Does Driving your Mopar in Track Mode Hurt the Car? Transmission Issues?
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2022
- In this video I tell you if driving your Mopar in Track mode actually hurts your car or not. Track mode can be a ton of fun but will it hurt your transmission in the long run? If you own a Mopar you must know this.
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I’ve had my WB Scat Pack Challenger for almost two years and track mode is the only setup that I drive in (unless it’s raining). Eco is just to boring and I love the hard shifts and hearing those bullets crackle and pop in track mode. I may drive it tomorrow in sport just to see what difference I experience but I can almost guarantee you I’ll be back to track in no time 💪🏽🔥
I got my WB scat pack a few months ago and started off in street then sport then finally track mode.... once you're used to track mode going back to even sport mode feels so sluggish. I set up my custom mode with track trans, steering and suspension with traction control in sport, or street if it's raining, and love it!
@@easy6427 I was gonna say the same thing. Once you've put it in the transmission in Track mode, going back is like getting into a 4 cylinder Buick. And yeah, I keep my custom traction mode on Sport too.
@@easy6427 doesn’t it kill gas?
@@danielibarra3643 oh most definitely! Putting the transmission in track mode gives you the most performance out of the engine but at the cost of the worst gas mileage. Usually with a full tank I can get around 200 miles when in my custom mode, while if I put it in street or eco i'll get between 350 to 380 depending on how much hwy vs Street driving I'm doing. For me though, mileage isn't really a factor. I work from home and the only time I NEED to drive is errands. Other than that I'm pretty much just driving to enjoy the car so I leave it in track unless I'm on some kind of road trip.
@@danielibarra3643 not really, I go from 21mpg to 19mpg.
Great video as always. I only drive my scatpack in track mode and was always curious about this.
I just assumed it was bad for the car but I enjoy it to much so was willing to pay the price.
You brought me some peace of mind.
I assumed it would be OK in the track mode. I normally drive in the Sport mode and love it. Another good one.
Cool RacerX. Bought my 21 Widebody Scat Pack Challenger from Ferman Dodge in Lutz ( sister dealership). Great video. Bought mine brand new. You are 100% correct about proper break in procedure. I work for Dodge as a service advisor and I have also heard the same thing...track mode won't hurt the car. Haven't yet put my car in track mode but changed out the tires for Continental Extreme Contacts...what a game changer getting the Pinellas off the car. Car hooks excellent...smooth ride and great cornering. Thanks for the video
i was literally asking myself this question today as i was driving in track. THANK YOU!!!
Great video. I’ve always wondered the same question about my Scat Pack. As far as driving in the track mode. Thanks for clearing that up.
Love that feedback. Every time I start my scat pack I have it in track mode everyday unless I’m on a road trip, I’ve had the car for almost 3 years now and absolutely ZERO issues not even the HEMI tick. These cars are built to be driven the way they are supposed to be driven and as long as you put good gas and good fluids, you should be good to go.
You make me feel good about flooring it!
Doesn’t it burn way more gas in track mode ??
@@joshhotchkin6293 No…driving aggressive in track mode burns more gas, drive casual in track mode will save gas…
Thanks RACER-X for the awesome content and as always be safe 👍
That is something I thought about for a long time. Thanks for clearing this up. And my redeye thanks you too. Great info. This is why I'm subscribed.
Thanks for the quick vid, it was always a question in the back of my mind.
Thank you sir for teaching us another great thing today. lately I've had it on street mode 500HP just to save a little gas out here in Commmiefornia or i put it on ECO. I did open it up today and took out a Honda with just street mode LOL! track is crazy on these cars. It feels like I'm about to shoot into outer space. But, one thing about track is that you do have to break really extra early this car is an animal what it could do.
Awesome and Intelligent Content! Great stuff. I just picked up my 2021 392 Daytona. Thanks for the Intel and articulate explanation!
