yardhippie 0 #26 September 12, 2007 QuoteIt's the way the A/T is programmed. All A/T's are controlled by computer now. All electronics are controlled by an ECU of some sort now. Many cars have multiple "controllers" for the different systems. Then they all communicate with each other.Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #27 September 12, 2007 QuoteQuoteIt's the way the A/T is programmed. All A/T's are controlled by computer now. All electronics are controlled by an ECU of some sort now. Many cars have multiple "controllers" for the different systems. Then they all communicate with each other. Right. So depending on the manufacturer and target market, a car can be set up for "grannie-ness" or "sportiness", or somewhere in between. An A/T, engine, etc. can be programmed to behave pretty much any way one would like. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #28 September 12, 2007 QuoteThe Bugatti Veyron is an "automatic". I guess it must not have any power and must suck pretty bad. It certainly sucks a lot of fuel. As does the Maserati Gran Sport, which has clutchless paddle-shift. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #29 September 12, 2007 The way I understand it from the ATL cops is that it's not the car...it's your driving. They each and every one have collected your autograph. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #30 September 12, 2007 QuoteIt's got a v6, but I don't know how many horses. It does get up and go sometimes, but it's like I never know when. I hit the gas and it just has wayyy to much lag. You need to make some adjustments on the transmission so that it holds whatever gear you want. Basically turn it into a "manual automatic" if I can use the term." . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
