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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 10:57 AM
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How can you spin the wheels in an auto

i have an all stock FC with 156hp and an auto tranny its an N/A , anything that would give me enough toqure to turn em over?
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 11:03 AM
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drop it in overdrive 1 lol

edit: oops. you dont have a clutch to drop..

floor it in overdrive 1

edit 2: did you give yourself 5 stars?
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 11:06 AM
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hit the brake and the gas..... it might keep the tires spinning i dunno. if not hit gas and hold brake and do a neutral drop. then one foot on the gas and one foot on the break. 5 speed is so much easier images

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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 11:09 AM
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torque converter
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 11:11 AM
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lol sounds like a tranny ripper bunch
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 12:15 PM
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Guys the Auto cant spin the wheels at all. No even with a powerbrake. It has no torque to do so. It will go to about 2 grand on the tach and not move, thats all. It sucks I know and thats why Im getting a 5 speed finally
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 12:45 PM
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With a Probe GT, you can hold the brake, rev it to 1500 and floor it as you release the brake and you'll usually get wheelspin.

With my auto PGT I usually just find a nice wet spot on the ground and follow above procedure. MAD wheelspin.
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 12:59 PM
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Originally posted by stickgoat
With a Probe GT, you can hold the brake, rev it to 1500 and floor it as you release the brake and you'll usually get wheelspin.

With my auto PGT I usually just find a nice wet spot on the ground and follow above procedure. MAD wheelspin.
HAHA Good call

My friend has one just like yours and his spins pretty nice for auto.
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 01:21 PM
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Originally posted by darkwaveboi

edit 2: did you give yourself 5 stars?
lol
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 01:29 PM
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i can spin mine sometimes i have a 90 vert n/a auto all i do is put it in low press the hold button, press brakes and floor gas slowly let of the brakes and wala passengerside wheel begins to spin (like i said sometimes) if u get it just right u can hold it at about 5k and watch the smoke roll out the sides r just do like vosko said and do a neutral drop but i wouldn't recommend doing this to many times as it will **** the tranny up quick
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 01:35 PM
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just barely hold the brake (enough so it doesn't roll) then mash the gas.. that'll hold the front tires to the ground and the engine will overpower the rear brakes.
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 01:48 PM
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cough.... torque converter.....
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 01:55 PM
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"cough.... torque converter....."

y do u keep saying this ? is there something else he should know?
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 01:59 PM
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Get a higher stall. Then hold down the brakes, mash the gas and then let go of the brakes. Youll get heafty wheel spin, dunno about a burn out tho
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 02:07 PM
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how do u get a higher stall?
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 02:09 PM
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I don't recommend neutral drop. Yes you will get wheel spin and also need new tranny sooner.
Take you tranny to a local transmission place that can reprogram the hydrolic set up. This will cause less slip on first gear. But then your tranny overheads.
Or you could adjust your bias to the rear brakes and you would essentialy not have any rear brakes. Then you can spin them anytime you want. Then you CRASH!! (Not recommended)

Better just buy a used 5 speed and do it right.
All you will do now is just keep buying tires.
Also if you do, do a 5 speed swap. Replace the u joints if there is any small play. If not you will snap them when you pop the clutch.
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 02:14 PM
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Originally posted by HuggyBear
cough.... torque converter.....
Cough... do you know how a torque convertor works? No one makes a higher stall convertor for RX-7's, so that's out of the question.

For the original poster... hook up an old windsheild washer container in the rear of the car to spray bleach on the tires, and buy a linelok. You'll make wicked tiresmoke, and blue smoke too boot!
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 02:18 PM
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Re: Mephis

Originally posted by powermalex
I don't recommend neutral drop. Yes you will get wheel spin and also need new tranny sooner.
Take you tranny to a local transmission place that can reprogram the hydrolic set up. This will cause less slip on first gear. But then your tranny overheads.
Or you could adjust your bias to the rear brakes and you would essentialy not have any rear brakes. Then you can spin them anytime you want. Then you CRASH!! (Not recommended)

Better just buy a used 5 speed and do it right.
All you will do now is just keep buying tires.
Also if you do, do a 5 speed swap. Replace the u joints if there is any small play. If not you will snap them when you pop the clutch.
You can't reprogram anything in an auto tranny. You're thinking of a higher stall converotr, and again, no one makes one for rexes. As the revs get higher, the fluid slip in the torque convertor decreases, and almost locks up. A higher stall torque convertor just changes the point at which the convertor reaches that efficiency.
Over heating tranny comes with any slip. A $40 additional oil cooler will fix that problem.

I agree, no nuetral hits. That's a good way to rip your planetary apart. You should see some of the C4's I've rebuilt as the sun gear instantaneously changes directly during the 1-2 shift. Any cars making any kind of torque will rip apart the bands and sun gears.
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 02:21 PM
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when I have the money I plan on getting a TII tranny for my n/a which is auto right now. I don't wanna get the N/A 5spd because of the HP limits on it, even though the TII still has limits, it's better
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 03:50 PM
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just do it in the rain...
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 04:33 PM
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Stick a jack under the diff and raise the rear wheels off the ground, grab either wheel and spin it around all you want!

Oh, and make sure you block the front wheels
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 05:04 PM
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reverse for about 5-feet & high RPM, quickly shift to Drive, and gas it.
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 05:23 PM
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http://www.protorque.com/protorque_new/prodln/pl_im.

Last edited by HuggyBear; Aug 18, 2002 at 05:29 PM.
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 05:49 PM
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reverse for about 5-feet & high RPM, quickly shift to Drive, and gas it.
and then watch tha tranny fall into peices as you try to drive off
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 05:59 PM
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he asked how to spin the tires, not how to prolong transmission life.
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