I didn’t know about the transmission in track mode (that’s it’s actually better for the transmission)! That’s great to know. I almost always drive in track mode💪🏽
Racer X L had a brand new 2018 Charger 392 Daytona traded it in for a pitch black completely new loaded 2021 scatpack I totaled the car in an accident that was not my fault went back to same dealership and all the scatpacks had at least a 10,000 mark up and the cars were not loaded at all, they would not budge, I was outraged at them. Went to Ford dealership no mark up on price got a brand new 2021 5.0 loaded all the highest options after six months with the 5.0 and you are right driving the 392 in Track mode does not hurt the car but I really miss Mopar the Mustang has no torque its a nice car but in 1 year will trade it in for a another Mopar the cars are just more fUN to drive. Keep up the great content, long time subscriber.
Thank you for the information, I’ll start putting it in track mode more often
Awesome video Racer X. Lots of people needed to hear that..Including myself who got caught up in the rumor as well... With that being said, you might have made this summer a little louder and wilder my brother! Lol. It's Track Mode summertime!
Racer X, love your videos, wierd seeing you in my neck of the woods in Florida. Will have to connect sometime and talk shop. Thanks for the videos, your killing it!!!
Great video RacerX! Here in NC I am always in track mode unless it’s raining…then I go into ‘safe’ mode LOL!
Thank you so much for that helpful information love your videos
Hey, I caught hell from you when I was in the middle of my break in period!! 🤣🤣 Track Mode 100% of the time now! The only thing I change is my suspension on occasion.
Thank you for the informative video. I enjoyed it!
I'll share some things I learned from David Starnes, one of the BEST trans builders for the ZF transmissions. I broke my trans when I was around 800rwhp because I was accidentally in Street Trans mode, instead of Track where the TCM tune was. Well I broke it pretty badly. After getting it built, he said running it in street, the pressure in the trans are at their lowest. But in track, it's at it's highest. You can "technically" break a stock trans running WOT constantly in street trans mode due to these pressures. He deals with it all the time and even made some silly mistakes testing built trans at WOT in street trans mode and eneded up braking some. Track trans is a MUST when using heavy acceleration in stock or high horsepower cars 👍
Thanks for the great information I have a 2022 392 Scat Pack with the shaker hood I was thinking like you and may hurt the car but I take her advice hopefully it'll be great I enjoyed the sound that's for sure keep up the great work
Thank you! for the info, I needed this 🇺🇸👌👍
GREAT video….. I remember when I asked you that question….. Trans is in Track… everything else is in Sport …that’s my Custom setting… as soon as I start it… I double tap that SRT button and it is ON!!!! 🤙🏾😂😂
This is interesting I have always wondered, because my srt 392 seems to shift better in sport and track mode. Thanks for the feedback!
Back in the old days, it was the U joints and rear end that took the beating from a hard shifting trans with the occasional spin of the rim inside the tire after a good hard second gear shift 😄.
Love the content RacerX!!!
Sorry I missed you. I bought the Blue Scat Pack in the video. First Mopar car I've ever owned. Been a Mustang guy for 20 years, then had a 19 Camaro SS. Now the Challenger. Without a doubt its the most comfortable modern muscle car I have owned. Feels faster from a dig then the 5.0 and SS, but seems maybe a little slower on top. The funny part is I went there with every intention on buying a Vette and left with the Scat Pack. Great content!
I bought the blue widebody scat in this video. So cool to see it in this video!
Great info..I always baby my Scat Pack...I feel more comfortable now knowing I can drive it harder...appreciate your article on it.
These cars are meant for it. Just make sure you’re putting premium fuel in it and that you’re running a solid synthetic oil and you’ll be fine
Your car wants to breathe my friend. Trust me. She will be okay. Don’t exceed your own limit. 👌🏻 ( I just saw your comment was a year ago, still posting lol )
Ferman dodge is where I bought my 2020 REWB. Good experience
Great Video💯 With my manual Scat Shaker I decide the shifts😁✌
Thanks for the Track Mode info, always helpful stuff. Maybe a tutorial video covering the paddle shifters, good or bad?
