06-02-2006, 11:58 PM
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"Driving hard" and "normal use"
Just wondering what you folks consider "driving hard," and what you consider "normal use".
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06-02-2006, 11:59 PM
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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use"
Shifting under 4K is normal driving for me.
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06-03-2006, 12:21 AM
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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use"
shifting over 4k is normal for me.
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06-03-2006, 12:21 AM
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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use"
but thats probably why my car looks like a rolling bbq smoker too.
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06-03-2006, 12:24 AM
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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use"
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
06-03-2006, 12:32 AM
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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use"
^^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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06-03-2006, 12:35 AM
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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use"
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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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06-03-2006, 12:42 AM
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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use"
5.0s beg to be driven like that.
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06-03-2006, 12:45 AM
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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use"
normal..... shifting around 4k
hard....... red lining it.
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06-03-2006, 12:47 AM
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RE: "Driving hard" and "normal use"
My car hasn't argued with me about it yet
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