Improve My Perspective on Automatic Transmissions

[someguysjeep]

That would be cool. I emailed him but not getting hopes up.

i'd be interested i hearing what you find out, plz update when you do.

 

[suicideking]

Or in the case of the jeep 42rle controller, added electronics to aid in fucking you over at the slightest incline by selecting the absolute worst rpm range for continuing forward motion.

This sums it up for me. I had the 6 speed manual and swapped to the 42rle. The only time i miss the manual is driving up a mountain or longer incline. It is much nicer in every off road situation though.

Of course, after the swap there were jokes that my Jeep had a sex change, I'm less of a man for driving an auto, etc. The die hard manual people still don't get it. Though some of those aren't Jeep people. Harder to understand if you drive a 4cyl rice burner with a whale tail.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

This sums it up for me. I had the 6 speed manual and swapped to the 42rle. The only time i miss the manual is driving up a mountain or longer incline. It is much nicer in every off road situation though.

Pretty much me too. The only time I don't appreciate my 42RLE is going up our local steep mountain roads. It's great the rest of the time.

 

[suicideking]

Pretty much me too. The only time I don't appreciate my 42RLE is going up our local steep mountain roads. It's great the rest of the time.

Yes, going up to Big Bear with the manual in 3rd or 4th seemed like there was a perfect amount of horse power. The auto makes it feel like the 4.0 is under powered.

So for a DD in a area with lots of hills, keep the manual. For a trail rig, you want the auto.

Many manual drivers have stories of times when it was really bad timing to stall out (some won't admit). I was at Calico on a fire road trail going from Wall Street back to Odessa. I was going up a steep hill, thought I'd be fine in 2nd. Stalled out half way up the hill. Brakes were so-so at that point, so mashing the brake pedal and trying to get it started again wasn't fun and can could've ended badly.

Another advantage on the trail for me is when in between obstacles. With the 4:1 tcase, it was a real pain to be in 5th gear going 10mph. It was harder to keep up with the group, I would be more likely to change to 4 hi.