They are good , saves wear on crankshaft as well as your brakes
Great video as always! I really enjoy the diverse automotive content! For us RT and scatt owners with the auto transmission, running in sport mode also disables the annoying MDS and keeps the active exhaust valve open. Personally i am more likely to run in sport all the time so the car runs on all eight cylinders when tooling around town. It just feels right 😁
Amen to that
Agreed
I heard that for the 2011-2014 R/T chargers your MDS does not get deactivated when using sport mode
What year is your car? And what trim is it? R/T or scat pack?
Glad to hear this. I was surprised at how aggressive track mode is, it’s quite insane on my challenger hellcat. So much fun to drive.
Oh yeah I love my hemi it's hilarious😆 you're the man way to 🍀get R done😎✌️
Appreciate this video 🙌🏽🙌🏽
New Scat Widebody Challenger. Only 250 miles thus far so I have yet to do anything with the drive modes. I assume I’m in Street mode from the factory. Can’t wait to mess around with the settings after 500 miles. Thanks for the videos. Just subbed.
the thing I would be concerned about is putting the line lock on for the front calipers in order to do burnouts, I mean maybe once in a while (not to mention that tires for these cars are expensive!) but that in of itself puts a lot of strain on the trans. it's not much different imo than doing brake stands with other cars that don't have line lock. I did that sort of thing years ago with cars, building up pressure taking off.. It started screwing up the shifting as time went on. rougher gear changes. good thing the reverse didn't go..as we all know thats the first sign in autos the trans is going
I put mine on Track mode when I get on the freeway most of the time. Those shifts are so violent but I love it best car I have ever owned.
I’ve only driven my Scat-Pack shaker in track mode since I took delivery in 2019,but my car is a manual so the trans tuning doesn’t really apply. I love the aggressive throttle response in the rain especially.
As usual great information
I only drive in Track mode. People have said stuff about me doing it but I notice it is so much smoother and better.
My Scat pack is 2021 and a 6 speed standard. Love it.
@RacerX sorry I am not on Instagram or I would follow you for sure. I asked my dealer`s service manager this exact question when I bought my 2021 Scat Pack T/A. He concurred with you...plus mine is a manual, so the transmission wear is up to me and my skills. I just passed my break in period (800 kms) and can use all modes now.
Great video! I always let my cars break in 1,000 miles just to be safe.
Great content. I always wondered that.
Great video thanks for the information
this video was so helpful man. thank you. I was scared of how hard my scatpack shifted in track mode 💀
Shit I never used track mode on mine im scared to use it but now ima see wasup in it ahah
Thanks Racer X I just purchased a 2023 Scat Pack
Great info X!
Great information! Just got my new RT Challenger (daily driver) June 2nd, been trying to get one since Covid lockdown! Love the car, just passed 500 miles on July 27. Puts a smile on my face everytime I start it up. Love your channel, have been a subscriber for a couple years now.
Yes Yes & Yes!!🥰🥰🥰
Congrats on the new Muscle! I’ve got a 17 Mustang and I get that same feeling when it starts.
Put it in sport mode and disable traction control completely on start up you’ll love the way it slides
Hey, you're in my neck of the woods! Good stuff.
Thanks for the informative vid RacerX, I’m gettin real impatient for my custom Scat WB Challenger to arrive at the dealer);
It sucks waiting 😩
Start up procedure for my 2021 WB Challenger Scat Pack is put in track mode. Since I went over 500 miles I've done this. A year and a half later, I have 4,800 miles on it and it's still like new.
You need to do a giveaway were you have to be a subscriber to enter. Something cheap like a new after market hood or suspension. You can make people subscribe to the channel. I started following you when you bought your mustang. I plan on buying one in 2023 when I have my house payed off. As of now I have a 2016 f150 with the 5.0 . Just recently realized that dodge puts the tramic six speed in there cars. Now I have so many more of your videos to go back and watch so I can educate myself on challenger's. And boy do you have a lot of them. So many different packages that have to learn. Its mind boggling. Keep up the good videos. Love the channel. Uniontown pa.
