Auto Stick in Dodge Charger

[@easy2023yt]

This video is really useful cos you showed how to use the auto stick while driving it. Thanks for the share

[@metsu962]

Sounds even better if you get exhaust cutouts :) Especially since auto stick overrides the MDS so it won't run on 4cylinders and sound like a UPS truck.

[@RS-lt2ue]

Thank you! I just did an SRT8 swap in a 1970 Charger and had no idea how it worked.

[@ImaWreckingBa11]

Even if it is only a 50-60 HP difference it is still a HUGE difference. It takes a lot of money just to add 20 HP to your car. Plus this car is a lot lighter than you. And your right, its not all about going fast in a straight line but your charger is going to stand better in a straight line than in the turns with the R8. The R8 is AWD and is outstanding in the corners.

[@envisionluke]

I completely agree with you about the Challenger, I personally can't wait to own one. I just wish they would bring out a true stick shift for the Charger and I'll be all over that right now! ;P

[@dmacid]

I recently bought 2006 Charger R/T. I know its nothing like the '73 version but I enjoy driving it. Its fast, roomy and can easily be driven around as a family car yet destroy most of competition in a drag race. If you want a pure muscle car go with Challenger.

[@CompsciWiz]

That's how all auto stick shifting works. Paddle shifters also do this too.

[@scottewell9743]

Thank you ! it works the same in my nitro ! the old people I got it from didn t have a clue ! thanks again!

[@MsNaturelle79]

Thanks for the video....got a rental today and was wondering how to get it back on automatic!

[@Southern62]

Thanks, I just got a 2013 Challenger and was getting it of autostick by popping up to neutral and back down! Hold it to the right, thanks!

[@heavenlyill]

Lol I had my car for 4 years now and barely discovered manual about 1-2 week ago And I would put it on park to go back to auto mode This def helps a lot

[@ScottAnd]

envisionluke real name is Jeff Snow. Hes from Canada and isnt old enough to drive. Plays video games and dreams of owning a car someday. He also enjoys trolling. I love the "imaginary car" comment. Your right. Gotta love him. He started shit with me a while ago.

[@metsu962]

I believe only the SRT8 has that built into the dash. I thought the RT challenger's did too but now I'm not sure any RTs do.

[@unveiledbeliever7705]

WOW...i had NO IDEA my Charger could do THIS🤦😂🤣...THIS IS GREAT💯💯💯💗💗💗 THANKS

[@mehniqrs]

My mom is blaming me because her transmission blew out and i was driving auto stick, but she never did ANY services on the transmission at all and now it blew out and i know how to drive stickshift and an autoshift. WTF I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT WAS BROWN

[@levigrafton6854]

It's her car, not your problem lol

[@metsu962]

@Dragnet000 Haha, I can assure you my eyes were on the road the entire time. I just kinda guessed where to point the camera and glanced at it quick every now and then to make sure it was lined up :P

[@dmacid]

No, I was saying that it can hang on an expressway as it did. No doubt RX8 would kill a charger in a straight line or any other kind of a race. In fact you'd need to supercharge the charger to stand any sort of a chance. But when driving in traffic it comes down to driver to get the most out of the car. And charger can perform on the road pretty damn good even with the autostick.

[@metsu962]

True, while I sometimes feel slothful on the way home from work and being exhausted, I'd still like to break lose and have some fun. Which would be better in a stick.

[@metsu962]

@MoparDodge93 Yep, absolutely. The physics of transmissions haven't changed on this car. So when you downshift you're still changing the ration of engine turns to wheel turns, basically making the engine turn faster or "engine braking". A jerk and some revs is very normal in manual mode. The car's automatic mode is more smooth of course, but we live for that feel don't we? You will notice upshifting in manual is not as smooth as well sometimes

[@DHTVproductions]

thanks for the great video. I read the manual for my challenger but I was confused. This really cleared things up

[@metsu962]

@rafalldownthestairs The autosticks are for people who desire a little more fun with the car. Being in more control than an automatic is more thrilling. It also makes up for lack of a "sport" mode in the transmission as a user can generally rev the engine higher before shifting. And it is only important to time the shift correctly if you are worried about gas consumption.

