584489 (OP)
is there a legitimate reason? I've only ever known the 4 speed ones from the late 80s-90s

>>28584534
I don't know why
It doesn't want to shift no matter how hard you try

>>28584550
I have a 20+ year old 5-speed that has additional second and third gears called 2.5th and 3.5th even in factory docs lol
Used only when downshifting from 5th, the 4th is ignored.

>>28584523
How so?

>>28584489 (OP)
I still don't understand how tf a 2 speed slushbox is somehow the best option for drag racing or something

>>28584599
Checked and keked.

>>28584699
I don't think they really care about efficient cruising or noise levels over there.

>>28584699
LOADSA POWWA

>>28584699
Power glides are similar to a hydraulic clutch.
I don't believe they have any physical gears that can break.
99% of drag guys use TH400/80E variants these days though.

>>28584741
they have a set of planetaries like almost every automatic

>>28584699
because it only has two gears, you can fit bigger gears in the same space a 3 or even 4 speed would.

>>28584489 (OP)
>Automatic transmissions should not
ftfy

>>28585486
>he doesn't like road head

>>28585777
How exactly is a manual going to get in the way of that croozing on the highway? You're shifting exactly as much as an automatic would.

>>28585912
Why relegate yourself to highway speeds? He should be able to suck you any time.

>>28586043
alright you've convinced me

>>28584489 (OP)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi9pKTHN6JQ

>>28586895
me in the back

>>28584599
Keep that in mind
It was designed to stay two gears low all the time

>>28585912
>nut
>accidentally money shift into 1st
>BANG

>>28587195
Skill issue

>>28587195
>why yes, when I nut I have the mental clarity to depress the clutch pedal while forcing the gearbox into 1st gear

>>28584489 (OP)
Automatic transmissions should have infinite gears

>>28585777
3 on the tree, my friend. 3 on the tree.

>>28584534
If the variators are set to .999...: 1, does that make the ratio 1:1?

>>28584489 (OP)
Maybe for a race or performance application. In the real world anything less than 6 speeds sucks ass. 4 speeds either leave you doing 4k rpm down the highway or they have super tall and long gears that require too much downshifting on the highway. A 5 speed isn't much better.

>>28589402
Depends on the highway speed you usually drive at and your engine. If that's 120-130 kph, you'll be fine with 4 or 5 spd at 2.5k RPM or even lower.

>>28589356

So a CVT?