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[Webby the Bear]

minifreek..... say your in sports mode all the time.... does it ALWAYS drop two when you kick down? or is it just sometimes? 

[Stemo]

Does it do it in that time without falling apart tho 

Unfortunately, no  No car is as indestructible as an omega, they are bullet proof.





 

[omega3000]

Does it do it in that time without falling apart tho 

Unfortunately, no  No car is as indestructible as an omega, they are bullet proof.





 

Thats right 

[Rods2]

Does it do it in that time without falling apart tho 

Unfortunately, no  No car is as indestructible as an omega, they are bullet proof.





 

Oh aye, some of the mad mechanics on here reckon the interiors will take a good pounding, when you swing a cat in them.

[minifreek]

minifreek..... say your in sports mode all the time.... does it ALWAYS drop two when you kick down? or is it just sometimes? 

Depends on the speed...

Lets say for example, Im on the motorway.... I switch into S - get to around 70 and it changes up.... I go to overtake - kickdown and it sometimes changes 1 gear, if i really boot it - it changes 2 but then quickly cycles back up the box...

It only ever changes down 2 gears, but only if I proper give it some whelley to get into a gap...


Normal mode it will drop 1 gear but then quickly go back up a gear again unless I hold it on gear and keep the engine 'on cam' as they say....

[Webby the Bear]

Thanks mini....

not too sure how to work out if its dropped one or two if im honest 

theres only one physical down change but has it dropped 2?

[minifreek]

You'll know if its changed 2 gears or not by the way the engine screams...

Mine... if it drops 2 gears - its like the engine is trying to crawl out from the bonnet but I get a sudden whoosh just after it 'gurds its loins' and it just oppss off....

[Rods2]

You'll know if its changed 2 gears or not by the way the engine screams...

Mine... if it drops 2 gears - its like the engine is trying to crawl out from the bonnet but I get a sudden whoosh just after it 'gurds its loins' and it just oppss off....

I would be careful with your descriptions as you know what one of two are like on here, mentioning no names. 

[Stemo]

You'll know if its changed 2 gears or not by the way the engine screams...

Mine... if it drops 2 gears - its like the engine is trying to crawl out from the bonnet but I get a sudden whoosh just after it 'gurds its loins' and it just oppss off....

I would be careful with your descriptions as you know what one of two are like on here, mentioning no names. 

If it just one of two or one or two?

[minifreek]

Yeah we should be careful what we say, I suppose we dont all have the mind of a child or a double entendre way of thinking...

[TheBoy]

My 1.8 mummy bus will do it in just over 11 seconds   

My DTi will do that in...

...no, that's a lie, it won't do it

[TheBoy]

If you're passing webby, I will happily test. Warm the brakes up for me first

[Rioja2.5V6]

2.5V6 auto saloons were advertised as 0-60 in 10.5 seconds in the 1994 specification brochure,2.5 manual in 8.5 seconds, 3.0 auto in 9.3, 3.0 manual in 8.3. You will know if the kickdown is working properly or not - once they are going the auto picks up far better than the manual, and just keeps going. If the kickdown is not working then I cannot help you as mine is yet to fail.

[TheBoy]

The published figures are quite conservative on these Vauxhalls (and a lot of others from around that time).

There are some speed ranges where an auto is faster, but overall, a manual will beat it. Even if the Omega manual box is from a Victorian signalbox

[Rioja2.5V6]

Omega manual gear change reminds me of a 2000E Ford box. Except for BL in line motors, I have only driven tranverse engines since. First gear in the 2.5 is too low & second does not go far enough. However, still flexible fom 20mph in fourth.