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10-24-2002, 01:19 AM

Anyone ever heard of this?

Its where u put ur left foot on the brake and floor ur gas pedal.
Then u let go of the brake and you'll be flying.

Its only for automatics. Is this actually safe for your engine/brakes? I never tried it. What do you guys think of this?

a96710 · 10-24-2002, 04:47 AM

I wouldn't imagine that's good on the engine...cause you're floorin it and the engine's tryin to go but your brakes are holdin it back

ebpda9 · 10-24-2002, 10:50 AM

it is a lot better than reving the engine in neutral and then slapping it in gear. that will mess up everything. as far as brake torque i think it's safe. all you do is get the tq converter to the stall speed.

10-24-2002, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hondaman-iac
it is a lot better than reving the engine in neutral and then slapping it in gear. that will mess up everything. as far as brake torque i think it's safe. all you do is get the tq converter to the stall speed.

Hondamaniac said its ok!! Im gonna have to try this.

10-24-2002, 02:28 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
DONT DO THIS. I allready had to replace my auto tranny because of doing this. I used to do this a lot and it brokemy transmission. It will make you launch like .1-.2 sec better but is it worth the 1500 bucks to replace your tranny I think not. People might argue with me but hey go for it. After time it will break your tranny. Face it Auto guys theres no way we can make our autos faster withuot swapping it for a 5speed. Whats crazy is people tell you just to sell your car instead of swapping a 5spd. It only costs at the max 1500 to swap it. Just think people spend that much on body kits and rims. Im going to save over the summer and swap out for a 5speed. After I get rims of course. Just think how much faster a 5 speed is rather than a auto. Yeah thats like .5-1 sec faster. The normal I/H/E is gonna run around 1000 and that really wont get you a sec off your time. So the way I see it a 5spd is a good mod to do. But yeah dont brake torque its not good.

10-24-2002, 05:09 PM

powerbraking raises the trans temp around 350deg a minute when you do it. really hard on the bands and tranny clutch plates.
Wont damage the motor, could cause the mixture to get a little rich but i'm not familiar enough with honda fuel maps to say for sure.

ebpda9 · 10-24-2002, 06:28 PM

i've been doing this for a while and the tranny is fine. the car will become a 5 speed in the spring with the h22 swap.

10-24-2002, 07:10 PM

Yeah but what Im saying is doing this over time is going to kill it. I had my car for about 120k only owner. I started brake torquing about 110k and about 118k it finally died. So just be careful dont be doing it all over the place and help your tranny out and get it a tranny cooler hayden and B%M both make decent ones.

10-24-2002, 08:41 PM

It doesnt hurt if I do it like once every 2-3 month does it? I mean..I bought the car at 49k miles and its only at 50.3k miles. And it took me almost 6 months to drive 1k mile!!!!! Now that I think of it..God damn!!!! Does anyone here drives 1k mile in 6 month?! I think thats too little.

10-25-2002, 08:26 AM

You can do this semi safely. Just don't take it above 2K. If your doing this to like 3 or more, it will burn out your torque converter. It shouldn't kill the tranny. The TQ is what you putting all the stress on. I don't recommend doing this ALL the time. Just do it when you wont to race some one. You should be fine. DO NOT N DROP !!! This WILL kill the tranny, GUARANTIED 100 %. If you N drop, you WILL need a new tranny. For auto's this is the ONLY way to get the RPM's up before taking off. I ONLY do this once and a while.

10-24-2002, 01:19 AM	#1
accord98lx Posts: n/a	Brake Torqueing. Anyone ever heard of this? Its where u put ur left foot on the brake and floor ur gas pedal. Then u let go of the brake and you'll be flying. Its only for automatics. Is this actually safe for your engine/brakes? I never tried it. What do you guys think of this?

10-24-2002, 10:50 AM	#3
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 44 Posts: 17,266	it is a lot better than reving the engine in neutral and then slapping it in gear. that will mess up everything. as far as brake torque i think it's safe. all you do is get the tq converter to the stall speed. __________________

10-24-2002, 06:28 PM	#7
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 44 Posts: 17,266	i've been doing this for a while and the tranny is fine. the car will become a 5 speed in the spring with the h22 swap. __________________

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10-24-2002, 04:47 AM	#2
a96710 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Vancouver, Wa Age: 43 Posts: 1,454	I wouldn't imagine that's good on the engine...cause you're floorin it and the engine's tryin to go but your brakes are holdin it back

10-24-2002, 02:28 PM	#5
Honda530 Posts: n/a	NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DONT DO THIS. I allready had to replace my auto tranny because of doing this. I used to do this a lot and it brokemy transmission. It will make you launch like .1-.2 sec better but is it worth the 1500 bucks to replace your tranny I think not. People might argue with me but hey go for it. After time it will break your tranny. Face it Auto guys theres no way we can make our autos faster withuot swapping it for a 5speed. Whats crazy is people tell you just to sell your car instead of swapping a 5spd. It only costs at the max 1500 to swap it. Just think people spend that much on body kits and rims. Im going to save over the summer and swap out for a 5speed. After I get rims of course. Just think how much faster a 5 speed is rather than a auto. Yeah thats like .5-1 sec faster. The normal I/H/E is gonna run around 1000 and that really wont get you a sec off your time. So the way I see it a 5spd is a good mod to do. But yeah dont brake torque its not good.

10-24-2002, 05:09 PM	#6
infil Posts: n/a	powerbraking raises the trans temp around 350deg a minute when you do it. really hard on the bands and tranny clutch plates. Wont damage the motor, could cause the mixture to get a little rich but i'm not familiar enough with honda fuel maps to say for sure.

10-24-2002, 07:10 PM	#8
Honda530 Posts: n/a	Yeah but what Im saying is doing this over time is going to kill it. I had my car for about 120k only owner. I started brake torquing about 110k and about 118k it finally died. So just be careful dont be doing it all over the place and help your tranny out and get it a tranny cooler hayden and B%M both make decent ones.

10-24-2002, 08:41 PM	#9
accord98lx Posts: n/a	It doesnt hurt if I do it like once every 2-3 month does it? I mean..I bought the car at 49k miles and its only at 50.3k miles. And it took me almost 6 months to drive 1k mile!!!!! Now that I think of it..God damn!!!! Does anyone here drives 1k mile in 6 month?! I think thats too little.

10-25-2002, 08:26 AM	#10
1SweetV6 Posts: n/a	You can do this semi safely. Just don't take it above 2K. If your doing this to like 3 or more, it will burn out your torque converter. It shouldn't kill the tranny. The TQ is what you putting all the stress on. I don't recommend doing this ALL the time. Just do it when you wont to race some one. You should be fine. DO NOT N DROP !!! This WILL kill the tranny, GUARANTIED 100 %. If you N drop, you WILL need a new tranny. For auto's this is the ONLY way to get the RPM's up before taking off. I ONLY do this once and a while.