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Old 06-02-2006, 11:58 PM   #1
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Just wondering what you folks consider "driving hard," and what you consider "normal use".
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Old 06-02-2006, 11:59 PM   #2
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Shifting under 4K is normal driving for me.
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Old 06-03-2006, 12:21 AM   #3
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shifting over 4k is normal for me.
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Old 06-03-2006, 12:21 AM   #4
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but thats probably why my car looks like a rolling bbq smoker too.
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Old 06-03-2006, 12:24 AM   #5
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hittin gears at 7200 and normal is 3-4k But I am abusive, very. You havent lived unless you bang it off the rev limiter a few times a week lol
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Old 06-03-2006, 12:32 AM   #6
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^^agreed

I try and shift it nice any easy around 4,000 just normal driving(I like how it pulls) and when I am going hard I shift at around 5,500 and try and spin my tires every time I shift
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Old 06-03-2006, 12:35 AM   #7
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^^agreed

I try and shift it nice any easy around 4,000 just normal driving(I like how it pulls) and when I am going hard I shift at around 5,500 and try and spin my tires every time I shift
LOL. That sounds like fun, fellas. And your car doesn't object to this treatment?
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Old 06-03-2006, 12:42 AM   #8
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5.0s beg to be driven like that.
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Old 06-03-2006, 12:45 AM   #9
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normal..... shifting around 4k

hard....... red lining it.
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My car hasn't argued with me about it yet
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