hey guys I know they say when your racing or horsing around, that its best to cut the overdrive off. But is it me or does it feel like it has more torque with it on?
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No. Not at all.
Look at it this way.
I want you to bring your car up to about 35. (So you don't injure yourself since obviously, your not all that familiar with your cars power yet which I concluded from the above).
Now, click the Over Drive off, you'll feel the car pull back quite a bit. Now, Give it some gas, just not WOT. Floor it a little though. Feel the damn kick?
Don't start with it off, do what I just said exactly, don't pretend to, just go ahead and do it. It'll really show you the difference.
When you do, come back and see if you wanna revise that statement... if you don't there might be something wrong with your O/D switch :lmao
Look at it this way.
I want you to bring your car up to about 35. (So you don't injure yourself since obviously, your not all that familiar with your cars power yet which I concluded from the above).
Now, click the Over Drive off, you'll feel the car pull back quite a bit. Now, Give it some gas, just not WOT. Floor it a little though. Feel the damn kick?
Don't start with it off, do what I just said exactly, don't pretend to, just go ahead and do it. It'll really show you the difference.
When you do, come back and see if you wanna revise that statement... if you don't there might be something wrong with your O/D switch :lmao
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They call them newbies for a reason. LOL
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Somebody is a little cranky. Do you have a little sand in your vagina?vichael1 said:
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I don't think your car has anything wrong. The reason it might seem to pull more with the T/A on is there is less tire spin and the T/A helps the tires grip, but the way it does that is by taking some power away from the spinning tires until they catch better traction. So because the tires seem to catch quicker it might seem to pull more. 
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I used to do that until on day I was starting from a light and a Chevy cavilier tried to fly by. I floored it with the T/A off and my car went completely sideways. Scared the sh*t out of me. From then on I figured the T/A wasn't all bad.
I don't mean this in a gay way. But I love you.neckbonekat said:
Dude. THERE is no way the car pulls harder with O/D on unless something is seriously screwed up, no no... there isn't even that possibility. No.
Your just dumb. Sorry kid. You seem decent, but no.
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Well I know what I'm feeling. And its nowhere near as strong with the od off. You would think that it should be but it's not, not in my car anyway. I've been trying different ways to toy with it for some time now. (at least a year). But like I said i'll take it to the shop if all else fails.
Oh dear god.
WHEN the light on the dash comes on, it clearly reads O/D off. THAT is when your over drive is well... off , it's not exactly "more power" it's more access to it so to speak. Here is a crude explanation which has no real mechanical or technical explanation.
Alright, so you have seven ice pops, 2 blue, 1 green, an orange... wait, wrong explanation.
Seriously.
Auto vehicle aka stangie.
With OverDrive on (when the dash light is off), you have "4 gears" so to speak. The vehicle has sort of... a "Buffer" the over drive creates? So when you accelerate with it on, it's softer, smoother, and more fuel efficent.
When you click overdrive off, aka the dash light comes on, you access the raw power, you are tossing between the 3 raw gears, no cushion there.
WHEN the light on the dash comes on, it clearly reads O/D off. THAT is when your over drive is well... off , it's not exactly "more power" it's more access to it so to speak. Here is a crude explanation which has no real mechanical or technical explanation.
Alright, so you have seven ice pops, 2 blue, 1 green, an orange... wait, wrong explanation.
Seriously.
Auto vehicle aka stangie.
With OverDrive on (when the dash light is off), you have "4 gears" so to speak. The vehicle has sort of... a "Buffer" the over drive creates? So when you accelerate with it on, it's softer, smoother, and more fuel efficent.
When you click overdrive off, aka the dash light comes on, you access the raw power, you are tossing between the 3 raw gears, no cushion there.
Lmao. Good call, I gained a little respect for you haha.
I am not emotional just a jerk sometimes haha, it's rough in these daggon parts of town (thats me being a hillbilly) haha. ANYWAY...
to the point, the comments I did mention above minus the ice pop part was serious... that is a good newb level explanation.
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