so i hear that gear 1 on a automatic car blows your transmition is it true???

Question

ok so i hear that yo can put your automatic cat on gear 1,2 or 3 and u can burn out when u accelerate but i heard that blows your transmition is it true????

Answer 1

dude your greately stressing the tranny, burning out in any forward gear

Answer 2

there is no reason you can't do a burn out in drive if your transmission is working at its peak. Automatic transmisisons are controlled by the speed of the vehicle and the RPM of the engine. As the speed of the engine increases and turns the transmission, the transmission fluid goes into channels in the transmission to move parts which tightens the band around the clutch system and then engages it in gear. When you have your transmission in first gear or Low, it prevents fluid from going into certain channels in the tranny to prevent it from shifting into second gear at a specified rpm. If you have your gearshift on second gear, your transmission starts in second gear and will not leave that gear until you move the gearshift into drive.

The best way to get performance out of automatic transmission is to get a shift kit or a stall converter which will make your transmission get locked into gear faster and change the shift points to a higher rpm which will better your acceleration.

Most normally aspirated engines make the most horsepower at higher rpm so if you get a higher stall rpm converter, you will shift at the most optimum hp range for your engine which will make you go the 1/4 mile faster.

hope this gives you a better understanding of how automatic transmissions work.

to answer your question. you cant expect high performance from factory stock automatic transmissions. If you have it in 1st and do a burn out, watch the rpm's in the engine so you dont blow up the motor by redlining it. Your transmission should be able to take it. but if it is slipping or you smell some burned oil or fluid smell, you need to change the fluid or have the band tightened. Its going to go out if its worn. Try not to dog your stock high mileage automatic transmission and you should have long life.

remember the high performance cars and such you see in movies and tv, most of them get rebuilt after each race or performance. A daily driver or factory tuned cars are not made to do burn outs and such with out serious upgrades.

so to answer your question, its not the matter of which gear you are in, its the fact that you are dogging your car by doing burn outs that will terminate your transmission.
good luck.

Answer 3

if you try and do a burn out and slam the gas pedal down and leave it to the floor then yea your engine will start to heat up and eventually blow either your trany or you engine completly. even tho most cars engines have a cut off point at around 7000 rpms it will still blow, itll just take a little longer. so my advise to you if you want to do a burnout in an automatic is dont give it to much gas, id say dont stay at anything over 5000 rpms.

Answer 4

Depends on the tranny. The th 350's an th400 are extremely durable, and 700r4's can be built to be as well. If its the engine an tranny that was in the car from the factory, you really don't have alot to worry about unless the drivetrain has signifigant problems.

Just don't neutral drop it. That can screw up alot of S**t.

Answer 5

Burning out in general puts a great amount of stress on your transmission. If your car wont do it from a stop light in drive anyways it wont help if you have it in first. You can also burn up a motor if you leave it in first to long due to the high amount of RPM's your putting through the motor.

Answer 6

burning out in any gear is not good..........but it doesnt matter what gear your in at launch......what your hearing is that if you hold the shift too long.....you,ll blow the tranny.....that,s true.......similar too holding your engine to high r,p,m.....over red line.......you,ll blow it............just make sure you shift when your h.p. peak,s.