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Why are there so many bloody autos!
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 3:54 pm
by nickyboy
First of all, i'm not dissing the auto, it's just not what i'm after. But why are so many automatic?
Every car maker makes an automatic, but not to the same ratio as the Prelude.
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:09 pm
by mercutio
just means there are loads of engines that havnt been thrashed to death and loads of cars that have been looked after more than the bb1,s
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:12 pm
by nickyboy
It's good to open up a car to it's maximum revs every now and then, especially VTECs. Can you actually thrash a DOHC VTEC engine?
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:23 pm
by Pushki
nickyboy wrote:Can you actually thrash a DOHC VTEC engine?
There's a red line on the rev counter. Red spells DANGER!!
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:26 pm
by nickyboy
Bouncing off the limiter constantly yes, but only an idiot would do that.
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:30 pm
by Pushki
You'd be surprised!
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:14 pm
by rob quilter
Buy one and swap it for a manual box
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:16 pm
by nickyboy
rob quilter wrote:Buy one and swap it for a manual box
If I could do it myself mate aye, but i'm no mechanic, and there's no specialists up here.
How much work is involved?
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:40 pm
by mercutio
not much more than a clutch change
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:48 pm
by nickyboy
Easy for a non specialist? What about ECUs? And of course the centre console swap