How bad is it to do a "Neutral Drop"?

How bad is it to do a neutral drop? Does it not really effect anything, or will it rip the hell out of the transmission?
-Dean

 

When you lunch the trans all over everywhere cuz you neutral dropped one too many times, I don't wanna hear about it.

 

hahhahahahahahahahahahaha I cant believe you asked that! so good makes me think of the days I didnt think it would do anything till you grenade your ******..... I used to do it in a 93 astro van hahahahaha it is pretty funny to watch the look on peoples faces when you do it though.

 

my buddy the transmission repair guy sez nothing is wrong with several neutral drops per day

 

Try it out and let us know.

 

Depends on the trans and car. You can neutral and reverse drop a TH350 in a T bucket all day. Try it with a 700R-4 in a '55 Chevy and you'll be walking home.

 

ummm... are you serious?

 

Ripped the **** out of the trans in my old Acura.....

Almost didn't make it home from the drags that day.

 

What do you hope to accomplish by doing a neutral drop?

Besides make your transmission guy happy?

 

Isn't that what rental cars are for?

 

hahahahaha.......Guess I wont do that again! Thought it could'nt be too good to do but just wanted to make sure. Last thing I need is my ****** blown all over the road
-Dean

 

i stripped the input shaft and torque converter on my c4 doing them.... so i guess theyre bad it took about 70 over a period of about a year though

 

What do you think your brake pedal and the torque converter are there for?

 

i bet you are The Lead **** in your social circle...

 

You have got to be ****'n ****'n me man....

 

It is perfectly OK as long as done at above 3500 rpm, any lower than that you run the risk of only partly damaging your drivetrain. This was a joke question right?

 

WTF? Dont hammer me too much. I Knew it was bad, I was just wondering how bad it really is.
-Dean

 

check it out.... when in doubt, read. i wont spell out why its bad.

READ ME

 

Back in the mid 80's when I was a p***enger (meaning not old enough to drive) my older brother did neutral drops every time we went out. 1974 Chevelle/Malibu 4 door sedan, 350/350 turbo. Grandma bought it new and gave it to us around 1985. That was nice of her.

Brother Mike did one too many drops. One day we had to drive it home in reverse. "I don't know what happened Dad. It just wouldn't go anymore."

My brother taught me well. In my 66 Chevelle I did neutral drops every time I drove it. My trans held up fine - still in working order. But then again it was a stock motor and trans 350/350 turbo from a 1975 Chevelle/Malibu wagon. Nothing with any real power.

Let us know when you have to drive home in reverse or ride in the cab of the tow truck.

 

why neutral drop whit enough power all you need to do is step on the gas to burn the tires

 

WHY? sounds like something you do when the dairy queen runs out of ice cream. right before goin to the sporting goods store to buy some earthworms.

 

A buddy back in HS used to neutral drop his '69 Camaro 327 2 spd Powerslide all the time. It never gave out! I sure wouldn't do it though.

 

These guys don't know ****.

"Neutral drops" won't hurt your ****** if you do them with the rpm above 6000rpm.

Sam.

 

Yeah but everyone knows you wont get the full effect unless you dump some nuts down the carb, plug the exhaust and fill the gas tank with diesel fuel first
-Dean

 

Let me ask ytou THIS:
How much do you like working on your car?

 

That's pretty funny. I used to do that with my dads car when i was young and dumb. Dad didn't like it when he got the bill though

 

Neutral drops are fun but Reverse neutral drops are better!!!!!





JJ They leave fishhooks like this!!!!!!

 

Mercman1951 can vouch for this, I think he saw it happen...


I had a buddy in HS that ran around in a mid 80's Delta 88 moredoor. 307/200r ******, way high gear (prolly a 2.76). The car was bone stock ceptin' a Performer intake and carb, and Corvette aluminum rims.

He did a 6k plus neutral drop on wet pavement one night, in front of a cop... I never laughed so hard in my life! Ever seen a u joint fly? How bout the driveshaft it was attached to?

Good times. Good times...

Jay

 

a buddy of mine used to do them often, even ones rolling backwards down a hill. On a stockish car it's not too bad, just puts a lot of wear on the bands quickly. In a car with any real power, it will blow the trans apart. I knew a guy that had a 79 Camaro with a serious motor, he hated the car because it was always breaking down. So, he did a full on 5000rpm drop, and literially blew most of the valvebody out of the trans pan. I would have liked to seen it, that would have been funny as hell...

 

Back in 1965 when I was a kid on a bicycle, a friends older brother would 'hook'em' with a 394 Oldsmobile. Stomp on it in reverse, then floor it and jerk it into drive. Makes a very satisfying 'hook' shaped pair of black streaks on the road. I never did find out how much it cost his father to rebuild the transmission but I bet it was expensive.