[@johngrabitz4696]

I have a 2006 Charger SRT8 that will up shift automatically. This is taught adoring the SRT Track Experience. Originally it would not. I had to take it in to have the programing changed. It will up shift in all gears at WOT when it hits its shift RPM before redline. MAX power thru all gears with the computer shifting it is faster than a manual stick. No human can shift as fast as the computer without loosing power in the shift.

[@smithkid1996]

no human can shift that fast? charger autos shift preeeeeetty slow, just sayin...

[@johngrabitz4696]

I don't know what mode you are trying to drive the charger in, but it sounds like you are in the auto mode. There is a second mode that allows you to use it in a manual mode if the stick is moved to the left. This allows the driver to control the gear its in or the computer. The computer will shift at the top of the power curve. This may only be available on the SRT models. Thus a better shift without loss of power to the wheels. A manual transmission looses power to the wheels when the clutch is pushed in. I'm saying that the computer on the auto stick in the manual mode will out shift any manual transmission.

[@metsu962]

@MoparDodge93 You can do either or. Since it downshifts for you, I just let it handle it. It will toggle over to first for you when you stop and it will downshift as you brake. But you can still do it manually if you want to. As I said in the video, it won't let you downshift if it maxes out the rpms either.

[@metsu962]

Mine is 5.0 (I need to get it in the 4s!). I think stock Daytonas are 5.3 or 5.4

[@metsu962]

Haha! I do the exact same thing. It sounds even more believable when I have the exhaust cutouts open.

[@Nitrocide595]

niiiiiice- I was wondering exactly how this stuff worked! thanks a lot!!! :)

[@BigZman95]

Not yet, no. But I could make one eventually. Yeah it's a tiptronic with six gears. Always starts in fourth. The nice thing is too if your RPMs get too high or too low, it automatically shifts. And lets say I'm in third and my RPMs are too high to shift down to second, it beeps to let you know you can't do it. The only thing is manually shifting it sucks the gas. If I just have it in drive a little ECO light comes on if I'm not accelerating hard or climbing a hill etc.

[@metsu962]

Haha, it wasn't hot that day, but it was yesterday! The dash read 105.

[@nydibiasse]

Nice dash! That red is sweet.

[@BigZman95]

Me and my dad are right around the 6' 4" 345lbs mark. And both of us, my mom, and my girlfriend all fit in it exceptionally well. And the seats come forward really far. So carseats won't be a problem. If you have a small family or are looking to start one, it'd work. Other Scions are pretty roomy as well.

[@metsu962]

You don't have to let off the accelerator when shifting. In all sense it's like an automatic transmission with a little human input :)

[@metsu962]

Yep, this is true. I dunno though, I could never get use to that feeling (or lack of feeling) from shifting in cars like that. I'd think I'd just rather have the ole clutch and stick feel.

[@metsu962]

@HotCet When you shift it yourself? No. It's better to let the car handle it. One thing I'm not sure on is if the MDS turns itself off when you override the shifting. I don't have an indicator light for MDS on the '06.

[@metsu962]

Haha right on. Makes me wish I was born earlier to enjoy the muscle era.

[@metsu962]

@cnote05 Haha yes it definitely does. And a little more oomph from acceleration. That's windows down time! And weird, I didn't know they upshift for you. I'm pretty sure mine doesn't since I've had it touch redline. Where does yours shift? It might be programmable.

[@AutoYoung]

I let my dad borrow my challenger one morning to go to a funeral. He got back saying my car was hesitating acting like it didn't wanna move sometimes. He accidentally hit the stick and drove my damn car almost 20 miles in 1st gear!

[@b5blue10]

Auto stick will shift to the next gear when it hits redline.