I have a 2022 R/T, and I definitely followed the break in recommendation to the letter. However I didn't use sport mode a whole lot, and I wish I had done so. Mine is just a simple R/T so I don't have track mode or dynamic suspension, but I seem to remember reading in the manual that the tranny will "learn" driving habits and adjust to facilitate that kind of driving. I feel like I haven't "taught" the car how to deal with me driving it in that mode. A mutual friend has a Nissan GT-R and he voided his warranty by using launch mode on the car before the break in was finished; so this being my first sports car, I was afraid to do the same thing
I customized my mode between track and street and it has been riding great since I got it. I bought mine at 4,000 miles
Good vid super helpful. That’s a beautiful charger. Mileage is a touch too high
Good morning Paul long time since I've been on RUclips but of course I had to check you out every now and then I do watch a video did you move to Florida or are you on vacation? I hope Mrs X is doing well 140,000 plus subscribers God bless you. Had some health issues but I'm back now. I'm going to have to look to see what you're driving these days I wasn't a fan of the Mustang by the way LOL you're a Dodge man and you always will be. God bless you
Richie, I have been wondering about you my friend. Glad your doing OK. Sorry I missed these comments as I do get quite a few. I always appreciate your support. Good to hear from you for sure
Another great video .
I always suspected Sport and Track were easier on the transmission just because sometimes with all the 8 gears for the automatics it feels like the computer can’t decide what gear the car should be in on Street mode. So I always drive my 2020 Scat Pack Challenger set up with Sport steering and traction and with Track transmission settings. I only use all on Street if it’s raining (or the roads are wet) or on long distance drives. And I’ll only put it in Eco if I’m in heavy stop-and-go traffic or in a drive thru.
This is good to know because I just bought a used 2020 wb charger and I can’t get the transmission out of sport mode nor can I turn the traction control off. I had my trusted auto repair shop that I take it to reset the transmission and engine modules and do a flash and it still didn’t reset it so who knows what the hell is going on but thanks for the awesome content like always RacerX
I only have sport mode on my T/A 392...but I always keep it on Sport mode. Track mode would be a blast.
Get a tazer you can unlock it my 2016 scat pack didn’t come with it either you can also unlock the srt pages and bunch of other stuff.
I actually drive the TRACK in MOPAR MODE!!! challenger SRT8 for life baby!!!!
i just subbed i love u racer x plzzzzzz buy another 392 or a trx or something plzzzz i miss the good old days
Great video on interesting subject, driving modes.
Racer X did you ever make a video on the different modes and custom settings and what they do?
I couldn’t find anything in the owners manual.
I have talked about it several times in various videos but never done a dedicated video on it 👍
… that’s a great idea, a dedicated video. Your good at this. Lol 👍🏻
Good video. Thank you.
Hey Racer X see if you can send over some of that rain to Texas.😆
Thank you for confirming that TRACK doesn’t hurt the car. I love full TRACK mode but I think it’s giving me back aches.
That’s part of the fun lol
@@RacerX9 absolutely! I’ll just buy a new one!
Great job bringing up the fact that these vehicles need to be broken in properly. Most of the younger crowd just get in and beat the living crap out of these things.. that is not the way to break them in! You will actually lose power. Great upload X!!! Look forward to every one ☝🏼
Thanks buddy
First day I got the car ('23 Scat Pack) I took it out for a run with varying RPM's, including a few medium pulls (nothing hard). After I had about 130 miles on it I saw the owner's manual saying don't go above 55 mph for the first 100 miles......whoops😮
Thank you, RacerX! Now next time my wife asks why I’m driving in Drag Mode, I’ll just cue this vid up on my phone. 😁😁
Tell her RacerX made you do it lol
Thank you, my scat pack comes in a month and was wondering about break in procedure.
Personally I would give it 1000 if not 1500 before you really get on it
Good I needed to know this
Very interesting thanks a lot for the information
Unfortunately, consumption also changes and a lot ....
