5 Speed Auto? So Where's 5Th?

[Deep Dish V35]

In the months ive owned my V35, the auto trans has never gone into 5th.... i cant even select it in tiptronic....

Is there a trick to this?

[Son Gokou]

Which model of V35 you have?

The 250GT only have 4 speed auto.

[Chris Rogers]

4 gears + lockup. thats 5.

[Deep Dish V35]

its the 250gt. looks like i got stooged... was advertised as a 5 speed auto...

Well in that case, the base model gearbox is a bit rubbish then. gear changes take foooooorrrrrreeeeeevvvvvveeeeerrrr and tiptronic still chooses whatever gear the computer wants.

Maybe theres a way to make gear changes become near instantaneous rather than holding on to 6500rpm for over 2 seconds? and in any selection mode....

Edited March 26, 2011 by Trick V35

[Love350GT]

I dont know much about 250GT but for my coupe the tiptronic never works like the way I want, alway shift lazy and slow. However you should understand this is the technology from early year 2000, thats what you can expect..

[scotty nm35]

Just get a shift kit, I have instant changes.

The gearbox ecu also drops engine timing before gear changes which take a while, its designed to save wear on the clutch packs by limiting power.

[Deep Dish V35]

haha i guess the only way to move quicker is to upgrade to a 35 with a 3 in the badge

[V35_Paul]

A grounding kit will help speed the changes up

Edited March 29, 2011 by V35_Paul

[Deep Dish V35]

grounding kit already done.... plus many other things. Time to find a 1.5 shift kit like the aristo's and supra's can get

Edited March 31, 2011 by Trick V35

[scotty nm35]

Any auto can have an upgraded valve body, its just a few springs after all.

If you put in your location in your profile, people may be able to recommend a local specialist to talk to. I used Kewish automotive in Melbourne.