[@greenboy623]

That is a sweet ride, but I still prefer my stick.

[@metsu962]

When stopped, engage manual-override and floor it. Shouldn't take much more than that :)

[@ScottAnd]

Wow. In between video games and martial arts your a car builder too. Mommy and Daddy must be sooo proud. Be careful where you shit Luke,my little youtube tough guy. Get some sleep,school in the morning.

[@metsu962]

@orenmcgrath Depends what you mean. It shifts fast but I think a manual will still beat an automatic

[@blacksgslayer]

umm....how are you shooting this and driving at the same time? haha talent

[@metsu962]

Yeah I agree. I'm also pretty pissed this car came out as a 4-door. At least they made the challenger better towards the old muscle.

[@FILIPINOCD]

damn i want a charger more now...

[@irsrt9811]

Austin Smith the auto stick is faster than any human. Put in the manual mode and floored it shifts to the next gear without loss of power, unlike the manual that removes power when you push in the clutch to shift.

[@Gubru]

Thanks for the info. This was very helpful.

[@mrpuddlemrpuddle]

Thanks for the video. I was wondering about this.

[@metsu962]

@coolguy96abc Yeap they do. It should be mentioned in the owner's manual somewhere. And yes, the MDS is designed pretty well. When you go to pass, it doesn't take much time to get all 8 going again and have the power on standby. I've actually gotten accustomed to how it feels so I know when it's working when I go to step on the gas. Just a slight different in RPM gain. Check out my vid on MPG to prove MDS is on mine :D

[@amermuscle]

love my autostick in my avenger ! !

[@nxtchazortiz]

How can I launch while using auto stick? Or what's the best way to launch on a RT? I have a police package and it has a shifter next to the steering wheel but still has the manual feature.

[@BigZman95]

Yeah when I manually shift my 2012 tC, it starts in 4th. Even if I'm stopped.

[@BigZman95]

I don't think my tC is going anywhere in snow. I had it lowered. I do mostly city driving, rarely highway. It says I should get 23 city and 31 highway, so it's about accurate. I guess Scion/Toyota figures that if you were worried about MPG, you'd get a Prius. I would say the tC is a "performance car for a younger generation". It has power, but not to the point where it sucks gas and insurance is outrageous. Not to mention, I'm 6' 4" and fit comfortably in the back seat with the front all the wa

[@silasjones04]

@dawgie1234 If you don't downshift, then it should do it for you when you slow down.

[@YDiaz2]

The interior of this car looks just like me 05 Dodge Magnum RT except for the colors.

[@thatrandomshortsguy196]

I have a 07 sxt magnum and his interior looks almost exactly like mine 😂

[@stevefromPA2]

@metsu962 Thats what i wanted to know..if u can flat shift a auto stick..I was doing it in my friends Benz but then i started smelling hottness...but I tell u what..having 500hp behind a auto stick must be amazing..The advantage with a manual was shifting the trans when u wanted..now it seems a auto stick is more efficient and quicker than shifing and engaging a clutch, and less abusive than flat shifting a manual..

[@metsu962]

@BigZman95 Ah that makes sense then. 23/31 is good. Haha someone made a joke that I should get a prius for winter so I can have a gas guzzler in summer and a hybrid for winter. Wow, sounds like a lot of room in the tC! I feel claustrophobic when I get into my winter car haha

[@metsu962]

Haha I am not sure now. I know I've had it redlining before but just the other day after I installed a cold air intake and reset the computer, I noticed it shifted for me from 1st-2nd. Maybe I fixed it? XD

[@metsu962]

Hahaha! My god how did he not hear the engine revving? Ouch hope he didn't burn up the transmission geeze!

[@metsu962]

@Exceeed44 It will jump to 1st. It does downshift for you.

[@davidgregor9244]

Mds remains off through the duration of how long manual is in use

[@daddykat6696]

Where did you get the red accessories?!