Here, gasoline is really expensive now
1,9euro for 0,264 gallons (1 liter)
With the Tazer, I can set the car to start automatically in track mode 😎
I noticed the hellcat sounds louder in track mode. I was driving around mostly in sport mode. But it sounds louder in track, is the exhaust wide open in track? Also I noticed how hard it shifts but it’s good to know it’s not a bad thing. I can’t believe how insane this car is.
Thanks a lot for the info. Does track mode consume more fuel compared to sports and street? I know it all depends on how hard one revs and press the paddle, but I love the exhaust sound in track mode but rarely press the paddle hard so if you were to drive normal, does fuel consumption vary?
When I purchased my 19 WB Challenger new , I drove from Florida to Virginia ( $10k under msrp😁) to get it. It was a 1200 mile trip, and it was broken in on day 1. 😁
Just picked up a SP from that same Ferman!
Man I love that blue
In Texas heat I noticed that track mode cools the car better than in custom with all the track settings.
Thanks bro
That White/Blue WB Scat Pack Challenger... Gimmie! 😁😁
What's up Sovereign Knight! I seen you didn't make live chat also. I had to watch it a day late.
Hope you have a good weekend man. 😁👍🏼
I drive my 1320 in Drag mode almost all the time. The only time that I dont is when I am going on the highway for more than a few miles. Why? Because drag mode keeps the car from going into 8th gear and also from engaging MDS. So you will get better mpg on the highway in regular drive mode. However around town 100% drag mode. Snappier responce, better shifting and engine breaking is substantial saving wear and tear on the Brembos. Just do a fuse reset every couple of months to erase and learned drive habits to keep it snappy.
Love the white one
My man, thanks for keeping up with us Mopar guys even though you've moved on. You still have great insights for us and I appreciate it. What mode do you think is better in the quarter mile for the Hellcat? Track or sport? Personally, I tried both and sport mode got really scary really fast. It got almost sideways twice at about 100 ft. So I left it in track after that. We all know using launch control is a joke. Damned engine is way too powerful and quick for launch to be effective.
Anyhow, I asked you two years ago for quarter mile advice for my then Scat Pack. Now I'm asking for advice in the quarter for my Hellcat. Thanks for all you do Paul. Been awesome knowing you from a distance these past few years.
I will try my best to help however I can 👍
Thanks for the great content Racet X. Is this info the same for the m6 trannys?
Oh yeah. Transmission in track or sport is the bomb. Track mode on the suspension sucks unless the road is smooth.
Day 1 praying for rt build 😃
I drive my scat in track mode every time I drive it. When I first got it I only drove in sport, but now it’s track only.
I dont like the tight steering in track, but i do daily drive sport, sounds better, feels better! 6 speed
When I lived in Charlotte (I call Tesla-town) I drove nothing but track mode. Very fun but can get you in trouble in Nascar country. I do a combo now under custom 💕
Track transmission, Sport steering, and Street traction is 🔥
I have a 2015 SRT 392 Challenger and drive it daily. I drive it in track mode all the time, and it's 2023 now, with no problems but more consumption and wear with gas, tires, and brakes. Follow your maintenance and it will last you a long time. I also drift mine as well. Don't do that unless you want to wear and tear it out 😂
People ask this question alot,ive heard it a bunch of times over the last few years ,and my answer was always NO ,it will not hurt ur car driving in track mode,BUT ,That dont mean if ur riding in trackmode Beating the shit out of the thing on a daily basis that u wont have problems eventually, but it wasnt trackmode that gave u those problems ,it was you Dogging the shit out of the car that did. 😆
RacerX I missed your live chat. Went back an watch it.
I keep my scat in sport in city traffic
Thanks for this great video 😁👍🏼
Absolutely Roy.. thank you for the super comment buddy 👍
Couldnt have said it better! Use the track mode for transmission as much as you can! That will have it shift in its normal mode where the others cause it to slip to make it feel smoother!
Yes exactly 👍
That’s like the old days with shift kits in the 350 turbo or 400 turbo transmissions the quicker it goes into the next gear the better
I have had my scat for 4 yrs and I’ve always driven it in track mode never anything else 50k miles and no issues for me