Do you start in 1st gear from a stop then work your way up? What RPM you shift at? I always start in 1st then shift to 2nd at 4k and shift to 3rd around 4.5K
-I do both. When I'm leaving home, I start from D. At a stop light, I start from 1st.
-For normal driving, I shift around 2-3K when I'm in 3rd or 4th gear.
-When I want to pass someone, I downshift to 2nd or 3rd, pass them, shift up to the next gear @~4K
When I think I have a chance against someone, I shift a little after 6 since I don't have the transgo on my car.
If I know for sure I'll beat them, I don't try so hard and shift around 5.5K
-When braking, I downshift at any RPM except from the 2nd --> 1st transition.
The highest RPM I can shift on that transition a LITTLE bit above 2.5K, so I have shift down at 2.5K.
Shift up from 1>2>3 is really odd. Because the 2nd>3rd shift makes a clunk, happens to all 1st gens.
But it can be prevented if I shift at a higher RPM from 2nd>3rd, like around 4K.
If you leave it in D, it never happens.. only in manumatic.