[@metsu962]

@MrSmokinhotdude That probably drove you nuts! I'd probably not use manual mode much if that was the case.

[@metsu962]

@thomasscheliga Ah, well I just double checked my owners manual and it says it will shift at "maximum engine speed" which I'm guessing is redline. I have yet to try this out but now that I know, I can watch for it. I don't think mine will go up to 6350 :P

[@envisionluke]

Your right about the four door what are these guys thinking lol? And the Challenger now that is a very nice car however they went and messed it up all again with the Dodge Dart, it looks like a Kia!

[@SnipurrKatt]

I feel so dumb. Got our car sometime Feb I think this year or march and just now realising I can drive in manual mode. And here's a dumber question. Do you think I'd save more gas to drive in manual or auto? I have a 2013 dodge avenger.

[@metsu962]

From what I can tell, you save more gas in full-auto. Probably has to do with the torque converter.

[@skelejp9982]

Cathy LeFever Manual shift allows U to Break/slow down. on Gear instead of Brake Pads,so shifting Down manual can save money on your Brake Pads.

[@ghostxop2101]

Skele Joop Engine braking in an automatic (That is not a dct) is not a good idea.

[@metsu962]

@pivotboy63 The HEMIs since 2005 did

[@metsu962]

@coolguy96abc Hey, cool man you got another Torred? What's your production #? Mine's 1451. And, our 2006 model doesn't have the indicator light. Apparently the next year and up do though. If I remember right, it was either a little light that said "eco" in the tachometer or the speedometer from what someone told me.

[@mysteryman447]

taking it out of drive will reset it when it’s put back into drive lol. did you drive to the dealership without even taking it out of drive?

[@metsu962]

I think I did. I just kept shifting it not knowing what else to do :P

[@mysteryman447]

haha oh man, it’ll shift up automatically once it hits the limiter but I haven’t had it downshift on it’s own. mines an 07’ but that’s the same trans so like hmmmm 😂😂. it’ll also drop a gear down if you floor it but it won’t tell you that it’s dropped a gear (if you floor in 4th it’ll drop into 3rd but it’ll say it’s in 4th) I use the auto stick pretty much exclusively for racing tbh lool.

[@Dragnet000]

Hey man look at the road! That's how accidents happen ; )

[@dmacid]

Its not 100+ HP difference. If he drove the base V8 model (not sure) he would only have some 50-60 HP on me. This car is quick, trust me. Not saying I could beat R8 in a drag race or anything but when you are driving on an expressway around other cars it isnt all about going the fastest in a straight line.

[@adriansanches202]

i have a R/T and it does up shift..

[@metsu962]

@lilcool111 Yep you can floor it and up shift.

[@metsu962]

@BigZman95 Damn that thing does suck a lot of gas! I thought you'd get better with that car. Oh well anything over 20 is good in my opinion. I use to average 22mpg with the charger's v8 because I did a lot of highway driving (and if I didn't play too much with it). Now I moved and do mostly city driving so I get low averages of 17 or so. Oh well, still don't spend as much on gas due to proximity. In a couple years I need to get a new winter car, might check out the tC.

[@thomasscheliga]

@metsu962 i have an 07 plum crazy. i have had it tuned and it will shift for me if i get too high. i have it tuned to be a srt8 and rev to 6250, but i go down on hp at 6k, so i shift then. but if i forget to shift or dont watch it or something and i hit 6350... it will auto shift me up.

[@metsu962]

@ProShotGamingx Nope. Pedal to the metal.

[@metsu962]

@silasjones04 Yup. I forgot to mention that in the video

[@metsu962]

@BigZman95 Wow, I knew about some cars doing 1st to 4th but not starting in fourth. You got a video on it?

[@iangaona6994]

How did you get your inside red where do you got to ???!!!!

[@scarface829]

Eco mode is disengaged when using auto stick. I was wondering if I just drive on 5th gear going on the highway at 70mph will lose mpg. When I use cruise control when I use auto stick on 5th gear the Eco notification does not display. But when it's back at automatic Eco mode shows.

