boondoggle
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I was in some slow traffic the other day and decided to try keeping it in 1st gear. I have a 5speed w/V8 and it seemed like when I would give it gas, let off, and give it gas again… that there was, for lack of a better description, slack in the line. It didn't just go when I gave it gas. Hard to explain. Seems like it should be nice and tight and torquey though.
Do you guys feel like if your 4Runner is in 1st gear that it isn't 'tight'? As if it has to catch up to itself? Trying to figure out if it's normal or maybe I need to grease the driveshaft zerks. I don't get a loud 'clunk' when coming to a stop sign, although if I don't come to a complete stop before accelerating again I do get a series of (what feels like) downshifts then the 'slack' again.
I don't notice it in any other gear so if it is abnormal I'm not sure what would be causing it. I've driven Manual Transmission cars and other Automatics and this doesn't seem that responsive.
This evening I might try 4Lo and see if it's the same.
Thanks.
Do you guys feel like if your 4Runner is in 1st gear that it isn't 'tight'? As if it has to catch up to itself? Trying to figure out if it's normal or maybe I need to grease the driveshaft zerks. I don't get a loud 'clunk' when coming to a stop sign, although if I don't come to a complete stop before accelerating again I do get a series of (what feels like) downshifts then the 'slack' again.
I don't notice it in any other gear so if it is abnormal I'm not sure what would be causing it. I've driven Manual Transmission cars and other Automatics and this doesn't seem that responsive.
This evening I might try 4Lo and see if it's the same.
Thanks.
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