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Originally Posted by brianl
I have owned two WRX automatics...Ther slower than Pintos off the line...Once the car is at 3000rpm it is a gas...rivals Porsches I have owned... Seems CRAZY that Subaru can NOT figure out how to get more speed in first gear automatic... (heck our Chrysler mini van turbo could squeel the wheels with 6 people in the van...
Anyone know if you can hurt the transmission if you brake torque like the guy suggests above (i.e. hold the brake pedfal while you rev the engine to 3,000)..
I drive around town in second and car is amazingly responsive after 3000 rpm...
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It will add a lot of heat to the trans. You shouldn't brake torque for more than 5 seconds without letting it cool. If you do it often you need to change the fluid more often. I don't see why the automatics are so much slower when you can spool up the turbo off the line like that. I dropped 1.5 seconds of my 1/4 mile in my 86 Volvo 740 turbo by power braking it to 2000 rpm. Ran a best of 15.6 in a car with 180,000 miles on it. I embarrased a lot of rice with my "big ugly family car", it was hilarious.