[@metsu962]

Yes, without eco mode you will lose mpg in 5th gear in auto stick.

[@juanprez5775]

al mío le aparecían y ahora ya no, las velocidades, porque?

[@moesmith7449]

Is this the same way for shifting gears in 08 charger rt I believe it only goes to 2 instead of 5 like yours ?

[@dmacid]

In all honesty tho, Charger SRT8 can keep up with challenger or any other muscle car out there. My R/T drives nicely, too. Its been tuned up with predator but otherwise has been untouched. I drove it on the expressway last week. Some guy with Audi R8 was tailing me so I punched it. He tried to keep up with me but had a very hard time doing so. Not bad considering that Audi was probably pushing 400+HP.

[@krocialblack]

How come people didn't do a convert yet? Like taking manual out of a Challenger (A wrecked Challenger obviously) and throwing it into the Charger? It's not like it's impossible to do, plenty of people did the auto to manual conversion before, so why not the current gen Charger? Stop waiting on Dodge to do it for you Mopar guys!

[@metsu962]

@BigZman95 Eco huh? Have any idea what it does in eco mode to save gas? I doubt it cuts off half it's cylinders like my charger being a 4 cyl. I only wish I had an eco light :P

[@mike398100]

where did u get the dash color?

[@dmacid]

Audi R8, sorry, was tired when I posted my reply above. Point is still the same, tho.

[@metsu962]

@greenboy623 I know I would prefer one too but this was too good a chance to pass up

[@8ball721]

I got a question why a 8 appear on my dashboard looks like this --->prnd 8

[@adriang0614]

i bought my mom a vw automatic stick shift but i want to know do i have to shift? everytime i drive or she drives?

[@megustalaweed420]

WTF man!! i thought there was a spyder on my screen!!! hahahaha LOL

[@metsu962]

@LongRangeBullet I'd have to agree. But I'm not complaining :)

[@danwilliams2358]

I'm not sure if you're still on this site or not but my auto stick is not functioning properly any suggestions. I can take it from drive down into first but when you use it to up shift it's not doing anything it just stays in first

[@metsu962]

Haven't seen it myself. Are you able to hold it to get back to full auto?

[@NIKZAT37]

Hey thanks for the video. I've been messing with mine lately. How would you suggest to get the tires to chirp while drive using auto stick?

[@Yacht.fivesvn]

Drop down two gears and red line it don’t forget to shift and take traction off

[@512productions3]

I love the colored panels in the Daytona. Does anyone know.if I can order them and fit.them on an rt?

[@pivotboy63]

im pretty sure the charger daytona didnt have MDS

[@BigZman95]

Basically eco means that it's conserving as much fuel as possible. If I drove with ny eco light on, I'd get about 28 MPG. Having a good mix between economical driving and fun driving, I average about 21.2 MPG to 24.1 MPG appx. It only has a four banger but it's a pretty big one at 2.5l. This other kid at my school has an Eclipse GTS with a V6 and it has 210hp but my tC has 180hp+ and if I happen to get the money for a turbo it'd boost my HP up to 333hp, but I'm not sure I want to put Premium in

[@metsu962]

@Royaleboy True but damn I still rather have a manual to get all the horses out :)

[@BigZman95]

I also really like having the tiptronic. Cuz I don't feel like shifting I don't have to. But if I want then I can. And I'm not amazing at driving a stick (at least not in anything besides my 71 Chevy C20) so it's nice to at least learn the feel of when to shift. Personally I like to downshift when stopping cuz it slows me way down. Of course I have high performance brakes. So those can always stop fast, especially on a small car like my tC.

[@sergsrt8]

no, i wasn't sure. Thanks

[@skaterboii786]

flooring it and upshifting isnt the best for the car but you can do it.

[@Warzonewhiz24]

Does using autostick hurt the transmission??