Crzylizard

That would take shifting of the auto tranny, or just punching the gas to get the car to loose grip and shift to the higher gear.

pisetup

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What do you mean shift to a higher gear? I thought it was a bad idea to shift with an automatic.

Crzylizard

It is bad. But that is alos the only way i cant think of to get a auto to drop that much torque thru a turn

EDIT: I could be very much wrong on this. Its been forever and a day since ive owned an auto. But it also had a shift kit, where i was shifting it just like a clutchless manual. So, I am falible.

WestSideBilly

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No. Use your left foot on the brake if you need to modulate both. A lot of people frown on left-braking an auto, but it makes for quicker corner exits since you can load up the TC without gaining speed. Not exactly easy on the car...

psionic98

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and for whoever was talking about breaking, if you really gotta stop hard like how manuals can hold clutch and brake at the same time for tranny disengaging, autos can shift up into neut since there is no lockout between N and D, but again, auto shifting isnt good for automatic, just my .02

vegasboy301

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how about hitting the hand brake while in a turn, or a coldasac? and doing a kind of 180?

Alan

If the car ever dies, don't put it into P when the car is still moving Either stop the car completely or put it into N and start here up again
Rather, than that, that is all I can say.

Cheers

defeated26

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i do this when i'm on gravel or dirt, but i don't on pavement or normal roads. A lot of people seem to be afraid of their handbrake, but when i'm throwing my car around dirt/ gravel it's an easy way to get the car to bring the rear-end around. Just go slow at first and try it to get used to the feel and eventually it will seem very natural.

I left foot brake all the time, but it's just what i'm used to. I do notice that i tend to be hard on brake pads and rotors but nothing extreme. I have had my lancer about 6 months and i'm pretty sure the front brake pads need to be replaced very soon, but they were worn when i got the car so that's not all my fault.

Danny Boy

WSB, I tried that left-foot braking thing just now. It's nice, I noticed I was able to corner a little better cuz I didn't spend any of that coasting time moving my right foot over between gas and brake. There's one problem, though. It's really really tough on the nizzuts. It's quite a tough squeeze down there when you have your left foot over the brake and your right over the gas. So, make sure you don't have any quads when you're ready to try it.

bobaab

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why is it bad to shift with the autos??